Library News Release

Release Date: 03/25/2013

The Seattle Public Library hosts preview lectures of Seattle Opera's 'La Voix Humaine' & 'Suor Angelica'

The Seattle Public Library will host preview lectures of Seattle Opera's upcoming production of Poulenc's "La Voix Humaine" and Puccini's "Suor Angelica' at five locations.

The previews are free and open to the public. No registration is required. Free parking is available at the branches. Parking is available in the Central Library garage at the regular rates.

"La Voix Humaine" by Poulenc is a melodrama in which a desperate woman is shunned by her lover over the telephone. Puccini's "Suor Angelica" explores the despair and ultimate salvation of a woman forced to give up her illegitimate son and become a nun.

The previews will include recorded musical excerpts designed to enhance the enjoyment and appreciation of the production. Times and locations are listed below.

• 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 22 at the West Seattle Branch, 2306 42^nd Ave. S.W., 206-684-7444
• 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 25 at the Green Lake Branch, 7364 E. Green Lake Dr. N., 206-684-7547
• 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 at the Northeast Branch, 6801 35^th Ave. N.E., 206-684-7539
• 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 1 at the Ballard Branch, 5614 22^nd Ave. N.W., 206-684-4089
• Noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 2 at the Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium, 206-386-4636

For more information, call The Seattle Public Library at 206-386-4636 or Ask a Librarian.

For more information contact:

Andra Addison, communications director
206-386-4103

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