Chorus Information
Sonoma City Opera
Antoinette J. Kuhry, Artistic Director
Information last updated: 2008-06-01
Status:
Current
Basic Information
| Description: | This is a semi-professional organization, open to the general public. |
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| Web Address: | http://www.sonomacityopera.org/ |
| Year Estab: | 1984 |
| Mission: | To produce opera in English for the general public and student audiences and to make opera accessible to an ever greater number of people. Sonoma City Opera will present only American opera through the Millennium. |
| Emphasis: | Opera performances in English. |
| Size: | Varies depending on opera. |
| Concerts/Year: | 3-Feb |
| Auditions: | Yes. We audition principals and chorus, and also just call on people whose voices we know. Those auditioning usually are required to sing two songs, including one in English. Principals usually are required to do some line reading. |
| Dress: | We give fully-staged performances with costumes. |
| Rehearsals: | Weekends and evenings, , , , |
Categories
| Type of Music: | Opera |
Type of Chorus: | Opera/Theater |
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| Rehearse City: | Sonoma | ||
| Region: | Sonoma/Mendocino County | ||
| Audition Req'd: | Y | ||
Chorus Contact Information
| Mailing Address: | 484 East Napa St, Sonoma, 95476 |
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| Phone: | (707) 939-8288 |
| Fax: | (707) 935-7051 |
| Email: | info@sonomacityopera.org |
Other Information
| Discography: | The Dreamers. Audiocassette. |
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| Bibliography: | Too many to mention. |
| Comments: | The Dreamers in 1996 was a world premiere opera, commissioned and produced by SonomaCity Opera, to celebrate the 150th anniversary opf the Raising of the Bear Flag in Somoa. " |