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SUMMER SPLASH!
Saturday, July 12 | 7:30 pm
Gates opens at 7 pm Moreland Neighborhood, Portland, OR Join Susan McBerry's Periwinkle Studio for New Wave Opera's annual outdoor concert & fundraiser: Summer Splash! This all-ages backyard concert features tuneful opera arias, duets, and art songs by living composers, some of whom live in your own backyard! Snacks & drinks of the adult and child-friendly varieties both provided. |
COMPLETED EVENTS
June 6, 2025 | Shine the Light
New Wave Opera shares family-friendly opera excerpts at Beaverton, Oregon's Patricia Reser Center for the Arts as part of their Shine the Light free celebration of the arts.
New Wave Opera shares family-friendly opera excerpts at Beaverton, Oregon's Patricia Reser Center for the Arts as part of their Shine the Light free celebration of the arts.
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January 18-19, 2025 | Wags & Whiskers
New Wave Opera is proud to present a winter double-bill of two family-friendly operas, supported generously by RACC: Pepito (Nicolás Lell Benavides & Marella Martin Koch) and Meow and Forever (Jodi Goble & Basil Considine). A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the Oregon Humane Society! Performed at the Mago Hunt Recital Hall at the University of Portland.
New Wave Opera is proud to present a winter double-bill of two family-friendly operas, supported generously by RACC: Pepito (Nicolás Lell Benavides & Marella Martin Koch) and Meow and Forever (Jodi Goble & Basil Considine). A portion of ticket sales will be donated to the Oregon Humane Society! Performed at the Mago Hunt Recital Hall at the University of Portland.
January 11, 2025 | O-PAW-RA Night @ Mendelssohns!
New Wave Opera returned to classical music hotspot, Mendelssohns, for an evening of animal-inspired operatic music and beyond on their iconic high-rise stage - featuring performers Lisa Neher, Lindsey Rae Johnson, Henriet Fourie-Thompson, and pianist Susan McDaniel. The evening also featured a special guest appearance by composer-pianist Dianne Davies! You can find the full texts & program information from the link below:
New Wave Opera returned to classical music hotspot, Mendelssohns, for an evening of animal-inspired operatic music and beyond on their iconic high-rise stage - featuring performers Lisa Neher, Lindsey Rae Johnson, Henriet Fourie-Thompson, and pianist Susan McDaniel. The evening also featured a special guest appearance by composer-pianist Dianne Davies! You can find the full texts & program information from the link below:
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October 21 - 23, 2024 | Night of the Living Opera
New Wave Opera's inaugural staged performance, featuring the regional premieres of four contemporary operas. Taking place at Raven's Manor Haunted Bar across two seven-hour evenings, each show was performed multiple times throughout the night, allowing patrons to enjoy music anytime they dropped in. You can find the full texts & program information from the link below:
New Wave Opera's inaugural staged performance, featuring the regional premieres of four contemporary operas. Taking place at Raven's Manor Haunted Bar across two seven-hour evenings, each show was performed multiple times throughout the night, allowing patrons to enjoy music anytime they dropped in. You can find the full texts & program information from the link below:
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October 5, 2024 | Scream Queens
New Wave Opera's debut at Portland's classical music hotspot, Mendelssohns! Featuring guest performer Carolyn Quick, the program included a world premiere from the soprano-composer, as well as selections from our Music in the Manor program and from the upcoming Night of the Living Opera. You can find the full texts & translations from the program at the link below:
New Wave Opera's debut at Portland's classical music hotspot, Mendelssohns! Featuring guest performer Carolyn Quick, the program included a world premiere from the soprano-composer, as well as selections from our Music in the Manor program and from the upcoming Night of the Living Opera. You can find the full texts & translations from the program at the link below:
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August 19, 2024 | Music in the Manor
New Wave Opera's first performance at Raven's Manor Haunted Bar, featuring selections from the Summer Splash show, as well as previews of the upcoming operas for the October show, Night of the Living Opera. You can read more about it and see photos from the event by clicking here. You can also find the full texts & translations from the program at the link below:
New Wave Opera's first performance at Raven's Manor Haunted Bar, featuring selections from the Summer Splash show, as well as previews of the upcoming operas for the October show, Night of the Living Opera. You can read more about it and see photos from the event by clicking here. You can also find the full texts & translations from the program at the link below:
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July 27, 2024 | Summer Splash!
New Wave Opera's debut performance as a company, featuring selections from opera arias, duets, and trios along with art songs by living composers and librettists, along with modern settings of historic texts. You can read more about it and peruse a photo gallery from the event by clicking here. You can also find the full program information at the links below:
New Wave Opera's debut performance as a company, featuring selections from opera arias, duets, and trios along with art songs by living composers and librettists, along with modern settings of historic texts. You can read more about it and peruse a photo gallery from the event by clicking here. You can also find the full program information at the links below:
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July 12, 2024 | Really Spicy Opera Aria Institute
New Wave Opera singers and pianists recorded arias-in-progress by composers and librettists in Really Spicy Opera's Aria Institute. You can read more about it and peruse a photo gallery from the event by clicking here.
New Wave Opera singers and pianists recorded arias-in-progress by composers and librettists in Really Spicy Opera's Aria Institute. You can read more about it and peruse a photo gallery from the event by clicking here.