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Cultural and Social Life Pictured Left: Richard Williams, Director of Cultural Affairs. Please view our schedule of events below. View More Images (at left) offers more information about Events at Meadowood. For inquiries regarding specific events please contact our Cultural Affairs Office at: Tel (800) 458-8080 or email us at: events@meadowood.com

Upcoming Events at Meadowood

Eleventh Annual Opera on the Lawn
Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verde

Performed by Festival Opera Association

Tuesday, July 22, 2008
7:00 p.m.
On the Meadowood Fairway

Gypsies and troubadours, love and revenge all characterize Il Trovatore – one of the most memorable of Verdi's masterworks. Brooding reminiscences and thundering orchestration surround the famous Anvil Chorus in this opera which came at the midpoint of Verdi's career.

The three leading characters, Leonora, Manrico and Count di Luna pay heed to nothing but their wild emotions. The gypsy woman Azucena is treated by Verdi with great compassion. By the end she is exhausted, suffering terror and sleeplessness, and fatigued, but her love for Manrico and her wild desire to avenge her mother's death are sustained to the final moment.

In Il Trovatore Verdi's writing demands vocal beauty, agility and range, defining examples of the bel canto style. Even though the plot is not as clear as some of Verdi's other operas, audiences have come to love the opera for the beautiful music and its extraordinary character development.

The Restaurant and The Opera
5:00 p.m.
$210 per person with wines paired

The Grill and The Opera
5:00 p.m.
$160 per person with wines paired

Alfresco Dining with the Opera
5:30 p.m.
Loges (raised seating) $150 per person
Floor Seating $135 per person


Reservations for the event begin May 1, 2008. Please call the Cultural Affairs Office at 707-967-1286.

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