The MSM Senior Opera Theatre class of 2021 directed by Tazewell Thompson, Director of MSM Opera Studies, presents a concert of Purcell, Verdi, and Weill, in honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court, on what would be her 88th birthday on March 15, 2021.
A love of opera
The video is dedicated to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as part of Women’s History Month to honor the anniversary of her birth month and her life’s work, her support of the arts, and in particular, her love of opera.
Justice Ginsburg was born on March 15, 1933 and passed away on September 18, 2020.
“Wide and empty is the road alone without irreplaceable you,” writes MSM Director of Opera Studies Tazewell Thompson as a dedication in the video. “Not sad anymore. We had you for a while. Now you are singing in the constellations with your friends: Tosca, Otello, Dido, Butterfly, Giovanni, Boris, Carmen, Violetta… Dear RBG: We hear you!”
“I love it so. My heart beats with joyous anticipation when I know the opera is about to start. Everything else goes away, and I am in the world in front of me.”
March 15, 1933 - September 20, 2020
MSM Senior Opera Theatre Class of 2021 (BM ’21) Celebrate Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sopranos
Sarah Bacani
Cheryl Bains
Rayna Campbell
Arthi Nandakumar
Evangeline Ng
Katharine Pound
Emilie Suarez
Soo Min Yoo
Luxana Zepeda
Mezzo Sopranos
Mia Ludwig
Leah Israel
Margaret Shannon
Ruini Wang
Tenor
José Velazquez
Baritone
Le Bu
Directed by
Tazewell Thompson, MSM Director of Opera Studies
Conducting and piano by
Jorge Parodi, MSM Music Director, MSM Senior Opera Theatre
Video Editor
Simon C.F. Yu
Assistant Editor
Jude Kim
Audio Engineer
Akirhiro Nishimura
Tazewell Thompson, MSM Director of Opera Studies with Ruth Bader Ginsburg
