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Opera Theatre presents "Love is a Plaintive Song"

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October 29, 2022
8:00PM - 9:30PM
Timashev Recital Hall, 1900 College

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Add to Calendar 2022-10-29 20:00:00 2022-10-29 21:30:00 Opera Theatre presents "Love is a Plaintive Song" Love is a plaintive song – a collection of songs about love and relationships Love is a…. is a humorous and poignant reflection on love. A young lady (Sophia) speaks with her therapist (Dr. Hunnicutt) about her feelings about love, and out of the session comes arias, songs and ensembles from operas and musicals written by favorite composers of the lyric theatre stage including Bernstein, Gilbert & Sullivan, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Mozart, Adamo, Sondheim, Bizet and Humperdinck. Eric Gibson, stage director Ed Bak, vocal coach/collaborative pianist Malik Khalfani, Jae Park, graduate conducting associates Marc Heeg, Opera Project Columbus Sophia Longo, the patient Jenna Hunnicutt, therapist with Aria Cadeau, Dana Carlson-Kottke, Bella Gabriel, Carolyne Giannini, Tristan Hejl, Malik Khalfani, Natalie Mahalla, Paige McHenry, Lauren Meadows, Karenna Peterson, Anabella Petronsi, Jordan Popovsky, Nini Qiao, Stephanie Ranallo, Samantha Sayar, Leigha Schumaker, Shreyas Sunder, Darren Templeton, Katerina Warner, Roman Wentzel This event is free and open to the public. Access the digital Opera program before, during or after the performances. All events are subject to change. GETTING HERE While the new building for Theatre, Film and Media Arts remains under construction north of the new Timashev Music Building, the north doors of the music building remain closed.  Park in the Ohio Union South Garage (open to visitors 25/7), walk north along College Road to enter the south doors of the Timashev Music Building and to Mershon Auditorium located closer to High St., just East of the Timashev Building.  Visit Us Timashev Recital Hall, 1900 College School of Music music@osu.edu America/New_York public
October 30, 2022
5:00PM - 6:30PM
Timashev Recital Hall, 1900 College

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Add to Calendar 2022-10-30 17:00:00 2022-10-30 18:30:00 Opera Theatre presents "Love is a Plaintive Song" Love is a plaintive song – a collection of songs about love and relationships Love is a…. is a humorous and poignant reflection on love. A young lady (Sophia) speaks with her therapist (Dr. Hunnicutt) about her feelings about love, and out of the session comes arias, songs and ensembles from operas and musicals written by favorite composers of the lyric theatre stage including Bernstein, Gilbert & Sullivan, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Mozart, Adamo, Sondheim, Bizet and Humperdinck. Eric Gibson, stage director Ed Bak, vocal coach/collaborative pianist Malik Khalfani, Jae Park, graduate conducting associates Marc Heeg, Opera Project Columbus Sophia Longo, the patient Jenna Hunnicutt, therapist with Aria Cadeau, Dana Carlson-Kottke, Bella Gabriel, Carolyne Giannini, Tristan Hejl, Malik Khalfani, Natalie Mahalla, Paige McHenry, Lauren Meadows, Karenna Peterson, Anabella Petronsi, Jordan Popovsky, Nini Qiao, Stephanie Ranallo, Samantha Sayar, Leigha Schumaker, Shreyas Sunder, Darren Templeton, Katerina Warner, Roman Wentzel This event is free and open to the public. Access the digital Opera program before, during or after the performances. All events are subject to change. GETTING HERE While the new building for Theatre, Film and Media Arts remains under construction north of the new Timashev Music Building, the north doors of the music building remain closed.  Park in the Ohio Union South Garage (open to visitors 25/7), walk north along College Road to enter the south doors of the Timashev Music Building and to Mershon Auditorium located closer to High St., just East of the Timashev Building.  Visit Us Timashev Recital Hall, 1900 College School of Music music@osu.edu America/New_York public

Love is a plaintive song – a collection of songs about love and relationships

Love is a…. is a humorous and poignant reflection on love. A young lady (Sophia) speaks with her therapist (Dr. Hunnicutt) about her feelings about love, and out of the session comes arias, songs and ensembles from operas and musicals written by favorite composers of the lyric theatre stage including Bernstein, Gilbert & Sullivan, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Mozart, Adamo, Sondheim, Bizet and Humperdinck.

Eric Gibson, stage director
Ed Bak, vocal coach/collaborative pianist
Malik KhalfaniJae Park, graduate conducting associates
Marc Heeg, Opera Project Columbus

Sophia Longo, the patient
Jenna Hunnicutt, therapist

with
Aria Cadeau, Dana Carlson-Kottke, Bella Gabriel, Carolyne Giannini, Tristan Hejl, Malik Khalfani, Natalie Mahalla, Paige McHenry, Lauren Meadows, Karenna Peterson, Anabella Petronsi, Jordan Popovsky, Nini Qiao, Stephanie Ranallo, Samantha Sayar, Leigha Schumaker, Shreyas Sunder, Darren Templeton, Katerina Warner, Roman Wentzel

This event is free and open to the public.

Access the digital Opera program before, during or after the performances.

All events are subject to change.


GETTING HERE

While the new building for Theatre, Film and Media Arts remains under construction north of the new Timashev Music Building, the north doors of the music building remain closed. 

Park in the Ohio Union South Garage (open to visitors 25/7), walk north along College Road to enter the south doors of the Timashev Music Building and to Mershon Auditorium located closer to High St., just East of the Timashev Building. 

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