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News and notes from the world of classical music.

MSU singers partake in ‘Elixir of Love’

Elixer of Love rehearsal photo
Jamie Paisley
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WKAR
MSU College of Music students in rehearsal under the baton of Maestro Marcello Cormio

Current State previews the MSU College of Music’s production of the comedic opera “The Elixir of Love.”

This week, the MSU Opera theater brings another production to the Fairchild Theater.

Current State’s Jamie Paisley speaks with director Melanie Helton of the MSU College of Music voice faculty at one of the final rehearsals for "L’Elisir d’Amore" (“The Elixir of Love”), a bel canto comedy opera by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti.

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