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Astoria Music Festival enters final weekend ASTORIA — The closing week- end of the 2015 Astoria Music )HVWLYDOVSULQWVWRWKH¿QLVKOLQH without taking a breath. Artis- tic Director Keith Clark offers two operas, an organ recital and a chamber music concert. The pace is fast; the artistry is high. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, June 25 and 26, Festival Apprentice Artists will take the spotlight in fully staged perfor- mances of Mozart’s “Die Zau- EHUÀRWH´RU³7KH0DJLF)OXWH´ sung in German with English dialogue and supertitles. The op- era will take place at the Clatsop Community College Performing Arts Center, 588 16th St. Chosen from America’s lead- ing music schools, the festival’s young artists deliver a bravura performance under the baton of Olivia Tsui, the founder and di- rector of Los Angeles Virtuosi. David Hydorn will sing Tamino, Chelsea Noel Chaves will sing Pamina, and Valdis Gregory will sing Queen of the Night. As conceived by stage direc- Submitted photo Submitted photo Aaron Blake, of Cincinnati Opera and Dal- las Opera, will sing the part of Roberto in “Maria Stuarda” on Sunday, June 28. Richard Zeller, an internationally ac- claimed baritone whose career has includ- ed 12 seasons at the Metropolitan Opera, will sing Talbot in “Maria Stuarda” June 28. organ on stage at the Liberty Theater in an eclectic program that ranges from Bach and Ravel to Billy Joel and his own Submitted photo by Dario Acosta Since her professional debut in 2008, soprano Angela Meade has quickly become recog- compositions. Equally versed nized as one of the outstanding vocalists of her generation. Meade will perform as Mary in classical and popular mu- Stuart in the finale opera in concert of Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda” June 28. sic, Bull’s concerts present the sounds and styles of the organ tor Brian Staufenbiel, director of Coast Community Radio brings in a new light to the astonish- Opera Parallèle in San Francis- LWV ³7UROO 5DGLR 5HYXH´ OLYH WR ment of audiences. At 7:30 p.m., pianist Cary co, the action takes place in As- the CCC Performing Arts Cen- toria — complete with Colum- ter to introduce kids and fam- Lewis will join the dynamic bia River Bar Pilots, the Coast ilies to Mozart’s “The Magic (QVǀ6WULQJ4XDUWHWLQDQHYH- ning of chamber music at the Guard, and even a pirate. )OXWH´ At 4 p.m., acclaimed organ- Liberty Theater. Founded at Saturday, June 27 offers three ist Christoph Bull will harness Yale University in 1999 and contrasting events. At 11 a.m., festival partner the power of Rodgers’ mighty based in New York City since 2007, the quartet features Mau- reen Nelson and Ken Hamao on violin, Melissa Reardon on viola and, in this performance, Peter Myers on cello, who has replaced regular cellist Richard Belcher due to a family emer- gency. The program includes Dvorak’s Piano Quintet in A Major and, in honor of the 150th anniversary of his birth, Sibelius’ String Quartet in D Minor. After a thrilling three weeks of music played by more than Let’s Ea t N O RTH CO AS T & PEN IN S U L A D IN IN G ASTORIA LON G BEAC H PEN IN SU LA SATURDAY, JULY 4TH Daily! 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