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A MEMORABLE “MARRIAGE”
COMMENTARY, MUSIC CRITICISM, PREVIEWS, REVIEWS Opera Maine “Marriage of Figaro” Merrill Auditorium July 25, 2018 by Christopher Hyde If you don’t have tickets already, buy whatever is available for Opera Maine’s new production of “The Marriage of Figaro.” Read more
USM Voice studies area represented in Opera Maine’s thrilling Marriage of Figaro
POSTED JULY 27, 2018 Opera Maine's production of Marriage of Figaro, which received rave reviews, featured several cast members with ties to the University of Southern Maine's School of Music. The character of Antonio (the Count's Read more
Opera News reviews LA TRAVIATA
La Traviata PORTLAND, ME Opera Maine 7/28/17 Maria Natale and Mackenzie Whitney, Violetta and Alfredo for Opera Maine © Martha Mickles JUST BEFORE ITS twenty-third season began, PORTopera changed its name to the more clearly defined Read more
Opera review: ‘American Dream’ addresses racism during World War II
Opera Maine presents a single, high-profile production every summer at Merrill Auditorium, but it also runs a studio artists program for young singers that is equally important and stages a chamber opera in the weeks Read more
Maine Arts Commission: Producers/Presenters Forum
Maine Performing Arts Forum 2017 Maine producers and presenters convened on September 18 at Frontier Cafe in Brunswick for the Maine Performing Arts Forum. The event was hosted by the Maine Arts Commission to facilitate Read more
Featured on “207”
Featured on WCSH6 show "207" PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Opera Maine has been the sole opera company in the state for 23 years. Wednesday will be opening night for it's newest showing of La Traviata. The Read more
Opera review: ‘La Traviata’ finishes strong
A pair of warring impulses seem to drive Opera Maine, the freshly renamed company formerly known as PORTopera (and before that, Portland Opera Repertory Theater). Members of the company’s administration will tell you that they would Read more
Two performers’ paths meet again in Opera Maine’s ‘La Traviata’
Maria Natale was born to sing. She’s known it since she was a child, and starring as the fallen woman in the Opera Maine production of “La Traviata” fulfills a professional goal. It’s her dream Read more
A CAPTIVATING “LA TRAVIATA”
“La Traviata” Merrill Auditorium July 26, 2017 by Christopher Hyde “Enchanting” is not a word one reads often in music reviews, but it applies to the Opera Maine production of Verdi’s “La Traviata,” which opened Read more
Society Notebook: Opera Maine gala celebrates new production, new name
'A Night at the Opera' fundraiser was held in support of the upcoming performance of 'La Traviata.' Shoni and Nik Caner-Medley of Portland and Monaco. Click here for a collection of photos.In Portland, people still Read more