O-PAW-RA NIGHT @MENDELSSOHNS!

DECEMBER 23, 2024 – (Portland, OR) – New Wave Opera’s next event will present an absolute menagerie of contemporary music for piano & operatic treble-makers. This animal-inspired set of music includes crocodiles, cats, snakes, birds, and even a hippo!
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“We are thrilled to perform such a wide array of music about animals,” says NWO President & Resident Mezzo-Soprano, Lisa Neher. “While some of the works are surprisingly moving and insightful, there is a ton of funny and playful music as well.”

Attendees can enjoy a punderfully-delicious Mendelssohns cocktail while hearing an eclectic variety of dramatic works for voice and piano. The performance will feature selections by Melissa Dunphy & Nikita Gill, Jake Heggie, Thea Musgrave, Portland's own Lisa Neher, Drew Swatosh, and Dianne Davies, and more. New Wave Opera will also preview select works from January’s upcoming Wags & Whiskers production (Pepito by Nicolás Lell Benavides & Marella Martin Koch and Meow and Forever by Jodi Goble & Basil Considine).
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“Mendelssohns is a great venue, especially for first-time attendees,” shares NWO Resident Soprano, Lindsey Rae Johnson. ”The more casual atmosphere lets you engage at your own pace, and there are friendly faces from the music community. It’s always a wonderful time at Mendelssohns!”

​Featured performers include sopranos Lindsey Rae Johnson and Henriët Fourie, mezzo Lisa Neher, and pianist Susan McDaniel. Special guest composer-pianist Dianne Davies will complete the evening, with performances of her original works Haven and My Father’s Voice.

Lindsey Rae Johnson, soprano

Henriët Fourie, soprano

Lisa Neher, mezzo

Susan McDaniel, piano

Dianne Davies, Guest Performer-Composer

To read more about the night's featured artists, click on any of the images above. $10 cover charge at the door, no registration required. To learn more about this show and more from the upcoming season, visit NEWWAVEOPERA.ORG.

Join us at the O-PAW-RA!

​WHAT: O-PAW-RA NIGHT @MENDELSSOHNS
WHEN: Saturday, January 11, 2025 | 8 PM to late
WHERE: Mendelssohns Bar | 3955 N Mississippi Ave | Portland, OR | 97227
TICKETS: No registration required
COST: $10 cover charge at the door