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New Horizons Orchestra presents an “Afternoon at the Opera”

Leora Zeitlin

Opera music presents unique challenges not just for the singers but also for the orchestra, and the members of the community-based New Horizons Orchestra have been working hard to prepare for this weekend’s “An Afternoon at the Opera,” says conductor Dr. Marianna Gabbi. “There will be beautiful moments -- like life!” she promises in this interview with Intermezzo host Leora Zeitlin. The program includes music by Rossini, Wagner, Bizet and Strauss, including solo arias sung by mezzo-soprano Stephanie Sanchez, a NMSU graduate who recently joined the Houston Grand Opera.