FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Opera on Tap Colorado is playing your JAM (and making an exciting, top secret announcement) at their annual fundraiser show November 19
Opera greatest hits show + fab silent auction at Enigma Bazaar, November 19, 2022, 6 p.m.

Denver, CO, November 1, 2022 — Hear that? They’re playing your jam! There are so many toe-tapping, hum-along tunes from operas that are just a seamless part of our lives. (Think—“Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit!”) For their annual fundraiser show and silent auction, Opera on Tap Colorado brings you operatic greatest hits, some of the best bops of all time, to stage at Enigma Bazaar in west Denver—all to fundraise for a unique cause. Every dollar raised supports scholarships for local singers and enables Opera on Tap Colorado to produce monthly shows, pop-up events and other innovative operatic experiences in accessible spaces at affordable prices. Tickets are on sale now: $10 at the door, $8 in advance.

“If you’re looking to experience something new and different, this show will surprise you in all the best ways,” says Opera on Tap Co-Manager Margaret Siegrist. “This is our first live fundraiser show since Covid, and you better believe we’re ready to burst out singing (for our supper)!”

The event lineup includes a two-hour bar show, an impressive silent auction and the announcement of an upcoming landmark project. In more than 10 years producing in the Denver area, Opera on Tap Colorado has been widely recognized for creating fresh and innovative performances like the circus arts-studded “Variety Show” in April 2022 or Covid-era TikTok operas project. There is still much more operatic adventure yet to come from this charming troupe of bar-side artists.

Regarding the silent auction, supporters can look forward to an attractive list of items including:

  • Luxe family portrait session with Vita Brevis Fine Art
  • Avalanche memorabilia signed by the Stanley Cup-winning team
  • Artwork by Colorado-born artist and designer Grace Jensen
  • Food and craft beer packages
  • Custom, therapeutic massage package
  • Tickets to see great art
  • Tickets to see fun shows
  • AND MORE
  • Opera on Tap is still accepting contributions to the silent auction, and prospective donors are invited to email colorado@operaontap.com.

Opera Bops takes place at West Denver art bar Enigma Bazaar as part of Opera on Tap’s monthly themed show series. Shows run 6–8 p.m. on third Saturdays of the month (some occasional exceptions).

OPERA BOPS Fundraiser
Show + Silent Auction

Saturday, November 19, 2022, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
Enigma Bazaar, 4923 W 38th Ave, Denver, CO 80212
Food and beverages available to purchase.
$10 at the door, $8 in advance

Tickets: ​https://opera-on-tap_opera-bops-fundraiser_nov19.eventbrite.com

About Opera on Tap Colorado

Opera on Tap was founded in New York City in 2005 when a few singers, out for a drink in Brooklyn, wondered what it would be like if classical singers could gig at local bars like bands do. Opera on Tap has since grown to boast chapters in cities across the country—including in Colorado! Opera on Tap Colorado brings opera to unexpected places throughout the state, offering audiences exceptional music by outstanding singers and giving professional singers the opportunity to sing regularly in public in a welcoming, supportive atmosphere. While casual and even raucous, Opera on Tap is not an open mic. Monthly shows focus on a loose topical theme, and singers choose music they love that ties in. It’s like an operatic sampler plate! Audiences can expect top notch performers singing music from great operas and musical works—often with a drink in hand. The organization is also a passionate champion of new opera and innovative performances/collaborations of all kinds.

Featured Singers:

Kathleen Allen, Julie Silver Campbell*, Phoenix Gayles, Alexis Haro, Beth Jacobs, Dana Kinney, Ekaterina Kotcherguina, Shannon McAleb, Megan Mellenthien, Elizabeth Mirandi, John Murray, Thomas Poole, Leslie Ratner, Chad Reagan, Jerome Síbulo*, Margaret Siegrist*, Alex Sierra 

*Opera on Tap Co-managers

Pianist: Mallory Bernstein

www.operaontap.com/colorado

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ATLAS of REMOTE ISLANDS

ATLAS of REMOTE ISLANDS
Friday, May 5 7:30pm, Saturday May 6 7:30pm
MCA Denver at The Holiday Theater 2644 W 32nd Ave, Denver, CO 80211
Tickets $35

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

Atlas of Remote Islands is a contemporary opera by composer Nathan Hall, based on the 2009 book by Judith Schalansky, produced and realized by Opera on Tap Colorado, with the libretto by Alan Olejniczak.

