Opera Maine Unveils 2026 Slate

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Opera Maine has announced its 2026 season. The season opens with “Bound,” composed by Huang Ruo with a libretto by Bao-Long Chu at Portland Stage. The performances feature Opera Maine’s Studio Artist Program, with Lance Inouye conducting and Studio Artist Program Director Richard Gammon directing. Performance Dates: June 26 & 28, 2026 Opera Maine’s mainstage production, Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette,” {…}

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Opera Maine to Present ‘Roméo et Juliette’ in 2026

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Opera Maine is set to present Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” next summer. The opera will get performances at the Merrill Auditorium on July 23 and 26, 2026 in a production directed by Opera Maine Artistic Director Dona D. Vaughn and conducted by Israel Gursky. The cast has yet to be announced. “This is the perfect gift for the opera lover {…}

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Opera Maine to Showcase Sondheim Classic

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Opera Maine is set to present “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” this July. The work will star Michael Mayes in the title role alongside Mela Dailey as Mrs. Lovett. Joining them are David Pittsinger as Judge Turpin, Megan Marino as Lucy Barker, and Michael Adams as Anthony. Mary Feminear will be Joanna. Other cast members include Nicholas {…}

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Opera Maine to Present ‘Rappanhannock County’

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Opera Maine’s 2024 Studio Artist Program is set to present Ricky Ian Gordon and Mark Campbell’s “Rappanhannock County” on June 28 and 30, 2024. The work is inspired by letters, diaries, personal accounts, and events between 1861-65 and the impact of the Civil War on the titular community in Virginia. The work features five singers in 30 roles. It will {…}

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Opera Maine to Present Verdi’s ‘Aida’

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Opera Maine is set to present Verdi’s “Aida” this July at the Merrill Auditorium. The production, which opens on Thursday, July 25 and has an additional performance on Sunday, July 28, will be conducted by Israel Gursky. Dona D. Vaugh directs the production which stars Courtney Johnson, Taylor Comstock, Hyona Kim, Brian Major, Daniel Sumegi, Matthew Anchel, and Alaysha Fox. {…}

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Opera Maine to Present ‘Rocking Horse Winner’

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Opera Maine will open its 29th season with “Rocking Horse Winner” by Gareth Williams and Anna Chatterton. Led by Richard Gammon and Jackson McKinnon, the esteemed singers of the celebrated Studio Artist Program will perform at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center on July 5 and 7, 2023. “Rocking Horse Winner” delves into the complex relationship between an emotionally distant mother {…}

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Opera Maine to Stage ‘La Cenerentola’

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In part of its opera for all series, Opera Maine will present Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.” Israel Gursky will lead Hongni Wu, who will play the title role beside Jack Swanson as the prince, as well as Patrick Carfizzi, Robert Mellon, Katherine Henly, Rachel Barg, and William Guanbo Su. They are joined by the Opera Maine Orchestra and Chorus and directed by {…}

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Opera Maine to Present ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’

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Opera Maine is set to present Philip Glass’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” on June 29 and July 1, 2022. The cast includes Marcel Sokalski as William, Joseph Tancredi as Roderick Usher, Gabrielle Clutter as Madeline Usher, Miguel Pedroza as Servant, and Joseph Sacchi as Physician. The opera will be conducted by Jackson McKinnon and directed by Richard {…}

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Mark Delavan, Felicia Moore Headline Opera Maine’s ‘The Flying Dutchman’

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Opera Maine is set to present Wagner’s “The Flying Dutchman” starting on July 27, 2022. The opera, which will be the centerpiece of the company’s new season, will be presented at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Main and will be conducted by Israel Gursky. Dona D. Vaughn will direct the opera which will be headlined by Mark Delavan, Felicia Moore, {…}

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Opera Maine Unveils 2026 Slate

Opera Maine to Present ‘Roméo et Juliette’ in 2026

Opera Maine to Showcase Sondheim Classic

Opera Maine to Present ‘Rappanhannock County’

Opera Maine to Present Verdi’s ‘Aida’

Opera Maine to Present ‘Rocking Horse Winner’

Opera Maine to Stage ‘La Cenerentola’

Opera Maine to Present ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’

Mark Delavan, Felicia Moore Headline Opera Maine’s ‘The Flying Dutchman’