“That might be a good stepping stone toward an actual opera,” she says. She says the group is considering ideas like presenting a concert of operatic duets or an opera workshop with simple costumes and piano accompaniment that focus on specific scenes from operas. Rogers says the Hometown Opera Company plans to continue creating opera projects for audiences and singers in Rochester. “The experience of being in a large room and hearing a clear, resonant, unamplified voice completely fill the space is very cool and I think everyone should hear it at least once.” “I love the fact that the human body can produce the kind of sound we make in opera,” says Sutherland. Sutherland says she’s enjoyed classical music and remembers her interest being sparked by a CD she had as a child called “Classical Child at the Opera.” Classical voice lessons in high school cemented her interest.įor the first Hometown Opera Company performance, Sutherland chose to perform “Mein Herr Marquis” from “Die Fledermaus” and “Intorno all’idol mio” from “Orontea.” Hometown Opera provides an opportunity for singers who perhaps aren’t as interested in musical theater.” “There are a lot of classically trained singers in Rochester, and not very many opportunities to use those skills. “(She) asked me if I’d be interested in joining a group of local opera people to bring some more classical music to Rochester in a way that is more accessible than traveling to the (Twin Cities),” says Sutherland. “I know tons of singers in Rochester who enjoy and appreciate opera, and I'm sure there are even more people, with some musical training in their background, who would like to be involved in a singing project for fun.”Įleanore Sutherland came to the group after meeting Rogers through the local theater community. “Although opera is sort of a niche interest, there are plenty of people here who love it,” says Rogers.
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