Opera San Jose is hosting a memorial concert for its former general director and founder, Irene Dalis, at the California Theatre on May 16, 2015 at 8 p.m. The concert will feature arias and ensembles performed by over 20 current and former members of Opera San Jose's resident company, accompanied by the Opera San Jose Orchestra and Chorus.
A dramatic mezzo soprano, Dalis was admired internationally for her vocal richness and fiery dramatic presence. Among her most notable roles were Amneris in Verdi's Aida and Princess Eboli in his Don Carlo, as well as Isolde in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and Kundry in his Parsifal, and Richard Strauss' Klytaemnestra in Elektra and the Nurse in Die Frau ohne Schatten.
After retiring from the Met in 1976, Dalis returned to San Jose and became a professor of music at San José State University. In 1984, she formed Opera San Jose, the only resident opera company in the United States. Dalis retired from Opera San Jose in 2014.
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A dramatic mezzo soprano, Dalis was admired internationally for her vocal richness and fiery dramatic presence. Among her most notable roles were Amneris in Verdi's Aida and Princess Eboli in his Don Carlo, as well as Isolde in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and Kundry in his Parsifal, and Richard Strauss' Klytaemnestra in Elektra and the Nurse in Die Frau ohne Schatten.
After retiring from the Met in 1976, Dalis returned to San Jose and became a professor of music at San José State University. In 1984, she formed Opera San Jose, the only resident opera company in the United States. Dalis retired from Opera San Jose in 2014.
Opera San Jose is hosting a memorial concert for its former general director and founder, Irene Dalis, at the California Theatre on May 16, 2015 at 8 p.m. The concert will feature arias and ensembles performed by over 20 current and former members of Opera San Jose's resident company, accompanied by the Opera San Jose Orchestra and Chorus.
A dramatic mezzo soprano, Dalis was admired internationally for her vocal richness and fiery dramatic presence. Among her most notable roles were Amneris in Verdi's Aida and Princess Eboli in his Don Carlo, as well as Isolde in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and Kundry in his Parsifal, and Richard Strauss' Klytaemnestra in Elektra and the Nurse in Die Frau ohne Schatten.
After retiring from the Met in 1976, Dalis returned to San Jose and became a professor of music at San José State University. In 1984, she formed Opera San Jose, the only resident opera company in the United States. Dalis retired from Opera San Jose in 2014.
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A dramatic mezzo soprano, Dalis was admired internationally for her vocal richness and fiery dramatic presence. Among her most notable roles were Amneris in Verdi's Aida and Princess Eboli in his Don Carlo, as well as Isolde in Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and Kundry in his Parsifal, and Richard Strauss' Klytaemnestra in Elektra and the Nurse in Die Frau ohne Schatten.
After retiring from the Met in 1976, Dalis returned to San Jose and became a professor of music at San José State University. In 1984, she formed Opera San Jose, the only resident opera company in the United States. Dalis retired from Opera San Jose in 2014.
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