{"id":6244,"date":"2016-11-04T20:05:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T20:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2016\/11\/04\/lyric-theatre-presents-opera-scenes-recital-nov-15\/"},"modified":"2022-09-07T14:54:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T18:54:10","slug":"lyric-theatre-presents-opera-scenes-recital-nov-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/lyric-theatre-presents-opera-scenes-recital-nov-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyric Theatre Presents Opera Scenes Recital Nov. 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Furman University Lyric Theatre will present an opera scenes recital Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on the Furman campus.<\/p>\n<p>The recital, \u201cA Night at the Opera: Opera Scenes 2016,\u201d is free and open to the public and is presented by the Furman University Music Department.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28095\" style=\"width: 213px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28095\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28095 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/218\/2022\/08\/grant-knox-headshot-large-sized-400-wide.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Grant Knox directs Lyric Theatre in opera scenes recital.\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 203px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 203\/300;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Grant Knox directs Lyric Theatre in opera scenes recital.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The performance is directed by Furman Assistant Professor of Voice and Director of Lyric Theatre Dr. Grant Knox. Furman music faculty member Dr. David Gross provides piano accompaniment.<\/p>\n<p>For the program, undergraduate music majors will present excerpts from the standard operatic repertory including music by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, and Bizet. Selections will be performed in original languages.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the recital, call the Furman Music Office at (864) 294-2086.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>About Grant Knox<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Knox joined the Furman music faculty in 2013. An American tenor, Knox enjoys a varied career in opera, musical theater, concert and recital. He has appeared with the Cincinnati Opera, Atlanta Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, and Chautauqua Opera, among others. Equally versed in concert repertoire, Knox has performed with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Illinois Philharmonic, Cobb Symphony, Binghamton Philharmonic, and others, and has appeared in recital at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n<p>As a recording artist, Knox can be heard on the complete cast recordings of Gilbert and Sullivan\u2019s \u201cThe Grand Duke\u201d and \u201cThe Sorcerer,\u201d Offenbach\u2019s \u201cThe Brigands,\u201d Romberg\u2019s \u201cMaytime,\u201d and Kalman\u2019s \u201cThe Carnival Fairy,\u201d all released on the Albany Records label.<\/p>\n<p>Knox holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and a doctorate from Northwestern University&#8217;s Bienen School of Music.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Furman University Lyric Theatre will present an opera scenes recital Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m. in Daniel Recital Hall on the Furman campus. 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