Opera Shots

Join us in the parking lot of Opera Birmingham (3601 Sixth Avenue South) for a happy hour concert on Friday, September 25 from 5:30-6:30 P.M. as we continue our outdoor Opera Shots concert series. Admission is free. Bring your own refreshments. Lawn chairs 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.

Join us in the parking lot of Opera Birmingham (3601 Sixth Avenue South) for a happy hour concert on Friday, September 25 from 5:30-6:30 P.M. as we continue our outdoor Opera Shots concert series. Admission is free. Bring your own refreshments. Lawn chairs 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 25^th Opera Shots will feature guest artists, Savannah Bracewell, Grayson Johns, Christina Ledbetter, Anna Medley, Blake Mitchell, Joseph Robinson, Emily Scott, and Heather Thaxton, accompanied by Nick Robertson on piano.  Selections will include “On the Steps of the Palace” and “It Takes Two” from Into the Woods, “Lonely House” from Street Scene, “Caro Nome” from Rigoletto, “Johanna” and “Green Finch and Linnet Bird” from Sweeney Todd, “Anyone Can Whistle” from Anyone Can Whistle, “Not Getting Married Today” from Company, and “This is the Moment” from Jekyll and Hyde.

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.

For more information regarding Opera Birmingham and upcoming performances, visit OperaBirmingham.org or call 205-322-6737, and connect with Opera Birmingham on Facebook, Twitter @OperaBham, and Instagram @OperaBirmingham. Opera Birmingham, the only professional opera company in Northern and Central Alabama, has entertained audiences for over 60 years.