Nuns in rubber play accordions, cats howl on key, children dodge a woman throwing knives, and angels sing mockingly as boxes of sin try to pass through Heaven's kitchen door. This Father's Day Weekend, Opera Theater Oregon's Opera Cinema: Dada aspires to make no sense to viewers. Tix now available for three shows on June 20 and 21 at Clinton Street Theater (all ages matinee June 21). Details here!
Baywatch/Das Rheingold Rescheduled for May 2010
Like many other arts organizations in the current economic climate, we have regretfully had to reschedule a project we were all very excited about due to short funding. The good news is that the entire cast of 'Baywatch/Das Rheingold' is still on board for the 2010 production. With an extra eight months to lay down a base coat, their tans should be blinding. More news soon about the Baywatchin'.
February 2009
'Opera Cinema: Camille/La Traviata' receives WW Pick! "You can see other La Traviatas, but you probably won't remember them as long as this club-sized version...It's hard to imagine a big stage production that could match the film's glorious Art Deco costumes and sets or hyperexpressive acting, nor OTO's cheerfully intimate club vibe, where you can quaff a brew and almost feel part of the film's boho '20s Paris setting." Brett Campbell
OTO on All Classical FM's Northwest Previews
Hear Andrea Murray's interview at this week's rehearsal of 'Opera Cinema: Camille/La Traviata' at OTO's den of myspace. Many thanks to Andrea and All Classical FM for giving us permission to air the interview on our site.
January 2009
Special thanks to our featured artists, who generously gave us permission to air their music, and to composer Sam Richards, for providing us with some great audio from Superman Orchestra.
INTRODUCING THE PROBE
Opera Theater Oregon's monthly podcast with news, views and music from the opera and classical underground and chamber rock scenes.
UPDATE! Our Valentine's Day show on February 14 has moved to the historic Clinton Street Theater. (SE 26th & Clinton) The only movie theater west of the Mississippi that has been in continuous operation since 1914, Clinton Street may actually have shown 'Camille' when it was a first-run film back in '21.
SUPER SWAG
Not sure what to get for the friend who has everything? How about a "Making Opera Safe For America" t-shirt?
October 2008
OTO 'The Medium' receives WW Pick! Curtsy to Brett Campbell An ideal Halloween trick and treat, Gian Carlo Menotti's hourlong 1946 mini-opera, The Medium, could have been a Twilight Zone episode scripted by Poe, featuring sham seances, drunken rages, puppet fu, cackling hysteria, crackling gunfire and the title character's maniacal madame medium, who could have been played by Gloria Swanson or Bette Davis. read on...
WELCOME TO OUR NEW WEB SITE!
Many, many thanks to the Regional Arts and Culture Council for funding the redevelopment of OTO's web site. Thanks to a Professional Development Grant from RACC, we now have this gorgeous new site, designed by the estimable Mr. Tim Huggins Enjoy, explore and drop us a line, if you'd like!
"You can see other La Traviatas, but you probably won't remember them as long as this club-sized version...It's hard to imagine a big stage production that could match the film's glorious Art Deco costumes and sets or hyperexpressive acting, nor OTO's cheerfully intimate club vibe, where you can quaff a brew and almost feel part of the film's boho '20s Paris setting." Brett Campbell
