Please enjoy this recording of the program in its entirety. The seven featured selections are listed below.

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This event was free with a suggested $18 donation. All donations will be split between the National Museum of American Jewish History and Opera Philadelphia. Special thanks to the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for their partnership in this event.

 

MONDAY, MARCH 15, 2021
8 PM ET / 5PM PT | FREE WITH A SUGGESTED $18 DONATION
See “Ways to Watch” below for details on how to access the program.
Registration required for Zoom only.

 “If I had any talent that God could give me, I would be a great diva. But, sadly, I have a monotone…[I sing] only in the shower and in my dreams.”

—U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

RBG was notoriously passionate about opera. It’s no surprise that the plots of her favorite operas often paralleled her professional pursuit of justice. To mark her 88th birthday, the first since her passing, we are celebrating with performances of some of her favorite opera arias. 

 The program will feature performances from NMAJH’s Dell Theater by Joshua Blue (tenor), Norman Garrett (baritone), Michelle Rice (soprano), Ashley Marie Robillard (soprano); instrumental accompaniment by and Stephen Karr (piano) and Grant Loehnig (piano); remarks and reflections by Francesca Zambello (stage director, artistic director for the Washington National Opera and the Glimmerglass Festival), Lawrence Brownlee (tenor, Artistic Advisor of Opera Philadelphia) and Peter Kazaras (stage director, tenor, Director of Opera UCLA); as well as an interview with Justice Ginsburg’s daughter and son, Jane and Jim.

Program

• “Una furtiva lagrima” from L’eslisir d’amore by Donizetti. Performed by Joshua Blue (tenor) and Grant Loehnig (piano)
• “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi by Puccini. Performed by Ashley Marie Robilard (soprano) and Grant Loehnig (piano)
• “Hai gia vinta la causa” from Le nozze di Figaro by Mozart. Performed by Norman Garrett (baritone) and Grant Loehnig (piano)
• “In uomini, in Soldati” from Cosi fan tutte by Mozart. Performed by Ashley Marie Robilard (soprano) and Grant Loehnig (piano)
• “Pst, pst, Nannetta…” from Fallstaff by Verdi. Ashley Marie Robilard (soprano), Joshua Blue (tenor) and Grant Loehnig (piano)
• “To this we’ve come” from The Consul by Menotti. Michelle Rice (soprano) and Stephen Karr (piano)
• “Make them hear you” from Ragtime by Flaherty. Norman Garrett (baritone) and Grant Loehnig (piano)

 

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Ways to Watch

Facebook: Look for the LIVE post on the Museum’s Facebook page beginning at 7:30 pm ET. The program will begin promptly at 8 pm ET. You do not need a Facebook account to view the program.

NMAJH website: At 7:30 pm ET, the livestream countdown will also begin on the Museum’s website at the top of this page. You will be prompted to enter your email address. Please note that you may need to refresh your screen and press “play” on the video—the static image will be replaced with the live feed before the program starts. The program will begin promptly at 8 pm ET. Please note that audience Q&A is only available on Facebook and Zoom during the live program.

Zoom: Registration is required to view on Zoom. Click here to register. Zoom will cut off registration/stop letting people in when we run out of room. Should that occur, please use one of the other methods listed above instead–they are all free and have unlimited capacity.

Cost

This event is free with a suggested $18 donation. All donations will be split between the National Museum of American Jewish History and Opera Philadelphia.

Special thanks to the Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music for their partnership in this event.

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