Singing in the Sea again with Microscopic Opera

My marathon of “singing-in-a-different-opera-every-month” continues this September with Microscopic Opera‘s “Riders 2 The Sea/ LizBeth“.   I’m part of the ensemble for Riders, a beautiful opera by Ralph Vaughn Williams with a fabulous cast under the direction of former Renaissance City Choir artistic director Andres Cladera. Having sung in a performance of Williams’ aquatically similar A Sea Symphony before with the ELPC Festival Choir, I was very excited to be cast in Riders.  The second half of the evening features “Lizbeth“, by Thomas Albert, the operatic tale of Lizzie Borden, who”took and axe, gave her mother forty whacks”.  Funny how this time of the year I always end up in a show involving fake blood and sharp pointy objects (ie Zombie Opera).  Microscopic Opera show dates are Sept 14-16, 20-22 at the Pittsburgh Opera building in the Strip District. Tickets are available online now, $10 cheaper than at the door, and opening night is almost sold out so get yours soon! (facebook event page)