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FEO's Spotlight Showcase April 24
Free event at Sproull Atrium at the Miller Center on Gibbs St. Mark Daniels, Wilson Southerland and vocalists from Eastman School of Music will perform. RSVP to feo1995@gmail.com
Meet-Ups at Tinseltown (7)
Free coffee and refreshments ahead of Met Live in HD productions held in the party room at Tinseltown. No RSVP necessary!
May 6 Opera Screening at the Jcc: La Cenerentola
Join us for an opera screening with the delightfully charismatic mezzo Cecilia Bartoli, in a role positively made for her amazing coloratura. Registration required.
May 9: Lotte Lenya 2026 Finals at Kilbourn Hall
1:00 – 4:00 pm – The 2026 Lenya Competition Finals.Ten finalists each show how they can “do it all” with a unique four-song program of opera and musical theater selections.
7:30 pm – Audience Choice Award Showdown!
The finalists perform a collection of show-stoppers and crowd-pleasers, with the audience in the hall determining the winner of the $3,000 “Audience Choice Award.”
~ 8:45 pm – Awards Presentation
See who takes home the top prize of $25,000!
FREE: Seating is first come, first serve.
ROS Presents the 2026 Emerging Artist Finals
Join us for the Emerging Artist Competition “Joseph Eduardo” Finals, a production of the Rochester Oratorio Society. Enjoy thrilling performances from rising stars live and in person at Hochstein Performance Hall in Rochester, NY. Then, feel the anticipation as our esteemed judges announce the first-prize winner during this one-of-a-kind evening of opera arias.
Enjoy a pre-concert chat with celebrity guest judge Jonathan Beyer at 6:30 PM.
$25 standard and $45 premium seating.
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