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A New Cultural Platform Opens at CHRIST University
A Little Opera on Campus: Gianni Schicchi Meets Its Audience
The Ballet Puccini Never Wrote
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A New Cultural Platform Opens at CHRIST University

CHRIST University Arts & Events opens as an official cultural home for performances, artists, audiences and the stories behind the stage.

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A New Cultural Platform Opens at CHRIST University

A New Cultural Platform Opens at CHRIST University

CHRIST University Arts & Events opens as an official cultural home for performances, artists, audiences and the stories behind the stage.

13/8/2026, 9:13:53 am
A Little Opera on Campus: Gianni Schicchi Meets Its Audience

A Little Opera on Campus: Gianni Schicchi Meets Its Audience

Live singing, conversations and a Campus Day ticket offer brought a taste of Puccini's comedy to CHRIST University's Central Campus.

21/9/2026, 10:15:52 am
The Ballet Puccini Never Wrote

The Ballet Puccini Never Wrote

Why our Gianni Schicchi has dancers Puccini never scored, why we sing it in English, and what a comedy with a dead man in the middle asks of the stage.

21/9/2026, 10:15:52 am
Call for Papers: FRIM Annual Conference 2027 at CHRIST University, Bengaluru

Call for Papers: FRIM Annual Conference 2027 at CHRIST University, Bengaluru

Forum for Research in Indian Music · 4–6 February 2027 · hybrid · abstracts by 10 October 2026

21/9/2026, 6:33:45 am
Double Bill: Anton Chekhov’s The Proposal and The Wedding

Double Bill: Anton Chekhov’s The Proposal and The Wedding

A double bill of Anton Chekhov’s one-act comedies The Proposal and The Wedding, with live music, ensemble singing and dance, performed by CHRIST University theatre students under two faculty directors. Friday, 16 October 2026, 7:00 PM, Campus View Auditorium, Bengaluru.

18/9/2026, 11:36:20 am
Things to Do in Bangalore This Weekend: Live Opera in English, 26–27 September

Things to Do in Bangalore This Weekend: Live Opera in English, 26–27 September

A live comic opera in English, one hour, no interval. Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September 2026, 5 p.m., KE Auditorium, CHRIST University, Hosur Road, Bangalore. Tickets from ₹280.

11/9/2026, 12:58:22 pm
Gianni Schicchi at CHRIST University: Six Voices Meet Opera for the First Time

Gianni Schicchi at CHRIST University: Six Voices Meet Opera for the First Time

Six of our singers meet opera for the first time in Gianni Schicchi - an old man in a wheelchair, a graduate who came back to sing, and two young performers who have to make an audience believe in love while the plot is being rewritten around them.

11/9/2026, 8:57:25 am
Little Women — a CHRIST Theatre Production

Little Women — a CHRIST Theatre Production

The Department of Theatre Studies staged Louisa May Alcott’s classic this August. Meet the cast and look back at the rehearsals.

4/9/2026, 3:36:34 am
Backstage 02: Natalla Marozava, vocal coach

Backstage 02: Natalla Marozava, vocal coach

Vocal coach Natalla Marozava on choosing an opera to fit the voices you have, teaching by ear, and why Puccini's comedy is sung in English.

31/8/2026, 3:50:17 am
Backstage 01: Anastasiya Yafimava, répétiteur

Backstage 01: Anastasiya Yafimava, répétiteur

At the piano with répétiteur Anastasiya Yafimava — conducting with her eyes and making one piano sound like Puccini's orchestra.

28/8/2026, 12:27:57 pm