The Duluth Festival Opera's upcoming annual "Opera on the Lake" event at Nokomis Restaurant on Lake Superior's scenic Highway 61, 10 miles east of Duluth will feature the starring cast from Handel's Acis and Galatea, which will be performed in Leif Erikson Park, on Sunday, August 22 at 6 pm and is free to the public.
The events are just days apart, with the Nokomis Restaurant event scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 18 and the opera company's presentation of the baroque opera "Acis and Galatea" at 6 p.m. Aug. 22 on the Leif Erikson Park stage. That free "Opera in the Park" performance is a gift from the DFO to the community and sponsored by the Zeppa Foundation.
Opera on the Lake at Nokomis is an annual fund-raising event featuring intimate performances by DFO opera singers familiar to Duluthians from past DFO productions. For this event they will preview Handel's melodious arias and duets from Acis and Galatea.
Singers are soprano Penelope Shumate, tenors Marc Schapman and Colyn Tvete, who sang leading roles in the DFO's "La Traviata," and basso Branch Fields, who performed in "La Boheme." These same singers will be featured in Acis and Galatea four days later in Leif Erikson park. DFO Artistic Director Craig Fields directs both presentations.
Cost of the Nokomis event is $40 per person and includes delicious hors d'oeuvres, fine wines and beverages selected by award-winning chef Sean Lewis. Since space is limited, reservations are required and may be made by contacting the DFO office (218) 728-8949 before August 15. Please visit www.dforpera.org for more information on these events and others.
