KEARNEY – University Theatre at Kearney is presenting “The World Goes ’Round,” a stunning revue of the songbook from the Tony Award-winning team of John Kander and Fred Ebb. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Miriam Drake Theatre. Filled with humor, romance, drama and nonstop melody, “The World Goes ’Round” is a thrilling celebration of life and the fighting spirit that … [Read more...] about UNK musical revue ‘The World Goes ’Round’ opens Wednesday at Miriam Drake Theatre
Anne Foradori
PHOTO GALLERY: Loper Opera performs ‘American Voices’
UNK's Loper Opera performed "American Voices," a pastiche of American opera, Saturday and Sunday at the Fine Arts Recital Hall. Musical excerpts were a compilation of newer and older works from American composers Aaron Copland, Ricky Ian Gordon, Jake Heggie, Jennifer Higdon and Kurt Weill. "The excerpts on this program reflect the diverse stories of Americans in urban and rural settings from the Civil War to contemporary times,” said Director Anne Foradori, a professor … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Loper Opera performs ‘American Voices’
Loper Opera presenting ‘American Voices’ Saturday and Sunday
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney will showcase American opera during a pair of weekend performances. Loper Opera’s “American Voices” is a pastiche of both older and newer works from composers Kurt Weill, Aaron Copland, Ricky Ian Gordon, Jake Heggie and Jennifer Higdon. The scenes are produced in concert staging with large projections to evoke time, settings and sentiment. “There is a rich legacy of opera written by American composers that stretches … [Read more...] about Loper Opera presenting ‘American Voices’ Saturday and Sunday
Loper Opera presenting Kurt Weill revue through online broadcast
KEARNEY – The latest Loper Opera production is a little different than the rest. It was filmed in front of a green screen, allowing UNK students to continue performing while adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols. The 75-minute show, “I’m a Stranger Here Myself: Kurt Weill in America,” features 17 songs, including six jazz arrangements created specifically for this production. It’s a revue of music written by Weill after he immigrated to the U.S. in 1935. A free … [Read more...] about Loper Opera presenting Kurt Weill revue through online broadcast
UNK Opera Workshop presenting ‘The Old Maid and the Thief’
When: 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 Livestream: unk.edu/music/performance Radio: KLPR, 91.1 FM KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney Opera Workshop is stepping back in time for its upcoming performance of “The Old Maid and the Thief.” Originally written as a radio opera in 1939, the UNK production will be performed in that manner, with an announcer, sound effects artist and original commercials written by a UNK student adding to the experience. “How do you make an … [Read more...] about UNK Opera Workshop presenting ‘The Old Maid and the Thief’
