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The Guild Lecture Series for 2012

The Guild continues its series of lectures and listening series on operatic topics. All lectures are free, but reservations are required. Please call the numbers shown below to reserve your seat.

Visit our Reading Room to see the handouts and playlists for our Winter Lecture Series.

Check out our "Beat the Blahs!" programs in 2012!



Brighton Memorial Library
2300 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY   14618
Phone: (585) 784-5300

Monday, January 23, 2012 from 7 to 9 PM
History of Opera, from its origin through the Golden Age
Presented by Art Axelrod

Monday, January 30, 2012 from 7 to 9 PM
Twentieth Century Opera (It’s better than you think)
Presented by Carol Crocca

Monday, February 6, 2012 from 7 to 9 PM
History presented in Opera,
seen through the eyes of the 19th Century Historians
Presented by Agneta Borgstedt

Monday, February 13, 2012 from 7 to 9 PM
Prayer in Opera
Presented by Chuck Lundeen



Penfield Public Library
1985 Baird Road
Penfield, NY   14526
Phone: (585) 340-8720 x-4020

Sunday, March 11, 2012 from 2:30 to 4:30 PM
Giuseppe Verdi: Composer, Showman and Moralist
Presented by Art Axelrod