Applications are officially open for new board members, as well as Directors and Musical Directors for our spring opera, Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore. Email brownoperaproductions at gmail dot com to get an app! Stage Managers and Productions managers should contact us as well.

The Scenes Concert is officially set for November 7 and 8 at 8:00 p.m. in Grant Recital Hall. This year, there will be scenes taken from Offenbach's Monsieur Choufleuri... and Les Contes d'Hoffman, Massenet's Sapho, Bellini's Norma, Brecht and Weill's Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera), and more. The concert is free, with open seating; doors open at 7:30. Hope to see you there!

As usual, BOP has been hard at work! Last night, singers and board members performed at the Brown Corporation Dinner. There's more info and pictures over at the productions page. They even got Ruth up on stage - have a look!

Here's the latest on the BOP front:

We have formally chosen the opera for production next spring. The winner is... [cue drumroll] Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore! That's The Elixir of Love, for the non-Italophones. The opera is tons of fun, including (but not limited to) stories about three-toothed Senators, "love elixirs," and one of the most well-known tenor arias ever. Get excited for it! We'll keep you posted with more info as the semester progresses.

In the nearer future, the BOP Fall Scenes Concert will be in Grant on November 7, 8, and 9. Auditions will be held in the very near future. If you don't know how our process for the concert works, we start with a group of directors and scenes; then they hold auditions as a team. So, if you're interested in being in a scene, it's definitely not too late! Email us (brownopera productions AT gmail) or go directly to Doug Eacho (deacho AT mac DOT com) with your questions.

BOP also recently organized a trip to Brightview Commons, on Saturday, 9/27. Brightview is an independent and assisted living community for seniors in Wakefield, RI. The singers performed arias and art songs, and will hopefully be returning to Brightview later in the semester for another performance. Let us know if you're interested in singing or being an accompanist! Transportation will most likely be provided, so you won't have to worry about getting there and back. As always, the email is brownoperaproductions AT gmail DOT com.

...and that's "All The (new) News That's Fit To Print."