WATCH THIS SPACE FOR OUR 2024 SEASON,
TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!

Location is Pittsford Community Center!

Beat the Blahs viewers were delighted with the new venue at Pittsford Community Center

2025 Beat the Blahs Series

Opera Guild of Rochester conquers dull Sunday afternoons by sharing opera video presentations of acclaimed productions by your favorite composers. The Beat the Blahs Haskell Rosenberg Memorial Series features four events:

1/12/25: Verdi, La Traviata

1/19/25: Cavalli, Il Giasone

1/26/25: Wagner, Der Fliegende Holländer

2/2/25: Kurt Weill’s Street Scene

All are held from 1 – 5pm at Pittsford Community Center at 35 Lincoln Ave., Pittsford.

Each screening is preceded by a brief pre-show talk about the production.

Individual operas are $10 each.

All registration will be through

the Pittsford Community Center.

You may register online after at

townofpittsford.org/recreation

or in person the day of the event.

Our Upcoming Season:
(Click on each red square to read a plot summary)

1/12/25

Famed courtesan Violetta falls for Alfredo Germont, much to his father Giorgio's disdain. Upon Giorgio's orders, the couple separates, but remain in love. Baron Douphol steps in to escort Violetta, but Alfredo misunderstands, humiliating Violetta and challenging the Baron to a duel. Later, upon learning of Violetta's deteriorating health, Giorgio Germont reconsiders and sends Alfredo to apologize to his dying love.

1/19/25

Legendary warrior Giasone (Jason) sets out to find the Golden Fleece, in order to receive the throne. First stop is at Lenno where he falls in love with Queen Isifile and promises to marry her but instead leaves Isifile, pregnant and unwed.

Next stop is Colchis, where he meets the enchanting Queen Medea who would be happy to ditch her fiance for Giasone. They set off to claim Giasone's prize but fate has another plan, leaving them shipwrecked in a storm, and arriving on land to face Isifile, the father of Giasone's twin sons, who has been stripped of her title and home.

Medea suggests Giasone get Isifile out of the way, but Giasone realizes he loves Isifile and is wracked by guilt at the thought of murdering her, and begs for her forgiveness.

1/26/25

The Flying Dutchman has been doomed to an eternity of wandering the seas. Once every seven years, he is able to leave the ship to search for a woman whose perfect love will redeem him. This time, when his seven years are up, he lands just outside a Norwegian village. He meets a man named Daland and, after giving him gold and jewels in exchange for a night’s lodging, he learns that Daland has a daughter. Could she be the perfect love that will relieve him of his plight? The Dutchman’s search has begun again; will this finally be the end of his misery? Wagner’s luscious orchestration and intense vocal music have been a favorite of opera goers for ages, and are the reason Der Fliegende Holländer is one of the most frequently performed operas every year.

2/2/25

Frank Maurrant's 6th story Lower East Side apartment is the scene for a man being pushed to the edge. Rumors about his wife having an affair have become too loud and too persistent for him to ignore. To make matters worse, that other guy keeps turning up and talking to his wife in full view of everyone. When Frank returns home to find the curtains drawn mid-morning, he knows exactly what is going on. In a fit of fury and emotion, Frank carries out his threat and kills them both.

This piece by Kurt Weill features a large, mostly male cast and combines the grim realities of racism, poverty, domestic violence and murder.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR OUR 2024 SEASON, TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!

Location is Pittsford Community Center!

Our Upcoming Season: (Click on each red square to read a plot summary)

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR OUR 2024 SEASON,
TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!

Our Upcoming Season:
(Click on each red square to read a plot summary)