Claire Coolen, soprano, The Young Lady
Stephanie Sadownik, mezzo-soprano, The Woman
Jesse Wakeman, tenorThe Poet
Robert Mellon, baritoneThe Man
Jazmin DeRiceThe Waitress
PORTopera Young Artists present the first ever performance of the opera version of this wonderful and melodic work by American composer Richard Pearson Thomas. Set in a Vienna coffee house circa 1907, the plot deals with the intersecting lives of four of the shop’s patrons. This charming opera is whimsical, amusing, tuneful in only the way a piece set in romantic Vienna can be.
PORTopera Young Artists are selected through national auditions and are rising young singers on the cusps of major operatic careers. Café Vienna will be performed in five locations around Maine.
Performance Schedule:
Portland, ME
June 24 at Portland Public Library, Rines Auditorium, 7:30 pm
Tickets: 207-842-0800 or www.porttix.com
Augusta, ME
June 26 at University of Maine at Augusta, Jewett Hall, 2:00 pm
Pre-concert talk with Music Director Steven Morris
Tickets: 207-621-3551
Fryeburg, ME
June 28 at Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center
Fryeburg Academy, 7:30 pm
Tickets: 207-935-9232 or boxoffice@fryeburgacademy.org
Ocean Park, ME
July 10 at The Temple at Ocean Park, 7:30 pm
Tickets: 207-934-9068
Farmington, ME
Lillian Nordica Centennial
July 15 at
University of Maine at Farmington
Merrill Hall, Nordica Auditorium, 7:30 pm
Tickets: at Everyday Music or the door.
