Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus
March 27 - 29, 2026
von der Mehden Recital Hall
School of Fine Arts, University of Connecticut
Friday, March 27th - 8pm
Saturday, March 28th - 3pm
Sunday, March 29th - 3pm
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https://events.uconn.edu/von-der-mehden-recital-hall/event/1765817-die-fledermaus
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UConn Opera presents Die Fledermaus in von der Mehden Recital Hall at the end of March. With the many talents UConn's Fine Arts departments, this production will delight audiences with its lovely lighting, design and art installation, hilarious acting and puppet enactment, and of course, the timeless operatic song and dance of Johann Strauss II!
Tickets are $15, with free tickets are available to Seniors, Children, Military, UConn Students, Faculty, and Staff, and can be picked up directly at the Box Office immediately prior to the event.
Connecticut Lyric Opera Presents:
What It Costs to Sing
A Recital with Kelly Whitesell
April 18, 2026 | 7pm
Old Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church
Bloomfield, CT
Connecticut Lyric Opera invites you to join soprano Kelly Whitesell on April 18th for an evening that reimagines what a recital can be. Set against the intimate architecture of Old Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Bloomfield, the program weaves together art song and puppetry to explore a theme as old as art itself — the uneasy relationship between creativity and commerce.
Selections from Richard Strauss's wickedly sardonic Krämerspiegel anchor the evening, a cycle that skewers the music industry with the precision of someone who lived it. Shadow puppetry transforms these songs into something cinematic and viscerally alive, elevating even the smallest art song to the level of spectacle. The evening promises both bite and delight — a program that asks what it truly costs to make art, and answers with music, shadow, and no small amount of wit.
