Buffalo Community Orchestra opens its 29th season with some of the most well known and loved overtures. An overture, by definition, means an introduction to something more substantial. In music, an overture is an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, suite, play, oratorio, or other extended composition. Immerse yourself in many famous and well recognized overtures, there will be something for everyone. Come and enjoy this free concert and see how many of the overtures you recognize!

Program:
Strauss: Die Fledermaus Overture
Verdi: Prelude to Act III of La Traviata
Sullivan: Overture to The Pirates of Penzance
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Rossini: Overture to II Signor Bruschino
Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Jacob Gordon: The Barber of Seville Goes to the Devil
Offenbach: Orpheus in the Underworld