Opera
Ensembles
- Introduction
- Chamber Ensembles
- Choirs
- Jazz Bands
- Opera
- Orchestra/String Ensemble
- Wind Ensemble/University Band
The University of Evansville boasts one of the few undergraduate opera theater programs in the nation. With at least two productions a year for the last four years, the UE Schmidt Opera Series is becoming an arts destination in our community.
The UE Schmidt Opera Series provides theatrical performing opportunities for music and non-music majors alike. All productions are fully staged with lights, costumes and sets. Fall Semester activities are focused on a performance of scenes or one-act pieces organized around a theme. Spring Semester features performance of a complete opera. Recent additions to our students' experience have been productions in foreign language, the addition of instrumental accompaniment, off-campus tours and children's productions, and presentations on the stage of the Victory Theatre in Evansville.
Productions in the Schmidt Opera Series include:
- 2012 - Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss
- 2011 - La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini
- 2010 - Cosi fan tutte by W.A. Mozart
- 2009 - Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck
- 2008 - Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini
- 2007 - Four American One Act Operas
- 2007 - The Marriage of Figaro by W.A. Mozart
- 2006 - Amahl and the Night Visitors by Gian Carlo Menotti
- 2006 - Tartuffe by Kirke Mechem
The Schmidt Opera Series is supported by a generous grant from the William E. Schmidt Foundation.