PRESS & REVIEWS
PORTopera, Maine’s top opera company for nearly a quarter century. THE FORECASTER
FORECASTER by: Scott Andrews July 18, 2016 ‘Carmen’ She’s ba-a-a-a-ck. That’s the word from PORTopera, which will be be returning for its 22nd season next week with two performances of George Bizet’s “Carmen.” Who is Carmen? She is a beautiful and passionate Gypsy woman, a fiery and flirtacious temptress who Read more
PORTOPERA OFFERS MAJOR NEW PRODUCTION OF “CARMEN”
JULY 15, 2016 “Carmen” Merrill Auditorium July 27 and 29 by Christopher Hyde PORTopera’s 2016 production of George Bizet’s “Carmen” promises to be a landmark in the company’s long history in Maine. It was first performed 22 years ago at the State Theater, 11 years ago at Merrill Auditorium, and Read more
Dona D. Vaughn elected to Board of the National Opera America Center
Dona D. Vaughn | Artistic Director, PORTopera, and Artistic Director of Opera Programs, Manhattan School of Music (Portland, New York) Dona D. Vaughn is the artistic director of PORTopera, a summer festival in Portland, Maine, and also serves as artistic director of opera programs at Manhattan School of Music. From 1998 to Read more
PORTLAND APPLAUSE
“Portland Applause” is an ongoing collaboration among several well-known arts organizations in Southern Maine including the Portland Chamber Music Festival, PORTopera, Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, Choral Art Society, and Portland Ballet. The organization produces two program book issues per year (Summer and Fall/Winter/Spring) featuring event information for all of these organizations.
PORTOPERA APPOINTS CAROLINE KOELKER MANAGING DIRECTOR
PORTopera appoints Caroline Koelker managing director PORTopera recently announced the appointment of Caroline Koelker as managing director. In this role she is responsible for managing all aspects of the opera company’s productions, outreach and fundraising. Click here for more information on Caroline in a recent press release »
ONE NIGHT OF TOSCA WAS NOT ENOUGH
By Allan Kozinn, Portland Press Herald, July 30, 2015 Photo by PORTopera's Tosca© Gabe Souza, Staff Photographer For anyone inclined to fret beforehand about an opera production’s possibilities, PORTopera’s “Tosca” offered plenty to worry about. There was the casting, for starters. James Morris, long a Metropolitan Opera mainstay, would be singing the Read more
CONVERSATION WITH STEPHEN LORD ON OPERA AMERICA
Conductor Stephen Lord was chosen by Opera News as one of the "25 Most Powerful Names in U.S. Opera." He was recently named the artistic director of opera studies at New England Conservatory, overseeing all aspects of the opera training program and conducting one mainstage production a year. Lord also Read more
NEW TO OPERA
NEW TO OPERA?FAQs Visit this link for information about Merrill Auditorium including accessibility, directions & parking, seating charts, and other FAQs. If you have any questions about opera that we can answer, please call us at (207) Read more
PLANNING YOUR VISIT
PLANNING YOUR VISIT We look forward to seeing you at the Opera! Here is some information that will guide you to us and enhance your visit to our lovely city, Portland, Maine. Read more