This mysterious book is an atlas of fifty real, remote islands, stuffed with maps and prose-poem stories, more for the imagination than for navigation and offering more questions than answers. The audience experiences the histories and facts, lore and fantasies of these islands through the eyes of this main character—who in exploring distant worlds through the pages of the atlas unlocks worlds within themself.

About the Composer

Nathan Hall uses music as an artistic medium to explore a variety of fields including science, nature, the fine arts, history, and sexuality. There is an emotional resonance present in all of Nathan’s works, from his traditional classical pieces for chamber ensembles to experimental electronic pieces, sound sculptures, and multimedia projects. Nathan’s drive for making site-specific work is tied to his passions for travel and cultural exchange. He is a former Fulbright Fellow to Iceland, a McKnight Visiting Composer, and he holds his Doctorate in Musical Arts (DMA) from CU Boulder. His works have been performed in 13 countries and 21 US States, and he lives in Denver.

About the Organization

Opera on Tap’s mission is to expose new audiences to opera and classical music by taking it out of the concert hall and performing it in alternative venues, to aid young performers in their development and to promote and present new classical works of contemporary classical and operatic composers.

Opera on Tap Colorado maintains a busy and diversified performance schedule, with a monthly themed show at the Enigma Bazaar in Denver, Colorado. Singers have performed with local opera companies including Opera Colorado, Central City Opera, Opera Theatre of the Rockies, Fort Collins Opera, Loveland Opera Theatre, and Boulder Opera.

When you purchase a ticket, guess what you get (in addition to this totally awesome experience)? You get free admission to the museum to see the current exhibition. Yeah, that’s right! Admission to the museum is normally $10, so you could say this is a steal. Simply show the front desk your ticket confirmation email to get free entry.

Cuando compras un boleto, ¿qué crees que obtienes (además de una experiencia completamente increíble)? Obtienes una entrada gratuita al museo para ver la exposición actual. ¡Sí, así es! La entrada al museo normalmente tiene un costo de $10, así que podrías decir que esto es una ganga. Simplemente muestra este correo electrónico en la entrada para entrar de manera gratuita.

Use promo code MCAMEMBER at checkout for member pricing (and no need to login to your account, just use the discount code). Membership will be verified at check-in. Not a member yet? Memberships start at just $5/month! Learn more here

Utiliza el código promocional MCAMEMBER al pagar para obtener precios de miembros (sin necesidad de ingresar a tu cuenta, sólo usa el código de descuento). La membresía se verificará al ingresar. ¿Aún no eres miembro? ¡Las membresías comienzan por sólo $5/al mes! Aprende má

Bel Canto on the Rocks

We walk among you, and you may not even know it.

We’re next to you at a hockey game screaming at the refs, we’re posting selfies to Instagram and passing you on the running path, we’re swiping you one way or the other on Tinder and fighting you for a place in the checkout line at Ikea.  We’re sitting next to you at the bar pounding a drink.  Or several.  We are Opera Singers.

For some of you this will come as no surprise, but many others have never had the opportunity to stumble across the thriving community of young adult classical performers who lead perfectly normal urban lives but just happen to sing really epic music for a living.  And this is the mission of Opera on Tap: to bring this epic music, sung by these fun and down-to-earth people, to anyone and everyone.  We love opera and it often gets a bad rap.  Myths and misconceptions swirl around the art form, like the notions that it is hoity-toity, uber-expensive, or boring.  Come to an Opera on Tap show and watch these negative connotations melt away.  Sip a cocktail and enjoy a multi-course meal as a baritone serenades you across a restaurant, or swig an IPA at the pub as a soprano throws back a shot of whiskey and gets up in your face for some cabaret-style fun.  We put divas in dive bars and the overwhelming feedback from patrons as they shift from bewilderment to ruddy-faced enjoyment is that, hey, opera’s alright after all.  We see Opera on Tap as a sort of gateway drug to the world of classical music as a whole, and we can’t wait to get you hooked at our next show.

