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Friday, April 6 & Saturday April 7, 2018 at 8pm; Sunday, April 8 at 2pm.

Museum of Human Achievement, turn at 916 Springdale (map below)

After another successful year, welcome back One Ounce Opera’s most popular event! Nominated for an Austin Critics Table Award!

Four short operas. One big showcase.

One Ounce Opera presents the 3rd Annual Fresh Squeezed Ounce of Opera in an intimate, accessible warehouse space in the heart of East Austin. Selected after a competitive national call, experience this year’s winning crop of new micro-operas, performed in English, and meet the hip composers who penned them. Intriguing characters, unexpected stories, varied styles and colors: taste the future of opera, one ounce at a time!

This year’s winning selections are:

  • DOOR – music by Rhiannon Randle, libretto by Daniel Solon
  • She’s Fabulous – music and libretto by Tony Solitro
  • Alex In Transition: Transition II: Alex and Amy – music and libretto by Anthony R. Green
  • A Game of Werewolf – music and libretto by Timothy Robert Ayres-Kerr

Directed by Daniel Solon. Produced by Julie Fiore. Assistant Director/Stage Manager is Alexandra Saulsbury. Collaborative Pianist is Graham Yates. Technical Director is Gus Sterneman.

Sung by One Ounce Opera Members Patricia Combs, Julie Fiore, Dalton Flake, Andy Fleming, Angela Irving, Jake Jacobsen, Robert LeBas, Charissa Memrick, Jenny Ohrstrom, Julie Silva, Julia Watkins-Davis, and Veronica Williams.

HUGE thanks to our presenting media sponsor, KMFA Classical 89.5!

HEADLINE SPONSORS are Andy Fleming and Donald R. Wertz.

Beverage sponsors: Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Whitestone Brewery and Live Oak Brewing, Co. 

This project is funded in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department. One Ounce Opera is a sponsored project of the Austin Creative Alliance. Opera ATX, powered by Austin Opera, will bring groundbreaking new works, emerging artists, exciting composers, and dynamic directors to Austin. By tapping into our city’s live music DNA, Opera ATX will continue to reflect the spirit of the city and the pioneering image it’s known for. Opera ATX will explore alternative venues and partnerships around town, including with One Ounce Opera.

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