Fallbrook Music Society presents 'Opera Exposed!' as season finale

FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Music Society closes out its 41st annual concert season Sunday, April 28, with its largest ensemble of the year featuring “Opera Exposed!” the foundation of San Diego Opera’s community engagement effort. The 3 p.m. concert will be held in the community room of the Fallbrook Public Library and is free to the general public. No tickets are required.

San Diego Opera has undergone a significant transformation over the past several years. As concert attendance has plummeted, the company has undertaken an aggressive program to develop new audiences and promote the art form. An Indonesian-born pianist, Ines Irawati serves as music and artistic director of San Diego Opera’s Young Artists Training Programs as well as its community engagement concert series “Opera Exposed!” She has worked as a vocal coach at Point Loma Nazarene University and at the Institute for Young Dramatic Voices. Irawati is a member of Aviara Trio and the founder of a house concert series, MusiKamar.

“People might remember Ines when she was with Fallbrook Music Society in January 2018. I am especially pleased to have her with us again in this capacity. Our patrons will have the opportunity to experience opera through the faces of the future,” Ann Murray, executive director of Fallbrook Music Society, said.

Opera apprentice artists come to San Diego Opera primarily from University Partnership programs. They are exceptionally promising young artists who provide engaging and exciting performances to communities throughout San Diego. Their yearlong goal is not only to work hard to master their craft, but also to promote classical opera as an art form.

“Ines is bringing nine different vocalists to Fallbrook,” Murray said. “It is their last concert of the season, and she wants to really bring down the house. The concert will be quite something.”

The program will be a collection of exciting arias and scenes from operas by Bizet, Verdi, Donizetti and many more. The concert begins with a program preview at 2:30 p.m. A free a reception follows the concert on the Poet’s Patio. More information is available through the Fallbrook Music Society website, http://www.FallbrookMusicSociety.org or by calling Fallbrook Music Society at (760) 451-8644.

Submitted by Fallbrook Music Society.