Presented outdoors at the Edwardsville City Park

For the first time, Opera Edwardsville will present a late summer Concert  on the stage at Edwardsville City Park for its annual outdoor spectacle. 

High notes and high drama will celebrate high summer with selections from  grand opera and the golden era of musical theater. Join Opera Edwardsville on August 23, 2024 at 8pm for this free community concert at Edwardsville City Park!

Featuring: 

Vanessa Becerra, soprano

Alexandra LoBianco, soprano

Lauren Decker, contralto

Key’mon Murrah, countertenor

Martin Luther Clark, tenor

Eric Ferring, tenor

Evan Bravos, baritone

Student spotlight: 

Lucy Schapman, soprano

With accompaniment by: 

Joseph Welch, pianist and OE Artist-in-Residence

With emcee: 

Chase Hopkins, OE Founder & Artistic Director

Opera in the 20th Century!

This all-English music program features highlights of the mid-20th century–when America began blending opera and musical theater. An era where innovators were merging musical entertainment with upbeat dance numbers, incorporating new musical styles, adding dialogue, and blurring the lines between broadway and the opera stage. The musical program will feature boundary-pushing composers like Igor Stravinsky, Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Weil, Carlisle Floyd, George Gershwin, Samuel Barber, and John Adams.