Join us at the Little Theater Cafe for a fun evening of opera!

From the Opera Guild of Rochester:

‘Eastman School of Music students joined us on April 24 to perform a selection of opera arias, along with musical theatre hits.

DMA Candidate S Joshua Sheppard, a baritone with roles in Kevin Puts's Elizabeth Cree, Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Bernstein's Candide, and Puccini's Tosca was accompanied by Eastman Assistant Professor of Opera, Wilson Southerland.

Soprano Kayla Stein also performed. A senior, she has performed in Eastman Opera Theater's Lear on the 2nd Floor, Le nozze di Figaro, Rusalka and other notable operas. You may have seen Kayla's wonderful performance at the 2023 FEO Voice Competition. For a special duet, Kayla was joined by Eastman junior, Jack Merson.

This free event was a great introduction for those who are newer to the opera genre, and to opera aficionados, a great reminder of why you love it so much. Thank you to those who came and brought friends to this intimate setting, where this rising local opera talent delivered thrills and chills!”