Burak Bilgili, in the role of Zaccaria, rehearses “Sperate, O Figli!,” from Verdi’s Nabucco, at the Detroit Opera House. Michigan Opera Theatre Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Steven Mercurio.

Tori Amos AATS Tour Detroit Opera House Short Clip Montage 1

Alyssa Campbell, 13 years old, Concertmaster, Detroit Symphony CYE Concert Orchestra

This is the view from the outer train loop of MichLUG’s train and town display at the DSO’s 2012 “Home for the Holidays” concerts (and others).

Tamer Hosny Concert – Detroit Opera House February 10, 2012

CYRANO by David DiChiera Opera in three acts Libretto by Bernard Uzan (based on — and faithful to — Edmond Rostand’s 1897 drama “Cyrano de Bergerac”) Orchestration by Mark Flint Set and costume design by John Pascoe This recording is from its 2007 world premiere at the Detroit Opera House. Roxane: LEAH PARTRIDGE Cyrano: MARIAN POP Director: BERNARD UZAN Conductor: MARK FLINT Commissioned by Michigan Opera Theatre, Opera Company of Philadelphia, and Florida Grand Opera. Video produced by Eclipse Creative. Learn more at www.cyranotheopera.com and www.michiganopera.org

The Monkees perform in Detroit on their 45th anniversary tour. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: “Valleri” is a song written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart for The Monkees, who had a #3 on Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Cash Box with it in early 1968. The song also rose to #12 in the UK. Responding to Screen Gems president and music supervisor Don Kirshner’s early-morning request for a “girl’s-name song” to be used in the Monkees’s television series, Boyce and Hart improvised “Valleri” on their way to Kirshner’s office, after pretending over the telephone that the song was already finished. Nonetheless, Kirshner was pleased with their work, and “Valleri” took its place on the Monkees recording schedule, with Boyce and Hart producing the original sessions in August 1966. This Wiki page continues: en.wikipedia.org Link to the playlist of this evening’s show: www.youtube.com Link to Wiki page of Monkees Davy Jones (1945-2012): en.wikipedia.org Davy Jones, Monkees Singer, Dies at 66 (March 1, 2012): www.nytimes.com Why we grieve teen idols: A tribute to Davy Jones By Stephanie Goldberg, CNN (Thu March 1, 2012): www.cnn.com Davy Jones as Artful Dodger in ‘Oliver!’ and other stage turns March 1, 2012 : latimesblogs.latimes.com

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