The twisted and captivating tale of Pietà/Suor Angelica took the stage this past weekend as a part of the Wanda Bass School of Music season. Pietà/Suor Angelica are two separate operas that tie into each other through characters and plot lines. Pietà is a new opera co-written by the director of this production, Andrea DelGiudice….
A Look into OCU OPERAtions
Oklahoma City University OPERAtions is a student-run organization that focuses on learning about and performing operas and is headed by co-executive directors Maeve Sullivan and Camryn Creech. Creech described it as, “an opportunity for people to perform,” as well as explaining that “it’s a way for people to get something under their resume, do something…
Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’ reveals cast’s talent
From February 17-19, OCU Opera and Musical Theatre performed their first spring mainstage opera, “The Magic Flute” directed by Cynthia Stokes. The opera is by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from a libretto, a book of texts to be sung for a performance, by Emanuel Schikaneder. The show premiered on 30 September 1791, just two months before…
Music Theater and Vocal Performance Auditions Go Virtual
The Wanda L. Bass School of Music moved all auditions for the music theater and vocal performance programs online.
School of Music opens opera exploring fascism
The Wanda L. Bass School of Music opened the first opera of the semester.
School of Music opens first spring ’21 musical
The Wanda L. Bass School of Music recently opened the first musical of this semester.
School of Music mainstage delayed after ice storm
The Wanda L. Bass School of Music delayed mainstage opera, “Così fan tutte,” to adapt to university campus closures.
Guest artist to direct “I Love Lucy”-themed opera
The School of Music’s upcoming socially distant opera will be led by a guest director.
Performing arts seasons to adapt due to COVID-19
To comply with social distancing requirements, the schools of theatre, dance and music are altering their seasons to allow for increased social distancing and online performance opportunities.
Gallery: Die Fledermaus
The Wanda L. Bass School of Music presented Johann Strauss II’s “Die Fledermaus.”
Mainstage opera to include androgynous character
The next OCU mainstage opera will be “Die Fledermaus” and will feature a gender-nonconforming character.
Mainstage opera deals with themes of misogyny
OCU’s first mainstage opera, “Lucia di Lammermoor,” touches on war, women’s struggles, and loss.
Opinion: Ms. Marty Pants, a bad advice column – Nov. 13
Ms. Marty Pants advises students on seeing opera, parking, and how to avoid getting others sick.
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Music school to host invited auditions for upcoming opera
The auditions for OCU’s next semester opera will be conducted differently than they have been in previous semesters.
School of Music production to feature zombies singing opera
This Halloween season, the OCU campus is facing an infestation of zombies through the second mainstage musical show of the year, “The Zombies of Penzance.”
Gallery: L’amico Fritz
View photos from the recent spotlight opera.
Gallery: Cendrillon
View photos of the mainstage opera.
School of music to present classic fairy tale opera
OCU’s mainstage opera this semester will be a French version of the Cinderella fairytale.
Mainstage opera Susannah to open this weekend
The opera is loosely based on the story of Susanna and the Elders from the biblical Apocrypha.
Student opera performance group returns after three years
OPERAtions is a student opera company that was reintroduced this semester for the first time since 2015.
Cast, directors prepare for next spotlight opera
Originally written in Czech, the show follows “Marie,” a young woman promised to a man she doesn’t love, and her lover “Jenik” as they try to break off the rearranged marriage.
National Opera Association awards first to Dark Sisters
The award brings the school of music’s total NOA awards to six in the past five years.
Mainstage opera sheds light on women shadowed by polygamy
The spring mainstage opera of the 2017 “Season of Dreamers” will allow audiences to peek into the conservative compound of a religious family.
OCU director receives three opera awards
After directing three operas last year, Evita, Jackie O, and Don Pasquale, David Herendeen has found himself with three awards from the National Opera Association for each one, all in different divisions.
Italian opera explores journey through emotion, romance
The Oklahoma Opera and Music Theater Company presents the next mainstage opera, La Rondine, by Giacomo Puccini.
Opera to explore American culture in the 1960s
Jackie O brings vulnerability and grief to the stage through a story inspired by the life of Jackie Kennedy.
