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Main Menu Home MAKE A DONATION About Us Contact Us MHS eNewsletter Composers Conductors Instrumentalists Vocalists Featured Artists & Groups Reviews Donors Search Site for... Links Newsflash Fun Stuff Hot Topic! Bibliography Events Myrtle on the Web Guestbook Who's Online We have 25 guests online Syndicate Finding the truth is not enough. What we also have to find is justice.                                ~Rigoberta Menchu October 2009 Thursday, 01 October 2009 Page 3 of 6 MHS recently had the privilege of talking with Marvin Lynn, Ph.D., Founding Executive Director & President of the South Shore Opera Company in Chicago, IL, regarding the ensemble’s upcoming benefit concert entitled “Broadway Regards” on Friday, Oct. 23 at 7pm.   Here’s what we found out: Why Broadway and not Opera? In the original conception of the company, we thought that including musical theater as part of the repertoire would make us more accessible to folks who may be intimidated by opera.  We also thought it would provide opportunities for African American artists to more clearly illustrate their versatility as artists. Many African American operatic artists have to be able to sing in a variety of styles in order to keep working. This may not be as true for the Denyce Graves of the world but I think it is certainly true for many of the local artists with whom I have had the pleasure of working. They have be proficient in opera, but also musical theater, even gospel and sometimes pop and Rhythm and Blues in order to be able to work consistently. So, we felt that this show would illustrate that versatility while appealing to a broader range of people. One of the things I have discovered so far is that many, many folks in our community have heard Roberta Thomas and really enjoy  her singing. So, she for example, is a known entity. Will that translate into huge ticket sales? That remains to be seen. But it’s an experiment. Time will tell whether or not it proves successful or not. One of the things we noticed at our June 20th opera concert is that we did seem to reach a broad audience of folks from all walks of life: seniors, young children, teenagers, sophisticated opera-goers and folks who had little to no experience with opera. So we have already discovered that perhaps it was somewhat of a fallacy to think that opera would not draw in a diverse crowd. In our case, it certainly has. What is the selection process for performers? We have auditions 2 to 3 times a year. At least half of the performers featured on this upcoming show were selected through the audition process. We also select from the pool of established local performers whose work we enjoy. Quite often, these are local performers with national reputations. We don't find it necessary to audition these people because either I or someone else on the artistic team knows the person's work intimately.    For example, I saw Roberta Thomas perform in a national production of James Baldwin's "Amen Corner" several years ago in Boston. It was a thrilling experience. Other members of our artistic team have worked with her in various ways over the years. So when the artistic director recommended her as our lead artist for this show, I was quite enthusiastic. Even though there are established local artists like Roberta Thomas around, we absolutely understand the importance of doing "local" auditions as a way to discover more of the untapped talent that is in the Chicago area! We also want local artists to feel like the company is open to working with them even if they don't know someone on our team well. What are the goals of SSOCC? South Shore Opera Company of Chicago has three main goals: To make opera and musical theater more accessible to diverse Chicago audiences on the Southside and elsewhere; To enhance the lives of youth by offering music education and outreach programs; and To provide greater opportunities for diverse artists to perform in professional productions. We are now in the process of seeking grant support and corporate sponsorships so that we can begin to fully realize these goals. What is the theme of the next performance? When will it be? The theme of the next performance is "Broadway Regards". It is where we get the chance to give a nod to the legacy of Broadway and its impact on the careers of diverse operatic artists.  The concert takes place on Friday, October 23rd at 7pm. It is preceded by grand dinner reception hosted by the Parrot Cage Restaurant. The tickets are $65 and will support our efforts to produce two free operatic concerts in the late winter and early summer of 2010. Check out the EVENTS tab for performance details.   << Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next > End >>   Next > [ Back ]       © 2012 myrtlehart.org Joomla! is Free Software released under the GNU/GPL License.

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