FIU Opera Theater: Two Short Operas by Menotti
Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall 10910 SW 17th St.,, Miami, FLFIU Opera Theater presents a double bill by Italian-American composer, Giancarlo Menotti. His first mature work, the one-act opera buffa, "Amelia Goes to the Ball" premiered in 1937 whose success led to a commission by the National Broadcasting Company for Menotti to write an opera made especially for radio entitled, "Old Maid and The Thief." [...]