8 O’Clock Buzz host Jonathan Zarov interviews Kathryn Smith, General Director of Madison Opera.
Portion of Press Release from Madison Opera.
Madison, Wis. – Madison Opera’s Opera in the Park celebrates its fifteenth year on Saturday, July 23 at 8pm in Garner Park on Madison’s West Side. The annual free concert of opera and Broadway favorites closes the company’s fantastical 2015/16 season and provides an enticing preview of the 2016/17 season.
A Madison summer tradition that attracts over 15,000 people every year, Opera in the Park brings the best of opera and Broadway to the community, creating an enchanting evening of music under the stars. Opera in the Park 2016 stars soprano Emily Birsan, soprano Angela Brown, tenor Scott Quinn, and baritone Sidney Outlaw. They are joined by the Madison Opera Chorus and Madison Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gary Thor Wedow. The evening is hosted by Madison Opera’s General Director Kathryn Smith and WKOW TV’s 27 News Wake-Up Wisconsin anchor Brandon Taylor.
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