FULL BURNING TO SING (Kerker) Santa Barbara CA 2023
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Burning to Sing
- Composer: Kerker Gustave
- Libretto: Libretto Text, Libretto Index
- Venue & Opera Company: Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall, University of California, Santa Barbara, California
- Recorded: May 13, 2023
- Type: Staged Opera Live
- Singers: unknown
- Conductor: unknown
- Orchestra:
- Stage Director: Samuel Mungo
- Stage Designer: Rebecca Renfro, Benjamin Brecher, Richard Croy
- Costume Designer: Stacy Logue
- Lighting Designer: Richard Croy
Information about the Recording
- Published by: UC Santa Barbara Department of Music
- Date Published: 2023
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
- Video Recording from: YouTube FULL VIDEO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
The UCSB 2023 Opera “Burning to Sing” is a comedic and charming production that promises to leave audiences thoroughly entertained. This ironic tale of Madame Tremolini, voice teacher extraordinaire and cast of colorful characters in a 1950’s apartment building that is slowly catching fire, will have you grinning from ear to ear with delight. The witty score sets the perfect backdrop for this amusing operetta.
Whether you’re an opera enthusiast or just looking for a fun night out, “Burning to Sing” is a must-see performance that will leave you with a heart full of laughter and joy. Don’t miss this charming operetta that will have you leaving the theater with a skip in your step!
Singing to Burn (1904) is a hilarious opera spoof, about a crazy prima donna who refuses to leave her hotel room even though the hotel is on fire and the fire brigade needs to get in. It’s The Marx Brothers, with music.
Info about the operetta and its composer HERE