Harvard College Opera

Agassiz House, whose theatre has been the venue for HCO's productions since 2014

Harvard College Opera (HCO), formerly the Dunster House Opera Society, was founded in 1992 by students in Harvard College's Dunster House as an undergraduate opera company[1][2] with a mission of expanding undergraduate access to opera at Harvard.[3]

Harvard College Opera presents one full-length opera each February with an entirely undergraduate cast and production team.[4][5] Throughout the academic year, HCO hosts a variety of smaller scale events, including free recitals and opera screenings. 2017 marks HCO's fourth year performing in Agassiz Theatre after leaving its residency in Dunster House in 2013.[6][7]

Past members of the company include composers Matthew Aucoin[8] and Joel Derfner,[9] mathematician and chessmaster Noam Elkies,[10] and businesswoman Randi Zuckerberg.[11]

Past productions

References

  1. "A night at the opera: HCO presents Mozart's 'Le nozze di Figaro' - The Tufts Daily". The Tufts Daily. 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  2. STAFF, BMINT (2017-01-16). "Saying “I Do” and “Yes We Can” to Le Nozze". The Boston Musical Intelligencer. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  3. Thamel, Pete (2007-11-17). "Football Bruiser With Pavarotti Dream". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  4. Desk, BWW News. "Harvard College Opera Presents Stravinsky's THE RAKE'S PROGRESS This Weekend". Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  5. Valentino, Patrick (2017-02-04). "Timeless Figaro Impresses - The Boston Musical Intelligencer". The Boston Musical Intelligencer. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  6. Topczewska, Ola (4 February 2014). "“Così fan tutte” Updated and Repackaged at Agassiz". Harvard Crimson
  7. Desk, BWW News. "Harvard College Opera Celebrates 25 Years of Performance with LE NOZZE DI FIGARO". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  8. "Musical wunderkind Aucoin is a star in ascendancy - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
  9. Dunster House Opera Society. Gianni Schicchi and La Rondine 1995
  10. Dunster House Opera Society. Don Giovanni 1998
  11. Dunster House Opera Society. The Bartered Bride 2001

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