Northern Illinois University

School of Music

Opera Workshop

Opera Workshop prepares students for performance on the music theater stage. Classes are held in role preparation, acting technique, stage movement, and effective auditioning. Each year this select ensemble performs programs of scenes from opera, operetta, and musical theater, as well as one fully staged production with orchestra.

Year

Production

Composer
2007-08

The Secret Marriage

Cimarosa

2006-07

The Rake's Progress

Stravinsky

2005-06

Little Women

Mark Adamo

2004-05

L'Enfant et les Sortiléges

Ravel

2003-04

The Magic Flute

Mozart

2002-03

Orpheus in the Underworld

Offenbach

2001-02

Four Saints in Three Acts

Virgil Thomson

2000-01

Dido and Aeneas

Purcell

1999-00

La clemenza di Tito

Mozart

1998-99

Susannah

Carlisle Floyd

1997-98

The Merry Widow

Franz Lehar

1996-97

Before Dawn (premiere performances)

James Matthew Castle

1996-97

Mass

Bernstein

1995-96

The Elixir of Love

Donizetti

1994-95

Gianni Schicchi

Puccini

1993-94

The Face on the Barroom Floor

Mollicone

1993-94

There and Back

Hindemith