Handel’s ALCINA Reimagined by Eastman Opera Theatre | A classic tale of sorcery, love, and deception set in the perilous world of social media

The 2022/23 Eastman Opera Theatre (EOT) season continues with their interpretation of George Frideric Handel’s Alcina (1735) on January 28-29 and February 2-5, with Sunday performances at 2:00 PM and all others at 7:30 PM. The opera will take place in Eastman’s Opera Studio, an intimate black box theatre in Annex 804. Alcina tells a…

Gift establishes a violin professorship at the Eastman School of Music: The generosity of Susan Ain ’78E and Aron Ain will support and honor exemplary faculty

A $1.5 million gift from Susan Ain ’78E and her husband, Aron Ain, establishes a newly endowed violin professorship at the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music. The Susan and Aron Ain Professorship for Violin will support, recognize, and honor as well as attract and retain exemplary faculty at the acclaimed music school. “Endowed professorships…