The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
‘Opera in the Park’ set in Old Saybrook
OLD SAYBROOK » Salt Marsh Opera presents their annual event of well-known opera selections and musical theatre,” Opera in the Park,” on Friday, Sept. 1 at 6:30 p.m. on the Old Saybrook Town Green, adjacent to the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center at 300 Main St.
Bring your family and friends, blankets and chairs, and even relax with a picnic dinner.
Professional performers Sarah Nordin, mezzo-soprano and Tyler Putnam, bass will perform selections of glorious music under the stars.
Nordin has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, toured Japan, and the Geneva Light Opera Company.
Putnam has appeared with Opera Omaha, St. Petersburg Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and the Little Opera Theatre of New York.
This event is free; a $10 donation is suggested to cover expenses. The rain date is Sept. 2 at 6:30 p.m. For additional information go to www.saltmarshopera.org
According to the website, Based in Stonington, Salt Marsh Opera was formed in 2000 by 12 friends “who relished their annual opera party (think singing, food, wine and flying flowers). It was such fun they started their own company. Creating firstclass productions, and hiring professional singers and musicians were musthaves, but so was keeping the door open to their community; for that reason there’s always a place for local talent among cast and crew. Opera embraces many crafts—singing, playing, staging, set design, lighting, costuming, conducting and more. Through the group’s in-school programs, youngsters discover these many pathways to a creative life as well as spark their imaginations for classic artistic expression. Young adults bent on making their mark in theater ignite their dreams with hands-on mentorships. Like-minded organizations partner with us to infuse opera spirit well beyond our doors, while adults explore opportunities for learning, making new connections and paying their delight forward.”