South Asian Symphony Orchestra’s opera in Bengaluru from August 2 | Bengaluru News
Bengaluru: Former diplomat Nirupama Rao’s musical initiative, the South Asian Symphony Orchestra (SASO), will perform an opera in Bengaluru from Aug 2-4. The performance will include arias from the operas Carmen (Georges Bizet, 1875), La Traviata (Giuseppe Verdi, 1853), and Roméo et Juliette (Charles Gounod, 1867). The concert will be held at Christ University on Aug 2 at 5pm, Bangalore International Centre on Aug 3 at 6pm, and a workshop at Sabha Blr on Aug 4 at 7pm.Nirupama founded the musical collective in 2018. “This is a mission to encourage togetherness, promote conversation and dialogue across borders, and to diminish ignorance, prejudice, and stereotypes about each other,” she said.The performance will feature conductor Maria Badstue, soprano Chery Bains, and tenor Alok Kumar.
