OSU Opera presents “Die Fledermaus” at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 27 and 28 at the Seretean Center for the Performing Arts. The three-act opera, to be performed in English, is the first to be performed in many years at OSU, says April Golliver, associate music professor and opera director.

First performed in 1874, the opera showcases 2009 music alumnus Brock Johnson, of Enid, Okla., and OSU students Maura Aguilera, sophomore, of Mansfield, Texas; Liz Bealko, junior, Henryetta, Okla.; Lydia Bechtel, sophomore, Eureka, Kan.; Carol Coleson, sophomore, Oklahoma City; Amanda Jones, junior, Thomas, Okla.; Ryan Lane, sophomore, Checotah, Okla.; Anthony McMullen, junior, Houston; Paige Martin, junior, Anadarko, Okla.; Brianne Mathews, freshmen, Cyril, Okla.; Bob Montgomery, Senior, McGehee, Ark.; Grace Nelson, freshmen, Ennis, Texas; Bill Sheets, sophomore, Owasso, Okla.; Mallory Turlington, graduate student, Stillwater; Anthony Weber, junior, Keller, Texas; Chelsey Wilburn, junior, Houston; Brittany Wright, freshmen, Pryor, Okla.; and Tiffany Wright, freshmen, Pryor.

The production, under Golliver’s direction, also will feature the OSU orchestra and chamber choir. Orchestra direction is by associate music professor Douglas Droste and stage direction by assistant music professor Anne-Marie Condacse. Opera pianist is Leslie Downs.

Ticket prices are $8 for general admission and $6 for students and seniors. Tickets may be purchased at the OSU Department of Music or the box office one hour prior to each performance. For more information, phone (405) 744-8986. To learn more about the OSU Department of Music, visit http://music.okstate.edu. The OSU Department of Music is one of 24 departments in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Environmental anthropologist Emilio Moran will discuss deforestation and development issues in the lower Xingu Amazon Basin at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 in Room 035 of Murray Hall at OSU.

Moran’s lecture is based on his 30 years of research along the Xingu River, a 1,230-mile long river in north Brazil. Titled “Human-Environmental Interactions: Land-Use and Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon,” the lecture will touch upon the environmental and social impacts of development policy driving land change in the region, including the building of the world’s third-largest hydroelectric dam on lower Xingu. The Belo Monte dam pits environmental activists, native tribes and clean energy advocates against Brazil’s government and large mining interests.

A Guggenheim recipient and National Academy of Sciences member, Moran has published more than 20 books and more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is the James H. Rudy professor of Anthropology at Indiana University. 

To learn more, e-mail assistant geography professor This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone (405) 744-3293. The lecture is free and open to the public. It is part of the OSU Social Science Seminar Series and hosted by the OSU Department of Geography, which is one of 24 departments in the College of Arts and Sciences.