OPERA...FROM A SISTAH'S POINT OF VIEW: GENERATION NEXT
Welcome, and thank you for joining us! Sit back and relax. This ain't your grandmother's opera. We are here to have FUN, explore, and, hopefully, add a new musical color to your palette.
Monday, September 25, 2023
Schrott Center for the Arts - Butler University
Angela Brown, soprano
Kelleen Strutz, piano
Vesemir Johnson, soprano
Luke Barath, tenor
David Silvano, tenor
Dich, theure Halle from Tannhauser - Richard Wagner
Angela Brown
Libiamo ne’lieti calici (Brindisi) from La Traviata - Giacomo Puccini
Angela Brown, Vesemir Johnson, Luke Barath, David Silvano
En fermant les yeux from Manon - Jules Massenet
Luke Barath
Vissi d'arte from Tosca - Giacomo Puccini
Angela Brown
Saper vorreste from Un Ballo in Maschera - Giuseppe Verdi
Vesemir Johnson
Che gelida manina from La Boheme - Giacomo Puccini
David Silvano
My Boy from Charlie Parker’s Yardbird - Daniel Schnyder
Angela Brown
Grenada - Agustin Lara
David Silvano
Were You There - arr. Moses Hogan
Luke Barath
Give Me Jesus - arr. Moses Hogan
Vesemir Johnson
Cerise’s Story from When the Caged Bird Sings - Nkeiru Okoye
Angela Brown
The Color Purple from The Color Purple - Bray/ Russell/ Willis
Company
Tonight's performance is made possible by a grant from Glick Philanthropies.
Special Thanks:
Glick Philanthropies
Jordan College of the Arts, Butler University
Schrott Center for the Arts, Butler University
Indianapolis Opera
Morning Brown:
Morning Brown is committed to the development of multicultural role models and audiences in the performing arts and is a 501(c)(3) organization. We invite you to learn more and support our work by exploring our website (you're on it now). Take a few moments while waiting for the show to begin to look around. 🙂
ABOUT MORNING BROWN, INC.
Morning Brown, Inc., is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including introducing and exposing economically and ethnically diverse and multigenerational audiences to opera and classical music through live and recorded performances in the context of a wide array of musical genres. Morning Brown, Inc., is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Morning Brown, Inc. strives to provide communication, digital resources, and programs accessible to everyone. Communication is available by voice, text, email, and video conference. Digital resources in the form of our program companion curriculum and our website are available for download and are designed for multi-abled learners and users. Our performance partners (schools, performing arts organizations, and community centers) are selected based on their ability to provide a safe, accessible experience for all participants and attendees.
Morning Brown, Inc., is grateful for the support of Indy Arts Council and the City of Indianapolis and the National Endowment for the Arts that make programming and new works possible, furthering our mission.
For questions or more information, please contact Janet Jarriel, program administrator: phone/text: (404) 663-4135 or email: janet@morningbrown.org.
