Milwaukee Opera Theatre
Milwaukee Opera Theatre
  • Home
  • Our Work
    • Past Productions
    • Voice Labs
    • Script & Score
  • Get To Know Us
    • Staff & Board of Directors
    • Company History
    • 2021-22 Season Summary
  • Voice Labs
  • Support
  • Contact

The Aria Project continues!

 Beloved tenor Nathan Wesselowski sheds a furtive tear with "Una furtiva lagrima" from Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore.
Directed by Catie O'Donnell 
From Nathan...
“Una furtiva lagrima” from L’elisir d’amore is the aria I most sing and is one of my favorites. I chose this aria for the mere fact that it is what kept my chops up during the pandemic.  As many artists do in the Milwaukee area, I have a side hustle driving for Uber between gigs. This rendition of “Una furtiva lagrima” closely mirrors what would happen from time to time while driving people to their destinations and at that point, any audience was a valued audience.
Spreading the love of singing brought joy to those who requested. I did not just offer it up to anyone, but if a conversation led to it, I rarely refused. (Do not worry, no one was injured and we were stationary for the filming of this aria) I can’t wait to hit the stage again."
Special thanks to February Aria Project guest star,
favorite Milwaukee performer Samantha Sostarich!
Picture

In case you missed it,
check out the previous installments
of The Aria Project here!
Picture
And next up on
The Aria Project...
Resplendent Soprano
Cecilia Davis sings
"Piangerò la sorte mia"
​from Handel's Giulio Cesare!



Explore the rest of our Season!
The Aria Project
Ongoing (Virtual)
Eight beloved local artists use iconic arias to share something about their personal pandemic experiences.  We’ll deliver one aria to your inbox, free each month, ​from October to May.
Featuring the talents of
Austin Bare, Colleen Brooks, Cecilia Davis, Allison Hull,
Alexandra Kassouf, Nicole McCarty, Adam Qutaishat,
and Nathan Wesselowski!
Picture
Picture
Preludes
April 2022 (Live/Indoor)
​Music, Book, and Lyrics by Dave Malloy
We (finally!) present our long-awaited production of Preludes, a musical fantasia set in the mind of Sergei Rachmaninoff.  Delving into the composer’s troubled psyche, Preludes deftly blends the classical and contemporary in a meditation on ambition, failure, and lilacs.
L'Orfeo
June 2022 (Live/Indoor)
Sponsored by Jan Serr and John Shannon
Music by Claudio Monteverdi   |  Libretto by Alessandro Striggio
English Translation by Danny Brylow and Joseph Krohlow
We close our season with a co-production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, partnering with Aperi Animam to commission and perform a new English translation of this masterpiece of early opera, now fully realized with lights, staging, costumes, ​the whole shebang!
Picture
Plus ten monthly Voice Labs!
Voice Lab dates coming soon!  We'll start out virtual and switch to in-person as soon as it's safe.
Graphic Design: Andrea Klohn

Help bring this season to life!
Donate Now!
Can’t wait to see you inside, outside and online!

Our season was supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board
with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Our Mission

We are Milwaukee’s micro-brewery for opera, proudly producing small batches of high quality, local lyric theatre.
​​We tell stories through music...unconventionally.
Milwaukee Opera Theatre is a registered 501(c)(3) organization.
Mailing Address:
Milwaukee Opera Theatre
PO Box 182 
​
Elm Grove, WI 53122
Jill Anna Ponasik
Producing Artistic Director 
Daniel J. Brylow
Company Manager
​dbrylow@gmail.com
Proudly powered by Weebly