Following spectacular outdoor concerts in 2021 and 2022, Opera Edwardsville returns to its summer stage at Edwardsville City Park on September 8, 2023 at 7:30pm for a free community concert of operatic highlights. Enjoy stars of the opera under the starry night sky for this open air concert!
Emily Birsan, soprano
Alexandra LoBianco, soprano
Margaret Gawrysiak, mezzo-soprano
Key’mon Murrah, countertenor
Limmie Pulliam, tenor
Robert Mellon, baritone
With accompaniment by:
Joseph Welch, pianist and OE Artist-in-Residence
With emcee:
Chase Hopkins, OE Founder & Artistic Director
Soprano
Soprano
Mezzo-soprano
Countertenor
Tenor
Baritone
Piano
Emcee
Opera Edwardsville returns to its summer stage at Edwardsville City Park on September 8, 2023 at 7:30pm for a free community concert of grand opera and selections from grand Italian opera, the golden era of musical theater, and a few epic Wagner excepts, too! The musical program includes arias and ensembles from grand Italian opera, featuring selections from Verdi’s Aida, Puccini’s Turandot, Rossini’s Semiramide, Dvořák’s Rusalka, Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana, and more.
This event is free for the entire public to enjoy thanks to generous donations from OE’s 2023 sponsors and donors. Lead season sponsorship comes from Stifel, Anonymous, and the City of Edwardsville. Presenting sponsorship comes from Lewis Rice, the Rotary Club of Edwardsville,, and the Schmidt and Barton Family Fund. Additional support comes from the Bank of Madison County, Hortica, Miller and Maack General Contractors, SIYAO Vocal Competition, Tessitura Music. Special thanks to the Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau, Edwardsville Public Library, First Presbyterian Church of Edwardsville, Urban Collective Hotel, Cleveland Heath, Scott Evers Photography and Carrollton Bank.