Berkshire Opera Company
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Opera Gala
Celebrate opening night of La Boheme with BOC’s annual Opera Gala. The evening includes cocktails and dinner at SPICE Restaurant in Pittsfield, followed by the performance and post-performance reception
For more information or to reserve tickets call:
413-442-9955
Family Day at the Opera
Sunday, August 26 at 2 PM
$10 tickets for children
Bring your children to the opera and enjoy a special look at opera. Following the performance, children will have the opportunity to meet and talk with cast members, the conductor and select orchestra members. We will also raise the curtain again to give children a look at how we worked elements of the production. Give your children and grandchildren a behind-the-scenes look, get an autograph and celebrate the wonderful world of opera!
* Tickets for children between the ages of 7-15 are $10 when accompanied by one or more adults paying full price
Behind the Velvet Curtain
Students will discover the exciting world of opera by exploring Puccini’s La Bohème. They will learn about the multifaceted created process that brings an opera to life by observing rehearsals, sketching in the Berkshire Museum galleries, meeting with Berkshire Opera cast members and touring behind the scenes at the Colonial Theatre. The students will reflect on the nature of the five arts represented in the opera and experiment with painting, poetry, music, philosophy and flower arranging. The workshop’s culmination will be attending Berkshire Opera’s La Bohème production on the Monday, August 20 at 2:00 pm. and an exhibition of the students’ work in the lobby of the Colonial Theatre. Workshop instructors are Carolina Carry and Pam Koehler.
Cost is $150 per student (includes performance ticket) with a $30 material fee. Limited enrollment.
Pre-Performance Talks
Get an insider’s perspective to the operas, highlighting interesting features to watch and listen for during the performance. Informal talks will be held one hour prior to performances.
Berkshire Opera Company presents a new production created for their first presentation in the Colonial Theatre. Set in Paris in the 1890’s, La Bohème is one of the most romantic stories ever told. Six young Parisians bound by love and friendship live in true bohemian style amidst art, poverty and revelry. At this tale’s heart, a poet and a seamstress are brought together by fate and torn apart by tragedy. Savor the sublime music that made Puccini a legend, and let yourself be swept away by one of the most passionate and beloved operas of all time.