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FESTIVAL SEASON 2021
OUR INAUGURAL SESAON IS NOW CONCLUDED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT
BY GAETANO DONIZETTI
AT THE HISTORIC
La fille du régiment is the charming story of Marie, a young vivandière (or water girl) to the 21st French Regiment who saved her in wartime Europe and raised her as their own. When Marie meets a young local boy named Tonio, her many, many father figures get protective and all kinds of hilarity ensues!
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The opera will be presented semi-staged with English Supertitles.
CAST: KEELY FUTTERER, NICHOLAS HUFF, DORIAN MCCALL, AND KATHERINE DALIN.
DIRECTED BY GREG ELDRIDGE, CONDUCTED BY KSENIA LELETKINA.
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AUGUST 6TH AND 7TH ONLY!
AT 7PM
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
BY GREGORY BERG
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Birds of a Feather is a family-friendly children's opera based on the characters from Mozart's The Magic Flute with a message of accepting people for who they are. In this short, English language opera by beloved local artist and radio host, Greg Berg, the couple who sang a whole duet about having lots of kids struggles to actually parent when they and their kids have different ideas about what they should be getting up to... There will be Kona Ice, a book sale, and a LOT of fun for you and your family!
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CAST: OUR 2021 FESTIVAL FELLOWS
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JULY 23RD
AT 7PM
FREE AND UNTICKETED
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KOF AT
Join us at Rustic Road Brewery downtown this summer for a Kenosha-made cold one and an adult-swim program of music performed by our visiting artists and fellows! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you might need to pee more than usual... But that won't be a problem in Rustic Road's beautiful loft. We hope to see you there!
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CAST: TUTTI COMPANY
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JULY 28TH
AT 5PM
FOUR GREAT EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM!
Don't forget there's more to the Festival than the Mainstage! You won't want to miss out on all the summer fun of our Recital Series where you can hear the mainstage principals perform more repertoire, catch some opera in a brewery, and hear the up-and-coming talent in Wisconsin! Check out our titles just below!
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GUEST ARTIST SHOWCASE
KOF brings in world-class singers for roles in our mainstage opera, but you have a chance to hear them more than once, and before they premiere in La fille du regiment! Our artists present a program that shows them off just for audiences of KOF, so don't miss out on this one!
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FEATURING, THE GUEST ARTISTS
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JULY 31ST
AT 7PM
FREE AND UNTICKETED
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FELLOWSHIP SHOWCASE AT
The Festival is committed to fostering young, local talent — that's why we have a free program for Wisconsin-based college opera students! This recital showcases the wonderful singers selected as our Fellows this season. Come hear them in their very own spotlight performance!
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FEATURING THE KOF FELLOWS
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JULY 24TH
AT 7PM
FREE AND UNTICKETED
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FELLOWSHIP MASTERCLASS
Our Fellows sing in a masterclass led by our visiting guest artists. Come see us pull back the curtain on how opera singers achieve the athletic kind of performance they do and experience our guest artists and Fellows in a more intimate environment than you otherwise could!
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FEATURING THE KOF FELLOWS
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AUGUST 1ST
AT 4:30PM