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Verdi's elaborate AIDA arrives
By Brandon Stinnett joyplay@kanson.com joyplay writer
Musically inclined students looking for a taste of European culture can be satisfied this Sunday at the Lied Center.
Gluseppe Verdi's opera AIDA will be presented by the Teatro Lirico D'Europa opera company.
AIDA is a tale of love and betrayal set in ancient Egypt. The title character is an Ethiopian slave who loves an army officer. A jealous princess stands between them, as Egypt and Ethiopia engage in war.
The New York City Opera, which usually makes a yearly stop at the Lied Center, is not touring this year, which left the door open for the critically acclaimed, European-based opera.
"The Lied Center has a long history of bringing in a front line, fully-staged opera every year," said Karen Lane Christilles, interim associate director of the center. "It's a really expensive undertaking, but it's part of our commitment to making sure the community gets a chance to see a fully-staged opera every year."
SHOWTIME
The show is part of the Teatro Lirico D'Europa's
The Teatro Lirico D'Europa will perform AIDA at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Lied Center
- **Tickets are $16 and $19**
  for students; $32 and $38
  for general admission
Characters from the opera Aida act out a scene. The Giuseppe Verdi opera will be performed at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Lied Center. Contributed Photo
second major tour in the United States. AIDA includes 50 musicians, a chorus of 45 trained singers and a professional ballet ensemble of eight dancers.
Sunday's performance will be Teatro Lirico D'Europa's first in Lawrence, but Christilles said local opera enthusiasts knew of its reputation.
Christilles said operas typically were not events that attracted college students, but everyone should experience an opera at least once.
"University is a time to
expose yourself to things
and places that you would
never expect to go," shesaid.
Though operas might turn students off because of the performers' unique musical style, Christilles said people would enjoy looking at the elaborate costumes and sets.
"At its most basic level, opera is just a decadent art
form," she said. "It's grand in every aspect."
The professionally trained performers, whose voices are capable of amazing feats, are another reason to attend, Christilles said.
"It makes you ask. 'How can it be that human beings can make a sound that is so incredible?' she said. "It's
almost unbelievable."
Tama Aga, Overland Park sophomore, became an opera fan after coming to the University of Kansas last year.
"It's kind of like a sub-culture," Aga said. "You go get dressed up and go listen to a performance. It's relaxing."
Aga said he also enjoyed listening to opera singers' musical styles.
"It's romantic," he said. "It's not like all the music you hear everyday."
— Edited by Joshua Richards
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The University of Kansas Environmental Studies Program is accepting applications for Graduate Teaching Assistant positions for the Fall 2001and Spring 2002 academic year. Application forms are available at the administrative office, located on the east side of campus, or as a downloadable PDF file @ www.ku.edu/~kuesp. Deadline for completed application is 4:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, 23 March, 2001.
The GTA applications will include the following: an application form that includes the applicant's name, educational background, department and major professor, specialty,and overall GPA;
- a list of all past courses taught (including course names and numbers, semester, academic year, and the number of students taught per semester);
- a summary of their past teaching evaluations; and a list of all teaching awards;
- a copy of the applicant's KU academic record tracking system (ARTS) form;
- course evaluations for courses taught at KU or elsewhere;
- three references containing a numerical evaluation of the applicant;
- current curriculum vitae;
- additional supporting material of relevance (e.g., transcripts from other universities).
Please hand deliver, or mail this form and your application materials via first-class United States Postal Services (USPS), or by University of Kansas campus mail to:
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Applications sent USPS should be postmarked no later than March 21,2001. All application materials, including the application form, course evaluations, CV and letters of recommendations, must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, March 23,2001. The Environmental Studies Program Graduate Teaching Assistant Selection Committee will meet on the following Monday morning, 26 March 2001, to rank only those graduate students
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