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The Villa Albertine is delighted to present\u00a0<\/strong>An Evening at the Opera<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0at La Maison Fran\u00e7aise on December 16 at 7:00 with exceptional artists Simon Charette, pianist, Kristin Sampson, soprano, and Kevin Short, bass.<\/strong><\/p>\n

75 minutes without intermission – Discover the following line up:<\/p>\n

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Carmen<\/em><\/strong>, Georges Bizet, 1875<\/strong><\/p>\n

Votre toast, Je peux vous le rendre<\/em>\u00a0– Kevin Short – Escamillo<\/p>\n

Je dis que rien ne m’\u00e9pouvante\u00a0<\/em>– Kristin Sampson – Mica\u00ebla<\/p>\n

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Faust<\/strong><\/em>, Charles Gounod, 1859<\/strong><\/p>\n

Le veau d\u2019or<\/em>\u00a0– Kevin Short – M\u00e9phistoph\u00e9l\u00e8s<\/p>\n

Ah, je ris de me voir<\/em>\u00a0– Kristin Sampson – Marguerite<\/p>\n

Vous qui faites l’endormie<\/em>\u00a0– Kevin Short – M\u00e9phistoph\u00e9l\u00e8s<\/p>\n

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Mefistofele<\/strong><\/em>, Arrigo Boito, 1868<\/strong><\/p>\n

L’altra notte in fondo al mare<\/em>\u00a0– Kristin Sampson – Margherita<\/p>\n

Ecco il mondo<\/em>\u00a0– Kevin Short – Mefistofele<\/p>\n

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La Fanciulla del West<\/strong><\/em>, Giacomo Puccini, 1910<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ti voglio bene Minnie\u2026<\/em>\u00a0– Kristin Sampson – Minnie & Kevin Short – Jack Rance<\/p>\n

Minnie, dallla mia casa\u00a0<\/em>– Kevin Short – Jack Rance<\/p>\n

Laggi\u00f9 nel Soledad<\/em>\u00a0– Kristin Sampson – Minnie<\/p>\n

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Don Carlos<\/strong><\/em>, Giuseppe Verdi, 1867<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elle ne m’aime pas!<\/em>\u00a0– Kevin Short – Philippe II<\/p>\n

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La Wally<\/strong><\/em>, Alfredo Catalani, 1892<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ebben? Ne andr\u00f2 lontana<\/em>\u00a0– Kristin Sampson – Wally<\/p>\n

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Tosca<\/strong><\/em>, Giacomo Puccini, 1900<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tosca divina, la mano mia<\/em>\u00a0– Kristin Sampson – Tosca & Kevin Short – Scarpia<\/p>\n

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Ch\u00e8re nuit<\/em><\/strong>, Melody by Alfred Bachelet, 1897<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kristin Sampson<\/p>\n

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About the artists:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simon Charette<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0– Simon serves as assistant conductor, chorus master and pianist for the Washington Opera Society. Recent productions include Lehar\u2019s Land of Smile \u200bpresented at the Austrian Embassy, Verdi’s Aida at the Egyptian Embassy, Bizet\u2019s Carmen at the Embassy of France, and Kalman\u2019s The Gypsy Princess at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

Kristin Sampson<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>– Praised by the New York Times for her \u201cbright, sizable and expressive voice,\u201d Mexican-born, American soprano Kristin Sampson\u2019s 2020-2022 engagements include a debut with Opera Grand Rapids as Li\u00f9 in Turandot, a role debut as Marguerite in Faust with the Washington Opera Society, and summer concert performances with New York City Opera, and Festival of Nature at Lake Tizsa in Hungary.<\/p>\n

Kevin Short\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>– Versatile bass-baritone Kevin Short is thrilling audiences around the globe in a wide range of repertoire ranging from Mozart’s Die Entf\u00fchrung aus dem Serail and Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea, to Verdi’s Attila and Don Carlos, and Bizet’s Carmen.<\/p>\n

Snacks and light refreshments can be purchased at La Maison Fran\u00e7aise before the\u00a0<\/strong>Evening at the Opera<\/strong><\/em>. Please note that proof of vaccination and ID will be required to enter the French embassy grounds.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":58560,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[230],"app_city_tax":[226],"app_event_type":[238],"class_list":["post-58562","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-music","app_city_tax-dc","app_event_type-concert"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAn Evening at the Opera - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/evening-opera\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"An Evening at the Opera - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Villa Albertine is delighted to present\u00a0An Evening at the Opera\u00a0at La Maison Fran\u00e7aise on December 16 at 7:00 with exceptional artists Simon Charette, pianist, Kristin Sampson, soprano, and Kevin Short, bass. 75 minutes without intermission – Discover the following line up: \u00a0 Carmen, Georges Bizet, 1875 Votre toast, Je peux vous le rendre\u00a0– Kevin...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/evening-opera\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-23T07:38:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen20Shot202021-11-1820at209.43.1620AM.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"756\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"420\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/events\\\/evening-opera\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/villa-albertine.org\\\/va\\\/events\\\/evening-opera\\\/\",\"name\":\"An Evening at the Opera - 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