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WSU Voice & Opera/Musical Theatre If you visit the WSU campus, please feel free to stop by one of our rehearsals. The class meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:10 – 5:00 p.m.

The WSU Opera Workshop presents performances of opera and musical theatre, providing singers and actors with the opportunity to perform exciting repertoire while developing singing, acting and stage movement skills. After auditions, those singers whose voices are developed enough to perform in the production will be cast in scenes or full roles, according to their individual abilities. in Kimbrough 115 or on the Bryan Hall Theatre stage. Past Productions Include:
2023 Once Upon a Mattress by Mary Rodgers
2022 The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan
2021 Keep Moving On! Songs by Stephen Sondheim
2020 The Secret Garden by Lucy Simon (cancelled due to COVID)
2019 A…My Name is Still Alice by Joan Micklin Silver and Julianne Boyd
The Merry Wives of Windsor by Otto Nicolai
2018 Nunsense II: The Second Coming by Dan Goggin
Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim
2017 First Date by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner
Young Frankenstein by Mel Brooks
2016 Life is a Cabaret: Songs of Kander and Ebb
The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar
2015 Edges by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
The Addams Family by Andrew Lippa
2014 Beguiled Again by Rodgers and Hart
Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss
2013 Song By Song By Sondheim
Carousel by Rodgers and Hammerstein
2012 I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts
The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan
2011 Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits by Gerard Alessandrini
Company by Stephen Sondheim
2010 Shout! The Mod Musical by George, Lowenstein, and Morris
Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach
2009 Gershwin Revue
Jane Eyre by Paul Gordon and John Caird
2008 Baby by David Shire
Naughty Marietta by Victor Herbert
2007 Nunsensations! by Dan Goggin
Godspell by Stephen Schwartz
2006 Little Shop of Horrors by Alan Menken
The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti
2005 You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown by Clark Gesner
Sweet Charity by Cy Coleman
2004 High Society by Cole Porter
Carmen by Georges Bizet
2003 Lucky Stiff by Stephen Flaherty
Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim
2002 She Loves Me by Jerry Bock
Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss
2001 Company by Stephen Sondheim
The Secret Garden by Lucy Simon
2000 The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1998 Susannah by Carlisle Floyd

The 41st Annual Vocal Extravaganza Celebration of the Voice will include a sneak peak at Opera/Musical Theatre's tribute...
10/16/2026

The 41st Annual Vocal Extravaganza Celebration of the Voice will include a sneak peak at Opera/Musical Theatre's tribute to Victor Herbert as part of the School of Music's 125th Anniversary, which will occur on November 19. Victor Herbert, often considered the Grandfather of American Musical Theatre, composed 43 operettas for the Broadway stage around the turn of the 20th Century. Scenes from Mlle. Modiste and Naughty Marietta will be presented. Also performing on the concert will be seven singers representing the voice studios of Dr. Julie Anne Wieck and Professor Toy, performing art song and operatic arias, as well as musical theatre selections and an homage to Dolly Parton! All of these performances are made possible through the support of Elena Panchenko, piano! So come to Bryan Hall Theatre on Friday, October 23 at 7:30 for some wonderful singing!

Send your students to work one-on-one with one of our voice professors, Alisa Toy, in this dynamic masterclass! The sign...
10/01/2026

Send your students to work one-on-one with one of our voice professors, Alisa Toy, in this dynamic masterclass! The sign-up deadline is Thursday, Oct. 8.

In honor of the WSU School of Music’s 125th Anniversary, Dr. Julie Anne Wieck, soprano, and Elena Panchenko, piano, will...
09/26/2026

In honor of the WSU School of Music’s 125th Anniversary, Dr. Julie Anne Wieck, soprano, and Elena Panchenko, piano, will be presenting a recital entitled Songs of the Early 20th Century. At that time American composers were just starting to develop their own unique styles of art song, previously relying heavily on European music. The program will begin with several popular Italian art songs, made famous by Enrico Caruso when he emigrated to the United States in 1901. Other selections composed in 1901, including Arnold Schoenberg’s Cabaret Songs and Roger Quilter’s Three Songs, will be performed, along with some of Reynaldo Hahn’s song cycle, Chanson grises. Come and hear some of the lovely art song that would later influence the development of the genre in the United States. This Faculty Artist Series recital will occur on Friday, October 9, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. in Bryan Hall Theatre.

