It’s not every day that Central Oregon sees its very own, locally-written opera hit the stage, so when it happened last June, it was a pretty big deal. “Vía Láctea, A New Opera in English” debuted at the Tower Theatre June 10, 2016 , after a successful Kickstarter campaign. Now the opera is spreading its […]
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OperaBend World Premiere
“Vía Láctea” will debut in June
“Vía Láctea," a new opera in English, is coming to life in Bend, transformed from the page by an ensemble of prodigious music, literary and theater professionals from across the country. The original opera will premiere June 10 at the Tower Theatre, where audiences will be the first in the world to see the two-hour […]
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Vía Láctea Opera Kickstarter
Vía Láctea is a new opera in English being created in Bend. This new work is the fictionalized account of one woman’s pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago in Spain where she encounters an entertaining cast of sacred and profane characters, some real, others imagined, who offer both humorous and serious answers to her timely and timeless […]
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OperaBend Reschedules Preview Perfromance
After canceling their performances of A Little Light Music, a sneak peak of their upcoming 2015 season, OperaBend has announced rescheduled a performance date: Friday, November 21, 7 pm. Admission is Free. Donations Accepted. Pinckney Center for the Arts 2600 NW College Way, Bend, OR 97701 For more information visit www.OperaBend.org or contact the company […]
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The Sopranos
OperaBend brings the Bitter and the Sweet
Passion for opera never seems to wane too far from the cultural zeitgeist. Art forms like written and spoken word poetry and certain styles of theater seem to come and go, but opera never fully disappears. But since the Obsidian Opera closed down five years ago, Bend’s opera scene has been in a holding pattern; […]