“Venice: Infinitely Avant-Garde” set for Saturday at Opera House
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The 1891 Fredonia Opera House will present Venice: Infinitely Avant-Garde, a special cinematic examination of the influence of the majestic city on artists and writers, on Saturday at 1 p.m. as part of its Art & Architecture On Screen Series.
Venice: Infinitely Avant-Garde exploresthe magical city and its openness to the world, and to the future, through its art and its museums, its canals and its narrow streets. This tour of the city takes in masterpieces by Tiepolo, Canaletto, and Rosalba Carriera, and the intellectuals who fell in love with Venice: from Canova to Goethe, Lord Byron to Walter Scott, and the great Hollywood stars drawn to its yearly film festival.
Sixteen hundred years after its legendary foundation, Venice continues to be unique: for its urban environment, made of stone, earth and water, and for its history, that has entered into the realm of legend. But above all, Venice is unique for its identity, which combines contrasting DNA blueprints: the charm of decadence and the excitement of being on the cutting edge.
Cosmopolitan from the outset, Venice has always been a city of commercial and cultural exchange with the East and, taking into account its fragility, has always had vision and been inspired by the future.
The production runs approximately one hour, 30 minutes. Individual tickets are $15, ($10 students). Tickets may be purchased in person at the Opera House Box Office or by phone at 716-679-1891, Tuesday-Friday, noon to 4:30 p.m.
Tickets may be purchased online anytime at www.fredopera.org. Opera House programming is made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
For this production, the Opera House is equipped with assistive listening headsets for the hearing-impaired. Simply request one from any usher or Opera House staff member.
The 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center is a member-supported not-for-profit performing arts center with a mission to "present the performing arts for the benefit of our community and region ... providing access to artistic diversity ... and high quality programming at an affordable price." It is located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.fredopera.org.