Roger Roloff: A Look and a Listen at an Opera Career

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Steinberg Reading Room, Elting Memorial Library. Join us in the Steinberg Room on Wednesday, October 14th at 7 PM as local poet and retired opera singer Roger Roloff discusses his opera career. Audio and video recordings of some of his performances will be played at the program. Register to get an email reminder the day before the program. Registration is encouraged and saves you a spot. "Roger Roloff narrowly avoided a career in academia by taking a chance on his first love, singing, which became his profession. For 21 years on major stages worldwide, he made his living as a baritone in leading opera roles – mainly German and Italian – and concert parts. Meanwhile, his academic training was put to good use in refining poetic skills he used offstage – though these, like his singing voice, were apparent at an early age. Wagner’s shoemaker, poet Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger was probably his favorite role, but villains such as Scarpia and Iago helped him pay the bills and were in their ways enjoyable, too."

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