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Vagabond Opera (The Kennedy Center)

Vagabond Opera

Vagabond Opera delivers passionate offerings of Bohemian cabaret. Paris hot Jazz, gut bucket swing, Tangos, Ukrainian folk-punk ballads, Klezmer and vigorous originals meet a world of riverboat gambling queens, Turkish belly dancers, and the enigmatic Marlene Dietrich. Weaving elements of Kurt Weil, Duke Ellington and Edith Piaf with absurdist flair, theatrics and an old world mood, Vagabond Opera presents the new wave of opera--lusty (trained) voices singing in 11 languages and presenting a cabaret of rich musical phrasing, sparkling lyrics and indomitable stage presence, all played with exuberance, skill and a gritty Vagabond edge. This is Opera liberated and reinvented for everyone. Vagabond Opera was created in 2002 by European-trained opera singer and composer Eric Stern.

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Vagabond Opera 1/12/08: Vagabond Opera

This six-piece group delivers passionate offerings of Bohemian cabaret in which Paris Hot Jazz, gut bucket swing, tangos, Ukrainian folk-punk ballads, and Klezmer music meet a world of riverboat gambling queens, Turkish belly dancers, and the enigmatic Marlene Dietrich.

Vagabond Opera

This six-piece group delivers passionate offerings of Bohemian cabaret in which Paris Hot Jazz, gut bucket swing, tangos, Ukrainian folk-punk ballads, and Klezmer music meet a world of riverboat gambling queens, Turkish belly dancers, and the enigmatic Marlene Dietrich.

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