Evento

Operavised! with special guest accompanist, Laura Hall!!

At this private event, Operavised! will perform a long-form musical/opera with special-guest accompanist, Laura Hall (!!), followed by an operavised jam, where you'll have a chance to join in the fun!!

Operavised! are Katherine Ahern, Craig Caspian, Rebecca Castelli, Michael Fleming, and Liz Garfinkle. We are classically-trained singer-improvisers, performing long-form improvised operas in different styles (including classical, pop, rock, jazz), based on audience-suggestions, the whims of our accompanist, and each other's offers.

Laura Hall is best known as the improvisational pianist on the hit TV show, "Whose Line is it Anyway?" Laura has litterally written "The Improv Comedy Musician" book, along with improviser and author Bob Baker.

Why Operavised? "Opera" means different things to different people, but to us, it's musical-theater with the emphasis on the music. We avoid spoken dialog, instead using the traditional recitative/aria format, where the recit moves the story along and the catchy, melodic, arias highlight our characters' emotions. We learned this format by studying the classics: from Mozart to Puccini to Sondheim to Rent. We don't know which genre we'll sing until we're singing it, but once we start singing, we know we're at our best.

Following our full-length operavisation and a brief intermission, you'll have a chance to come on stage and participate in an operavised jam!

You can also see Laura Hall perform at Femprovisor Festival, Saturday night, and take her workshops!!