Opera
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
Suor Angelica Spring 2018
Marlaina Owens as Sister Angelica, in "Suor Angelica" by Puccini, 2018
Maestro Stephen Tucker rehearsing the UCI Symphony, 2018
Jake Tulley as George Gibbs, and Brianna Finnell as Emily Webb (Mrs. George Gibbs) in the Southern California premiere of Ned Rorem's "Our Town" based on the play by Thornton Wilder, 2017
Jaime Sanderson as Mr. Webb, Laura Erath as Mrs. Webb, and Jake Tulley as George Gibbs in the Southern California premiere of Ned Rorem's "Our Town" based on the play by Thornton Wilder, 2017
Jaime Sanderson as Mr. Webb, David Chung as Stage Director, Brianna Finnell as Emily Webb, Jake Tulley as George Gibbs, and Marlaina Owens as Mrs. Gibbs in the Southern California premiere of Ned Rorem's "Our Town" based on the play by Thornton Wilder, 20
Nena Aldaz as Mrs. Soames, and Kibsaim Escarcega as Simon Stimson in the Southern California premiere of Ned Rorem's "Our Town" based on the play by Thornton Wilder, 2017
Jake Tulley, as George Gibbs, and Brianna Finnell, as Emily Webb in the Southern California premiere of Ned Rorem's "Our Town" based on the play by Thornton Wilder, 2017
Jake Tulley, as George Gibbs, and Brianna Finnell, as Emily Webb, in the Southern California premiere of Ned Rorem's "Our Town" based on the play by Thornton Wilder, 2017
Jake Tulley, as George Gibbs, Brianna Finnell, as Emily Webb, Bryan Fraser, as Frank, and Chance Robles, as Joe Crowell in the Southern California premiere of Ned Rorem's "Our Town" based on the play by Thornton Wilder, 2017
Laura Erath, as Dido, in "Dido and Aeneas" 2016
Sarah Yoonhee Shin, as First Witch, Jennifer Chen, as Second Witch, Angelica Rowell, as Sorceress, in "Dido and Aneas" 2016
Jennifer Chen, as Second Witch, Angelica Rowell as Sorceress, and Sarah Yoonhee Chin as First Witch in "Dido and Aeneas"
Lauren Han sings the role of Belinda in "Dido and Aeneas" 2016, Winifred Smith Hall
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
Die Fledermaus, Spring 2019
UCI Vocal Arts has a proud tradition of pre-professional training for young singers. Via concert and staged productions, UCI Opera maintains high standards for opera production. Past opera’s presented include the Southern California premiere of Ned Rorem’s Our Town (based on the Thornton Wilder play), Puccini’s Suor Angelica, J. Strauss' Die Fledermaus, Purcell’s Dido and Aeneus, Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, and William Grant Still’s Highway 1, USA, among many others. UCI Opera works in collaboration with UCI Symphony, under the artistic direction of Darryl Taylor, and Maestro Stephen Tucker. Auditions for roles typically takes place in early Fall quarter and are open to majors and non-majors.
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Opera Guild Members
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April 2018-April 2019
Sponsor $1,500+
Salvatore and Barbara Capizzi
Julia Lupton and Kenneth M Reinhard
Darryl Taylor
Patron $1,000
Gary and Mindy Chanan
Charles and Marilyn Wright
Mary Watson-Bruce*
Supporter $500
Kei Akagi and Judith Anton- Akagi
Taro and Taro Komura
Laura Woodman and Garrett Sanderson III
Contributor $250
Deon Nielsen Price and Kendall Price*
George Shirley
Anne Walthall
Friend $100
Sonya Baker
Celeste Bembry
R. Todd Clark and Derrith Weiman*
Robert Clark*
John Dobrian and Yung Wha Son
James and Karen Jackman
Michael and Elaine Kleinman
Nancy Kidder
Estela Moreno
Linda Owens
Nina Scolnik and Louis Jack
Michael and Sharon Sells
Byron Smith
Alicia Zarate
Dubravka Zubovic-Radosevic and George Radosevic
*Gift given in honor of Professor Darryl G. Taylor