UT Opera Theatre Presents Rossini And Menotti

Name: UT Opera Theatre Presents Rossini And Menotti
Start: 2025-11-15T14:30:00-05:00
Location: Bijou Theatre

Schedule

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 02:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Bijou Theatre | Knoxville, TN

University of Tennessee Opera Theatre presents two madcap comedies that catapulted their composers to success a century apart. In 1810, Rossini stepped in at the last minute to replace another composer and made his name with La cambiale di matrimonio (The Marriage Contract), an energetic farce filled with his signature bravura style and comedic flair. The story follows an English merchant determined to marry off his daughter to an American businessman, with hilarious results. One hundred years later in Milan, Menotti charmed audiences with Amelia al ballo (Amelia Goes to the Ball), a rib-tickling one-act in which Amelia battles her husband, her lover, and her own frustrations to make it to the first grand dance of the season. Both operas showcase their composers? vivacious writing, dramatic storytelling, and sweeping romantic melodies, performed by two talented casts of University of Tennessee Opera Theatre students.
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UT Opera Theatre Presents Rossini And Menotti
Saturday, November 15
Doors: 1:30PM ET
Show: 2:30PM ET
Tickets on sale Friday, September 19 at 10AM ET
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WHERE DO I BUY TICKETS? Tickets for Bijou shows are available by phone at 865-684-1200 option 2, or in person at the Tennessee Theatre Box Office located at 224 Clinch Avenue (10am to 5pm Monday-Friday, and 10am to 2pm on Saturday). You can also purchase tickets online on the Shows & Tickets page of our website knoxbijou.org, and – unless a show is sold out – tickets will be available for purchase at the Bijou Box Office (located in the theatre’s lobby) one hour prior to show time.
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