Portland Opera’s 48th Season kicks off with BIG NIGHT Concert and Gala
Hundreds of people enjoyed the an outdoor concert on the Street in front of the Keller Auditorium. Later they watched the Opera performance on a big screen.
It was a yet another delightfully warm fall Saturday night which added to the ambiance.
Jason Bray, Joshua Buck, Jaqueline Davis and Silas Davis
Lindsey Lux, Keith Daly from School and Arts Together, Jacob Armstrong and Elizabeth Armstrong
Portland Opera’s Claudie Fisher with Special Guest, Sasha Roiz from NBC’s Grimm
Inside the concert was also a hit! This year George Manahan returned to conduct. Jonathan Boyd, Michael Todd Simpson, Jennifer Forni and the Portland Opera Studio Artists joined the Portland Opera Orchestra and Chorus on stage for an evening of opera arias, duets and choral pieces from Rossini, Verdi, Mozart and Wagner.
Portland Opera’s BIG NIGHT Concert.: André Chiang, Caitlin Mathes, Matthew Grills, George Manahan, Jennifer Forni, Jonathan Boyd, Michael Todd Simpson, Lindsay Ohse and Nicholas Nelson, with the Portland Opera Orchestra and Chorus.
