COMPLETED EVENTS
Friday - Sunday, Sept 19-21 | Atoms & Artifacts
Mago Hunt Recital Hall, Portland, OR
An exploration of the perceptions & experiences of historical women. This production features the West Coast premieres of two operas: Marie Curie Learns to Swim by Jessica Rudman & Kendra Preston Leonard and Alice Tierney by Melissa Dunphy & Jacqueline Goldfinger, used by arrangement with Mormolyke Press.
Mago Hunt Recital Hall, Portland, OR
An exploration of the perceptions & experiences of historical women. This production features the West Coast premieres of two operas: Marie Curie Learns to Swim by Jessica Rudman & Kendra Preston Leonard and Alice Tierney by Melissa Dunphy & Jacqueline Goldfinger, used by arrangement with Mormolyke Press.
Thursday, August 28 | All Classical Radio Thursdays @ Three
New Wave Opera performs previews of our fall show, Atoms & Artifacts, on All Classical Radio's Thursdays @ Three for a live audience. The music features excerpts of Marie Curie Learns to Swim by Jessica Rudman & Kendra Preston Leonard and Alice Tierney by Melissa Dunphy & Jacqueline Goldfinger (used by arrangement with Mormolyke Press). Stage Director Jeffrey Puukka and Music Director Dr. Stephen Lewis share their artistic vision for the show.
New Wave Opera performs previews of our fall show, Atoms & Artifacts, on All Classical Radio's Thursdays @ Three for a live audience. The music features excerpts of Marie Curie Learns to Swim by Jessica Rudman & Kendra Preston Leonard and Alice Tierney by Melissa Dunphy & Jacqueline Goldfinger (used by arrangement with Mormolyke Press). Stage Director Jeffrey Puukka and Music Director Dr. Stephen Lewis share their artistic vision for the show.
Saturday, August 16 | 8 pm - Late
Show Bar at Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
New Wave Opera heads to Show Bar, a community hub with a casual vibe and creative pulse, for Herstory, an evening of music inspired by the strength and brilliance of women, past and present!
Show Bar at Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
New Wave Opera heads to Show Bar, a community hub with a casual vibe and creative pulse, for Herstory, an evening of music inspired by the strength and brilliance of women, past and present!
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Saturday, July 12 | Summer Splash
Sellwood-Moreland Backyard, Portland, OR
New Wave Opera and Periwinkle Studio present an outdoor concert for all-ages with tuneful arias & ensembles by living composers, some of whom live in your own backyard!
Sellwood-Moreland Backyard, Portland, OR
New Wave Opera and Periwinkle Studio present an outdoor concert for all-ages with tuneful arias & ensembles by living composers, some of whom live in your own backyard!
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June 6, 2025 | Shine the Light
Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton, OR
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.
Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton, OR
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.