Opera Shots

In the age of COVID-19, Opera Birmingham is adapting and ready to continue bringing innovative entertainment opportunities to our community. Join us in the parking lot of Opera Birmingham (3601 Sixth Avenue South) on Sunday, September 13 at 5:00 P.M. for the kick off of our 2020-21 season as Opera Shots goes mobile. Admission is free. Bring your own refreshments. Lawn chair and coolers are welcome. For the health of our patrons, staff and performers, masks are required at the event, and social distancing will be in effect.

Opera Shots is our annual series of casual pop-up concerts throughout the community, held in unexpected places and designed to break down the stereotypes of opera. Opera Shots concerts feature members of the Opera Birmingham Chorus and surprise guest artists presenting an open-mic-style concert of the greatest hits of opera and musical theatre.

The September 13^th Opera Shots will be a “soft launch” for our mobile Opera Shots series and will feature guest artists from the University of Alabama Opera Theatre, Grace Hall Richardson, soprano; Laura Pritchard, mezzo-soprano; and Evan Fleming, baritone. Selections will include “Seguidilla” from Carmen, “Ballad of Queen Mab” from Romeo et Juliette, “Barcarolle” from Les Contes d’Hoffmann, “Come Home to Me” (solo with guitar), “Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man of Mine” from Showboat, “La ci darem la Mano” from Don Giovanni, and “Je suis Titania” from Mignon.

For future Opera Shots this season, we’ll be taking it to the streets! Opera Shots will continue monthly throughout the fall, as we pop up at unexpected locations all across the Birmingham Metro area. Stay tuned for dates and locations.

Opera Shots is sponsored by EcoLogical Insulation of Birmingham, LLC, Medical Properties Trust, Inc., and VIVA Health, Inc., with additional support from Red Mountain Theatre Company. The 2020-21 Opera Birmingham season is sponsored by the Alabama State Council on the Arts, Daniel Foundation, and The Caring Foundation of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama.

In this time of uncertainty, your support means more than ever and will help ensure the arts are preserved for future generations. Donate at operabirmingham.org.