Opera: Carmina Burana, UK Singletary Center

November 14 at 7:30pm: Carmina Burana at the UK Singletary Center for the Arts.

“SCRIABIN, The Poem of Ecstasy

ORFF, Carmina Burana featuring regional college chorus from Eastern Kentucky University, Berea College, University of Kentucky, Transylvania University, and a children’s choir from SCAPA
Amanda Woodbury, soprano
Daniel Shirley, tenor
Chad Sloan, baritone

The illuminating power of Orff’s Carmina Burana and Scriabin’s symphonic poem, The Poem of Ecstasy catch fire in Carmina Burana! Scriabin’s enigmatic Poem of Ecstasy opens the program with a journey through the trials and tribulations of humanity. In Carmina Burana, Orff’s masterful treatment of fate and fortune will come to life with vocal talent from Eastern Kentucky University, Berea College, University of Kentucky, Transylvania University, and a children’s choir from SCAPA combining for one of the most recognized classical works.”