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PORT L A ND OPER A
KNOWN FOR Making great operatic variety and unparalleled talent accessible to the region all year long. They strive to engage patrons to deepen their appreciation of opera.
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Portland Opera brings opera to your community all year long, with free performance previews at local libraries, Resident Artist recitals at the Portland Art Museum, and Opera a la Cart performances at festivals, farmers markets, and parks in the summer and fall.
PORTLANDOPERA.ORG 503.241.1802 (BOX OFFICE) TICKETS: $28 & UP Left: Orfeo ed Euridice. Photo by Duane Tinker/ Des Moines Metro Opera. Right: “Argus Questions.” Photo courtesy of John Frame.
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hat began in 1964 as a small company staging performances at a local high school has transformed into the Portland hub for all things opera-related. Portland Opera’s offerings include more than 25 performances in six productions this season, as well as interactive outreach programs, such as Portland Opera To Go (POGO), which provides children with the opportunity to engage with opera in their own schools during the fall. The Opera also regularly hosts community events throughout the year like Resident Artist recitals, and Opera a la Cart performances at local festivals and farmers markets. While mainstage opera occurs during the spring and summer, Portland Opera never rests! This company goes to great lengths to make their performances accessible for the enjoyment of all. Informal yet enlightening pre-show lectures take place before every performance, and General Director Christopher Mattaliano personally hosts a talk-back with cast members and the audience after each show. The operas, while performed in their original language, feature surtitles—English translations projected above the stage. Notably in 2018, Portland Opera will co-produce with Lyric Opera of Chicago a new original staging of Gounod’s classic, Faust. This production of Faust is inspired by the work of sculptor and visual artist John Frame, who exhibited his work in 2012 at the Portland Art Museum. Frame will design sets and costumes for this production—bringing new life to a classic tale of a deal with the devil. .
WINTERREISE February 9–17, 2018 The Hampton Opera Center T, Th, F & Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2:00pm Composed by Schubert BIG NIGHT CONCERT April 14, 2018 Keller Auditorium RIGOLET TO May 4–12, 2018 Keller Auditorium Th, F & Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2:00pm Composed by Verdi
L A CENERENTOL A July 13–28, 2018* Newmark Theatre W–Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2:00pm Composed by Rossini *July 25, 2018 will feature a free live outdoor simulcast ORFEO ED EURIDICE July 27–August 4, 2018 Newmark Theatre T, Th, F & Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2:00pm Composed by Gluck
FAUST June 8–16, 2018 Keller Auditorium Th, F & Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2:00pm Composed by Gounod
What a joy it was to listen to the familiar composition and to feel as if you were hearing it all for the first time! –Portland Opera Patron