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.