With this blog, we’ll post about awesome upcoming shows and events throughout the greater Boston area.  There will be giveaways, contests, polls and games.  There will be info about our super-talented performers, the rockin’ venues that host our shows, and the booze-makers whose wonderful products help break down the inhibitions of our artists and audience members alike.  There may be cool guest posts or interviews with opera notables.  If we’re bored we’ll likely muse on various topics relevant to classical singers and viewers (and drinkers).  Like, what exactly is “Tessatura,” an obscure Terry Gilliam film or a fancy word for the melting point of chocolate?  Or, why can’t I drink wine before/during auditions?  Or perhaps a discussion of the pros and cons of using a vibrator to massage your vocal chords.

In any event, welcome to “opening night” of Bel Canto on the Rocks, the Opera on Tap blog.  To rework the recognizable misquote about opera, “it ain’t over until we all have a bunch of drinks and sing some mind-blowing music then stumble home.”

 (Kathryn McKellar)

www.operaontap.com/boston
Serving up High Proof Music


 

 

OOTPGH- A Nightmare at the Opera!

OOTPGH invites you to our next exciting and SPOOKY event!

10/31 @  9PM at Allegheny Wine Mixer, 5326 Butler St., LawrencevilleA Nightmare at the Opera

Come celebrate Halloween at Allegheny Wine Mixer! We start singing at 9 pm with our creepiest, most violent, sexiest arias, duets, and trios! As always, NO COVER but we will be passing the Wagnerian Helmet of Prosperity and the more you tip, the creepier and sexier we get! We’ll try to keep our violent tendencies to ourselves.  Look at this venue!

Allegheny Wine Mixer was voted the Best Bar in Pittsburgh Right Now by Pittsburgh Magazine!

Upcoming Roster Auditions! 3/19

OOT-LV is on the look out for talented opera singers (21 & over) to join our Artist Roster. If you have a great voice, a great attitude, and a great way of working a crowd in a bar, then Opera on Tap is for you!  We’ve been performing in bars around the Las Vegas area, including Classic Jewel and the Bunkhouse Saloon, and we’d love to have even more singers to perform on our shows.

Auditions will be held at the Family Music Center Sahara location on Sunday, March 19 from 12 to 5 pm.

SCHEDULING YOUR AUDITION:

  • If you would like to schedule an audition, please submit a headshot and resume to lasvegas@operaontap.org, no later than 6:00pm on Wednesday, March 15.
  • If you have a preferred audition time, please indicate that in your email submission. Requests will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • A $10 audition fee will be taken at the time of your audition, which covers the fee for the pianist, Shane Jensen. You are welcome to bring your own accompanist, but please let us know ahead of time.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Prepare 3 contrasting arias.
  • Prepare brief and interesting introductions for your arias. Our OOT-LV audience will be comprised of opera lovers and opera newbie’s alike. How would you describe your arias to a bar full of people who have never heard opera before?
  • Bring a copy of your headshot, resume, and $10 accompanist fee to the audition.

A BIG thank you to Family Music Center for allowing us to hold auditions at their facility.

 

Come see our first gig!

For immediate release:

Opera On Tap has arrived in Pittsburgh! This international group of musicians and entertainers has been growing across the country with 20 chapters in the US, and the newest one here in Pittsburgh. We are in the process of planning our upcoming events.

We’ll challenge your perception of opera.  Ever been to the Met?  How about to La Scala?  This definitely isn’t that.  This is intimate and personal.  Never even considered going to the opera because it’s stuffy, boring, unintelligible?  This isn’t that either.  Let us set your senses on fire.

Newbrew relationships

 New Brew presents:

The Relationship Show

February 5, 2016 – 8pm

Barbes (376 9th st, Brooklyn)

$10 Suggested cover

 

Relationships, huh? We look for the perfect someone, we believe the fairy tale, we dream that it will all fall into place and bliss will follow. Sometimes it works out like that, sometimes …not. In this month of cupid, chocolates, flowers, and St. Valentine, the New Brew crew explores what can happen when boy meets girl meets boy meets boy meets girl…well, you get the picture.

Falling in (and out) of love will be Anne Hiatt, Kamala Sankaram, Krista Wozniak, David Gordon, and Seth Gilman, with guest artist Matthew Yohn (noted sex-researcher…wait, wait, make that: noted baritone). Marriage counseling (and piano accompaniment) provided by Chris Berg.

Program will include works by Bernstein, Sondheim, Chris Berg, Gilda Lyons, Matt Marks, Andrew Lippa, Micha Spoliansky, Elliott Carter and Tom Cipullo.