WHEN
Sunday, September 13, 2020 | 5:00 P.M.
Where
Opera Birmingham's Parking Lot (3601 Sixth Avenue South)
Let us know you're coming! Help us spread the word by inviting all your friends!
Note: We are monitoring the weather forecast for Sunday. Since we have guest artists traveling from Tuscaloosa, we will make a decision by 2:00 P.M. to cancel the event if it looks like the evening is too rainy to proceed. If we do have to cancel, we will post an update on social media.
If a light pop-up shower happens during or immediately before the event, we will pause to allow it to pass. Given the unpredictable nature of weather, we may have to make a last minute decision to cancel, if it is evident the weather will not allow for an outdoor performance.
Opera Shots is our annual series of casual pop-up concerts throughout the community, held in unexpected places and designed to break down the stereotypes of opera. Opera Shots concerts feature members of the Opera Birmingham Chorus and surprise guest artists presenting an open-mic-style concert of the greatest hits of opera and musical theatre. In the age of COVID-19, Opera Birmingham is adapting and ready to continue bringing innovative entertainment opportunities to our community. Join us in the Opera Birmingham parking lot for the kick off of our 2020-21 season as Opera Shots goes mobile.
Admission is free. Bring your own refreshments. Lawn chairs and coolers are welcome. For the health of our patrons, staff and performers, masks are required at the event, and social distancing will be in effect.
This September 13th Opera Shots will be a “soft launch” for our mobile Opera Shots series and will feature guest artists from the University of Alabama Opera Theatre, Grace Hall Richardson, soprano; Laura Pritchard, mezzo-soprano; and Evan Fleming, baritone. Selections will include “Seguidilla” from Carmen, “Ballad of Queen Mab” from Romeo et Juliette, “Barcarolle” from Les Contes d’Hoffmann, “Come Home to Me” (solo with guitar), “Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man of Mine” from Showboat, “La ci darem la Mano” from Don Giovanni, and “Je suis Titania” from Mignon.
For future Opera Shots this season, we’ll be taking it to the streets! Opera Shots will continue monthly throughout the fall, as we pop up at unexpected locations all across the Birmingham Metro area. Stay tuned for dates and locations.
Opera Shots is sponsored by EcoLogical Insulation of Birmingham, LLC, Medical Properties Trust, Inc., and VIVA Health, Inc., with additional support from Red Mountain Theatre Company.
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