Portland State University Opera

Portland State University Opera Portland State University has a 50 year tradition of opera productions. It is the only university in Oregon that produces a full opera with orchestra each year.

This unique opera program provides undergraduates and graduates with the opportunity to experience every aspect of preparation and performance of an opera role. In opera workshop and opera productions students learn how to work with a stage director and conductor, how to work with costumes, props and to sing with an orchestra. Each year, an opera is chosen that best represents the talents and skil

ls of the students in the Department of Music. The operas are double cast whenever possible to provide more students with an experience that is invaluable to young performers as they prepare to audition for graduate schools, young artist programs and to begin their careers. The Jeannine B. Cowles Distinguished Professorship brings internationally recognized artists such as Marilyn Horne, Sherrill Milnes, Martina Arroyo, Maestro Stephen Crawford and stage director Tito Capobianco to Portland State University each year to share their expert knowledge and understanding with the students as they prepare the opera.

Portland State University Opera presents Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro" April 17, 18, 21, 24, 26. You never know where lo...
04/08/2015

Portland State University Opera presents Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro" April 17, 18, 21, 24, 26. You never know where love is hiding!
More info: www.pdx.edu/the-arts/figaro2015

Friday, April 17 at 7:30pmSaturday, April 18 at 7:30pmTuesday, April 21 at 7:30pmFriday, April 24 at 7:30pmSunday, April 26 at 3pm

03/11/2015

Portland State University Opera presents

Mozart's LE NOZZE DI FIGARO

"You never know where love is hiding"

Friday, April 17 at 7:30 pm
Saturday, April 18 at 7:30 pm
Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30 pm
Friday, April 24 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 26 at 3 pm

Lincoln Performance Hall (LH 175)

“Le nozze di Figaro” is Mozart’s comic masterpiece and one of the most enduring and beloved operas of all time. Newcomers and aficionados alike will delight in the exquisite music, physical humor and romantic intrigue.
In order to get married, sweethearts Figaro and Susanna must outwit the lecherous Count and reunite him with the Countess. Don’t miss this enchanting tale of love, lust, power and forgiveness.

In Italian with English supertitles.

Pre-show Lecture!
All performances feature a free lecture with music history expert Bob Kingston. Lectures start one hour before show time in Lincoln Hall Room 225.

Tickets:

Adults $26 | Seniors $24 | Students $15 | PSU Faculty & Staff $15
Purchase tickets online through the University Box Office or call 503.725.3307

01/26/2015

Le Nozze di Figaro is coming to Portland State University this Spring!

11/25/2014

PSU's Opera Workshop will be performing scenes for Mozart's operas on Tuesday, December 2nd at 7:30 in Lincoln Hall 75

04/06/2014

Have you bought your tickets for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" yet? Get a GREAT seat before they sell out!

04/06/2014

SAVE THE DATE

JUNE 7, 2014 - 7:30 PM

Voce d'amore

Please save the date to join us on Saturday June 7, 2014 for an intimate evening of song, champagne and dessert in support of the PSU Opera Program and its exceptional students.

Held directly on the main stage of Lincoln Performance Hall, Voce d'amore has become an annual favorite with tempting auction items, a paddle raise, and riveting performances by the School of Music voice faculty and students.

All proceeds from Voce d'amore will count towards the generous Jeannine B. Cowles Opera Challenge and go to funding the $1.5 million Opera Endowment. Let's keep the momentum going.

We look forward to sharing a magical evening with you and celebrating the PSU Opera Program!

Grazie tanto!

Christine Meadows
Director of Opera

Here's the link to buy tickets or sponsor a table:

https://cconn.foundation.pdx.edu/ccon/events_activities.do?action=viewEventFromCalendar&frompage=calendar&event_id=14FPO

03/24/2014
03/24/2014

This year Portland State University Opera will present A Midsummer Night's Dream by Benjamin Britten for its spring production. Performance dates are April 26 & 29 at 7:30 PM, May 2 & 3 at 7:30 PM, and April 27 at 3:00 PM.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is the most beguiling and enchanting of all Benjamin Britten's operas. It is the collision of three groups: the fairy king and queen quarreling over a servant child, the lost and desperate lovers, and the comedic rustics who create their own version of opera buffa. One of the most successful adaptations of a Shakespeare play, A Midsummer Night's Dream is a work with spellbinding atmosphere that inhabits a truly unique dreamlike world.

Performances are at the Lincoln Performance Hall, 1620 SW Park Ave in Portland. David Edwards returns as Stage Director for the production and as the 2014 Jeannine B. Cowles Distinguished Professor of Opera.

For questions or to purchase tickets call 503-725-3307. You can select your own seats on line by going to our website at www.pdx.edu/boxoffice/tickets. Free with your ticket purchase is a pre-performance lecture with Bob Kingston one hour before each performance.

We look forward to seeing you this year!

Opening Night was a success! Today is our matinee! Who's going?
04/28/2013

Opening Night was a success! Today is our matinee! Who's going?

Strong performances are turned in by tenor Zach Borichevsky, Alumna soprano Anna Viemeister and Hannah Consenz.

03/01/2013
02/27/2013

DATES: La Rondine will be April 26th, May 3rd, May 4th at 7:30pm and April 28th at 3pm.

Principle rehearsal for La Rondine!!!!
02/27/2013

Principle rehearsal for La Rondine!!!!

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Portland, OR
97201

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