Don Giovanni (Peter Volpe) and Zerlina (Monica Yunus) in "Don Giovanni," 2006. 
2005's "Carmen" (Kate Aldrich) and Don Jose (Richard Troxell). 
Rosina (Lauren McNeese) and her maid (Emily Marvosh) in 2007's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia." 
PORTopera's first-rate chorus in the chaotic end of Act 1, "Il Barbiere di
Siviglia," 2007. Russ Burleigh Photo. 
PORTopera to Replace “Don Pasquale” with 15th Anniversary Grand Concert
PORTopera, Maine’s only professional opera company, will celebrate its 15th Anniversary with a series of events in the spring and summer of 2009, culminating in a grand opera concert featuring a full orchestra and singers from its past productions. The concert will take place at Merrill Auditorium July 30 at 7:30 pm. Robert Moody, Music Director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, will conduct.
This grand opera concert, scheduled for one night only, will replace the company’s originally scheduled performances of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale.
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 7:30pm - Merrill Auditorium
Robert Moody, Conductor
Dona D. Vaughn, Director
FEATURING
Pamela Armstrong, Soprano
Jeniece Golbourne, Mezzo-Soprano
Sandra Lopez, Soprano
Michael Mayes, Baritone
Lauren McNeese, Mezzo-Soprano
Jan Opalach, Bass-Baritone
Gaston Rivero, Tenor
