Opera Western Reserve Receives $5,000 Donation From Walter E. & Caroline H. Watson Foundation For Fall 2022 Production
OPERA WESTERN RESERVE RECEIVES $5,000 DONATION FROM WALTER E. & CAROLINE H. WATSON FOUNDATION FOR FALL 2022 PRODUCTION Press Release YOUNGSTOWN, OH (June 16, 2022): Opera Western Reserve has received a generous $5,000 donation from the Walter E. and Caroline H. Watson Foundation in support of the November 11, 2022 fall opera, “La Bohème.” OWR […]
Opera Western Reserve Receives $5,000 Donation From DeSalvo Construction – Arnett Family Fund Challenge Grant Goal Met!
OPERA WESTERN RESERVE RECEIVES $5,000 DONATION FROM DESALVO CONSTRUCTION – ARNETT FAMILY FUND CHALLENGE GRANT GOAL MET! Press Release YOUNGSTOWN, OH (June 13, 2022): Opera Western Reserve acknowledges the many donations it received in support of its agency fund and especially the very generous $5,000 donation from the DeSalvo Construction Co. The Arnett Family Fund, […]
Opera Western Reserve Emerging Artists To Showcase Fall Production Excerpts In Parisian Promenade
OPERA WESTERN RESERVE EMERGING ARTISTS TO SHOWCASE FALL PRODUCTION EXCERPTS IN PARISIAN PROMENADE Press Release YOUNGSTOWN, OH (May 16, 2022): A Parisian Promenade is set for Friday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m. on the 5th Avenue Steps & Promenade at Stambaugh Auditorium. Opera Western Reserve’s Emerging Artists will take the audience through a 19th century […]
Opera Western Reserve Receives $3,500 Donation From The Elliot & Christine Legow Fund Of The Mahoning Valley
OPERA WESTERN RESERVE RECEIVES $3,500 DONATION FROM THE ELLIOT & CHRISTINE LEGOW FUND OF THE MAHONING VALLEY Press Release YOUNGSTOWN, OH (March 9, 2022): Opera Western Reserve has received a $3,500 donation from the Elliot P. and Christine Blair Legow Fund of the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley in support of the November 11, […]
Opera Western Reserve Holds Auditions for ‘La Bohème’
Opera Western Reserve Holds Auditions for ‘La Bohème’ Press Release Opera Western Reserve Holds Auditions for La Bohème Opera Western Reserve will hold auditions for the 2022 main stage production of La Bohème. PERFORMANCE DATE: Nov. 11, 2022 AUDITION DATES and INFORMATION: March 14, 2022 Deadline for Application and Recorded Submissions April 1, 2022 Invitations […]
Opera Western Reserve Takes New Approach to ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Opera Western Reserve Takes New Approach to ‘Romeo and Juliet’ By Guy D’Astolfo YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Out of necessity comes innovation, and that is the case with Opera Western Reserve’s Nov. 12 production of “Romeo and Juliet.” When production director Scott Skiba and music director Susan Davenny Wyner were planning the show, they were not […]
A Taste of Traviata
Premiering Digitally November 13th
Digital Reprise Performance of Carmen, 2009
Watch the full opera below as a part of OWR’s Digital Reprise series in conjunction with Stambaugh Auditorium
Despite Production Cancellation, Opera Carries on with Virtual ‘Traviata’
Despite Production Cancellation, Opera Carries on with Virtual ‘Traviata’ By Guy D’Astolfo YOUNGSTOWN – Opera Western Reserve has canceled its annual fall production this year, which was to be “La Traviata,” due to the coronavirus pandemic. But it’s creating an abridged virtual production to take its place. “A Taste of Traviata” will be released on […]
Digital Reprise Performance of Madama Butterfly, 2008
Welcome and thank you for tuning in for the first digital performance of the Opera Western Reserve’s 20/21 Virtual Season. Although we are sorry we can’t see you in person, OWR hopes to brighten the lives of our audience through these digital performances.
Please enjoy “Summer Songs with Marian Vogel.” Marian Vogel is…..a few words about Marian and the selections she will perform.
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