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La Calista | Opera Memphis

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The Opera Memphis season continues with La Calista by Francesco Cavalli, Friday and Saturday March 22nd and 23rd at 7:30 at Playhouse on the Square.

Darel Snodgrass talks with Opera Memphis General Director Ned Canty and conductor and early music expert Zak Ozmo about this early Baroque masterpiece of Greek mythology, the gender fluidity in some roles, and early music performance and practice.

La Calisto (operamemphis.org)

Darel Snodgrass

I began piano lessons at age 6, trumpet at age 9, and began teaching myself the guitar at 10. My electronics knowledge comes from my father, who had the RCA television and stereo shop in my hometown of Pocahontas, Arkansas for nearly 20 years. My dad is still fixing televisions at age 79.

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