University Chorus Presents “Alexander’s Feast” at the Mondavi Center
The University Chorus presents “Alexander's Feast” by George Frideric Handel at 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, in Jackson Hall of the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. Jeffrey Thomas directs the Chorus along with soprano Elizabeth Weigle, tenor Benjamin Butterfield, and baritone Jeffrey Fields. Also on the evening’s program: Handel’s Coronation Anthems, including “Zadok the Priest.”
“Alexander's Feast” was set to a libretto by Newburgh Hamilton, who adapted his work from an ode by John Dryden. The story describes a banquet held by Alexander the Great and his mistress Thais in the captured Persian city of Persepolis. The success of the piece encouraged Handel to make the transition from writing Italian-language operas to English choral works.
Tickets are $10/14/16 for adults and $5/7/8 for students and children. Purchase tickets online at MondaviArts.org, through the Mondavi Center ticket office at 530-754-2787 or 866-754-2787 (toll-free), or at the door. Accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request.
For complete event information, to receive a Department of Music season brochure, or to join the department mailing list, call 530-752-7896, send e-mail to musicmail@ucdavis.edu or visit music.ucdavis.edu/events.
• Sun., May 31, 8 p.m.
• Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
• $10/14/16 adults; $5/7/8 students, children
• 530-754-2787
866-754-2787 (toll-free)
MondaviArts.org
• chorus.ucdavis.edu