09/25/2026

Today in Bryan Hall Theatre, 4:10 PM.

The WSU School of Music presents Mikah Harper, soprano recital "In Love's Garden" featuring collaborative pianist Elena Panchenko.

Mikiah Harper and Collaborative Pianist Elena Panchenko will be giving a recital with songs about love that take place in nature. This performance will open with a duet with fellow Soprano Saint Dumandan and feature works by Vivaldi, Mozart, Schubert, Fauré, and more!

Join us in person or stream the event live on YouTube at WSUPullmanMusic.

Admission is free.

09/08/2026

We are excited to welcome Dr. André Chiang, baritone, to the WSU Pullman campus tomorrow, Tuesday, September 8. Dr. Chiang serves Assistant Professor of Voice at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. He appears frequently on the opera stage as a baritone, teaches and guest lectures on acoustic and amplified singing, and is a recognized vocologist. He will join us for two events on campus:
• 11am-11:50am - Performance and Master Class, Bryan Hall Theatre
• 12:05-1:20pm - Guest Lecture/Clinic on Vocal Hygiene and Technique, Kimbrough Music Building B42

Both events are open to guests. Join us and see Dr. Chiang in action!

08/28/2026

Singers, it can happen to anyone!

In honor of the School of Music's 125th Celebration, MUS 428 Opera/Musical Theatre will be presenting scenes from some...
08/07/2026

In honor of the School of Music's 125th Celebration, MUS 428 Opera/Musical Theatre will be presenting scenes from some of Victor Herbert's most famous comic operettas which appeared on Broadway from the 1890's to 1917. Possible shows include Babes in Toyland, Naughty Marietta, and Mlle Modiste!

If interested, please come and audition on August 20-23 before classes begin. Auditions are open to all WSU students so visit https://music.wsu.edu/vocal.../choral-ensemble-auditions/ for more information and to signup for an audition time.

Please contact Dr. Julie Anne Wieck at [email protected] if you have any question.

Princess Ida or Castle Adamant is a comic operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan, satirizing women’s education and Darwinism, ...
03/12/2026

Princess Ida or Castle Adamant is a comic operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan, satirizing women’s education and Darwinism, popular topics at the time in Victorian England, resulting in a battle of the sexes. The princess, engaged at a very early age, decides to reject the patriarchal world and create her own women’s university. Her betrothed and his two friends infiltrate the university to change her mind. Updated from the original medieval setting, the WSU production occurs in the 1950’s as both sides look for cooperation and a relationship based on equality rather than dominance. The WSU Opera/Musical Theatre program is directed by Dr. Julie Anne Wieck with assistance from Elena Panchenko, collaborative pianist. The WSU Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by Dr. Danh Pham. The productions will be in Bryan Hall Theatre on Friday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 4 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door for $10 Students/Senior Citizens and $15 General Admission.

Come hear our graduate student, MaKenna Wagnon, sing her recital on Tuesday. Mar. 10, at 7:30 pm in Bryan Hall.
03/07/2026

Come hear our graduate student, MaKenna Wagnon, sing her recital on Tuesday. Mar. 10, at 7:30 pm in Bryan Hall.

Come and hear Hazel Gomez give her senior recital this Friday, March 6 at 3:10 pm in Bryan Hall Theatre. She will be per...
03/05/2026

Come and hear Hazel Gomez give her senior recital this Friday, March 6 at 3:10 pm in Bryan Hall Theatre. She will be performing works by Handel, Schumann, Kilenyi, Obradors, Gounod, and Bernstein.

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