CINCINNATI OPERA’S chorus presents

OPERA CHORUS CABARET

Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Music Hall | wilks studio
8 PM

You've seen them on stage during our mainstage productions. Now, it's their turn to grab the mic and take the spotlight! The Opera Chorus Cabaret showcases the exceptional talent of Cincinnati Opera Chorus members. Watch them step into the limelight and share their extraordinary vocal talents and captivating stage presence as they deliver opera classics and Broadway favorites. Accompanied by pianists Henri Venanzi, James Maverick, and Andrew Crooks, these incredible artists will take you on an entertaining musical journey that transcends genres. It’s a one-night-only experience that’s not to be missed!

Tickets are FREE. Space is limited; reservations required. (Limit 4 per chorus member.)


PROGRAM

Richard Wagner “Ride of the Valkyries” from Die Walküre
Cincinnati Opera Chorus Sopranos and Altos
Helmwige: Joy Burdette
Gerhilde: Stacey Sands
Waltraute: Ellen Graham
Schwertleite: Talia Zoll
Ortlinde: Rachel Kobernick
Siegrune: Christina Hazen
Grimgerde: Lauren McAllister
Rossweisse: Malone Blaich and Claire Lopatka
Richard Wagner “Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond” from Die Walküre
Siegmund: Mark Hockenberry
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Ah perdona al primo afetto” from La Clemenza di Tito
Annio: Christina Hazen
Servilia: Madeleine Jentsch
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Fuggi, Crudele, Fuggi!” from Don Giovanni
Donna Anna: Joy Burdette
Octavio: Haksung Lee
Johann Strauss “Watch Duet” from Die Fledermaus
Eisenstein: Joseph O’Shea
Rosalinda: Malone Blaich
Richard Strauss “Presentation of the Rose” from Der Rosenkavalier
Ellen Graham
Claire Lopatka
Richard Strauss “Sein wir wieder gut” from Ariadne auf Naxos
Christina Hazan
Hector Berlioz “Je vais d'un coeur aimant” from Béatrice et Bénédict
Beatrice: Victoria Ellington
Ursule: Lauren McAllister
Héro: Claire Lopatka
Pietro Mascagni “Suzel, Buon Di” from L'amico Fritz
Fritz: Haksung Lee
Suzel: Rachel Kobernick
Gioachino Rossini “Siete voi” from La Cenerentola
Dandini: Joseph O’Shea
Magnifico: Randell McGee
Ramiro: Mitchell Sturges
Angelina: Lauren McAllister
Tisbe: Ellen Graham
Clorinda: Stacey Sands
Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick “Tradition” from Fiddler on the Roof
Tevye: Sam Smith
Cincinnati Opera Chorus
Ira and George Gershwin “Blah Blah Blah” from Nice Work If You Can Get It
Duke: Mitchell Sturges
Milton Ager and Yellen Jack “Get Happy”/”Happy Days Are Here Again”
Ellen Graham
Stacey Sands
Stephen Schwartz “Corner of the Sky” from Pippin
Pippin: Will Reed
Stephen Sondheim “One More Kiss” from Follies
Young Heidi: Malone Blaich
Heidi: Joy Burdette
Stephen Sondheim “Pretty Women” from Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd: Stephen Hanna
Judge Turpin: Sam Smith
Stephen Sondheim “Epiphany” from Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd: Stephen Hanna
Stephen Sondheim “Unworthy of Your Love” from Assassins
Rachel Kobernick
Will Reed
Stephen Sondheim “A Weekend in the Country” from A Little Night Music
Petra: Stacey Sands
Ann: Madeleine Jentsch
Henrik: Will Reed
Fredrick: Grant
Charlotte: Talia Zoll
Carl Magnus: Randell McGee
Cincinnati Opera Chorus