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About Me

Small and alternative, Opera Theater Oregon delivers showy, entertaining performances of opera, musical theater and cabaret in English, preserving the beauty of the music while playing shamelessly with format.

Probably the first company to feature a chorus of displaced funeral parlor cheerleaders in a Baroque opera ("Dido and Aeneas"), OTO is now gearing up to take Bel Canto to the mall with "Muscle-Max," a new English version of Donizetti's "L'Elisir d'Amore."

In addition to its mainstage shows, the company also fronts a cabaret group called the Cavalcade of Beautiful Losers, whose stated mission is to take opera to the bar and systematically destroy it in front of classy, martini-swilling audiences. The group performs original musical shows throughout the year at the Someday Lounge.

My Interests

Photos from Muscle-Max rehearsals by Richard Poppino (2007).

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who has daily cause to draw breath. We don't like discriminating against the dead, but some of them smell funny after a couple of days. Evil undead (usually better smelling) are welcome!

Music:

Henry Purcell, Kurt Weill, Richard Cheese, Barbara Strozzi, Gaetano Donizetti, Tom Waits, Victor Herbert, Francis Poulenc, Erik Satie, Vera Lynn, Lotte Lenya, Erich Korngold, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Jules Massenet, Justin Timberlake

My Blog

Gypsies! Tramps! Thieves!

Dear friends of OTO,Come to our party and help us raise some filthy, filthy cash for our 2008-09 season! Named for said season, which does, in fact, involve at least one gypsy, one tramp and one thief...
Posted by Opera Theater Oregon on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:34:00 PST

OTO visited by operaman

...and here's what he has to say:"A few days ago while browsing the Willie Week, I happened upon an advertisement informing me that the Opera Theater Oregon would be performing Bizet's Carmen beginnin...
Posted by Opera Theater Oregon on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:12:00 PST

Opening night

The cast of 'Opera Cinema: Carmen', opening night at the Someday Lounge. From left: Jasmine Presson, (our lovely candy cigarette girl), Les Green (Don Jose), Beth Madsen Bradford (Carmen), Liz Bacon (...
Posted by Opera Theater Oregon on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:33:00 PST

Opera Cinema: Carmen opens 2nite!

Opera Cinema: CarmenSilent Film / Live SoundtrackOTO sends our most heartfelt thanks out to Willamette Week, Portland Mercury, The Oregonian, the Portland Tribune and All Classical 89.9 KBPS for featu...
Posted by Opera Theater Oregon on Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:18:00 PST

General Auditions - February 23

Tsipa Swan as Lucy Lockit in 'The Beggar's Opera'. Photo by Katie Taylor. Makeup by Janet Price.OPERA THEATER OREGON2008-09 SEASON GENERAL AUDITIONSSaturday, February 23, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm(we'll also...
Posted by Opera Theater Oregon on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:58:00 PST

The box office is open!

Tickets for Opera Cinema: Carmen, February 9 - 14, 2008, at The Someday Lounge, are now available at operatheateroregon.com. Order your tickets in advance and save a couple of bucks to put toward a gl...
Posted by Opera Theater Oregon on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:19:00 PST

Opera Cinema: Carmen - tix on sale soon!

Hi all,We're just nailing down a few final details before we put tickets on sale for the upcoming 'Opera Cinema: Carmen' in February 2008. Dates listed on our calendar are close, but still tentative. ...
Posted by Opera Theater Oregon on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:40:00 PST

How to tell if you are a narcissist

There's a test! My favorite question is: "27. When you have a seething rage, does the blood drain from your face, giving you a frightening, evil appearance?" Now come on! Who is going to answer 'yes' ...
Posted by Opera Theater Oregon on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:33:00 PST

Kudos from KBPS All Classical

"I went to Saturday night's performance of "Muscle Max", and LOVED it! It was the most fun I've ever had at the opera. :-) To anyone who is considering going to next weekend's performances, don't hesi...
Posted by Opera Theater Oregon on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:02:00 PST

What the butler saw

OTO "Muscle-Max: Steve "Fabio" Belcore and his sport-aerobic team (from left, Ian Timmons, Jerrod Neill, Michael Miersma and Ben Kinkley)Ticket sales have been almost dizzyingly brisk this week for t...
Posted by Opera Theater Oregon on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:47:00 PST