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
Directed by Catie O'Donnell
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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.
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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."
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Special thanks to February Aria Project guest star,
favorite Milwaukee performer Samantha Sostarich! |
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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!
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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! |
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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.
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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!
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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!
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.
with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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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.
We tell stories through music...unconventionally.
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