Heartland Opera Theatre

Looking for something to do AND support our local arts scene? MOSO Theatre is livestreaming their musical "Nevermore- the Imaginary Life and Extraordinary Death of Edgar Allen Poe." Just a couple more nights to catch this show!... http://moso-minute.mssu.edu//music-theater-departments-pa/

Check out our NEW website for our Season 22 Announcement. (Link in bio) Things may look a little different right now, but HOT is excited to bring opera to your schools and your front yards! #opera #heartlandoperatheatre #heartlandopera

Check out our NEW website for our Season 22 Announcement! Things may look a little different right now, but HOT is excited to bring opera to your schools and your front yards! www.heartlandoperatheatre.com

OPERA America is such an important resource for us. Thank you to the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation for covering the cost of our dues this year!

Today is the final episode of our summer series with the lovely Stephanie Feigenbaum singing "Cruda Sorte" from "L'Italiana in Algeri." Mezzo Soprano, Stephanie received her BM and MM from Northwetsern University and has sung with opera companies all over the country. She sang with Heartland Opera this past Spring in "Suor Angelica." www.stephaniefeigenbaum.com

This weeks' video is from Baritone, Frank Convit, singing "A quoi bon l'economie" from "Manon." Frank is based in New Orleans, received his MM from Loyola University and has performed many roles and solos with operas and orchestras; including "Gianni Schicchi" with Heartland Opera. www.frankconvitbaritone.com

This weeks' video is from Tenor Neal Long singing, "New York Lights" from "A View from the Bridge." Neal Long recently sang the role of Gherardo in HOT's production of Gianni Schicchi. He is based in the greater Kansas City area and enjoys an active career as a singer, pianist, educator, and new music champion.

This weeks' vdieo comes from Mary Keck singing "Signore ascolta" from "Turandot." Mary received her Master of Music from the University of Oklahoma. She has sung with Cimarron opera, in the ensemble with Tulsa Opera and with Heartland this last spring. She also has a small voice over business and is an adjunct music professor.

This week's video comes from Rachel Abbate. Rachel performs "Back to Before" from the musical Ragtime. She is from New Orleans, LA and earned her MM in vocal performance from Rice University in Houston, TX. She has sung numerous operatic and musical theatre roles. With Heartland Opera Theatre, she sang the role of La Maestra delle Novizie in our recent production of Suor Angelica by Puccini. www.rachelabbatemezzo.com

This weeks video comes from Christian Bester, singing Hurstwood's Aria from "Sister Carrie". Christian has sung many roles and with orchestras all over the world including in Australia and Europe. He has sung with Heartland in our productions of "La Boheme" and "Gianni Schicchi."

This week we have our own Kendra Switzer singing "The Black Swan." Soprano, Kendra Switzer received her masters degree in Vocal Music Performance at Pittsburg State University & has performed with Heartland Opera many times in productions such as "Amahl & the Night Visitors", "La Bohème", and "Suor Angelica". She currently teaches at Missouri Southern State University & maintains a private voice studio in Joplin.

Our first video features the lovely Sarah Kuhlmann singing "Song to the Moon" by Antonin Dvorak. Sarah (Soprano) is currently working on her Masters at Oklahoma CIty University. She has perfomed many roles including- Magda in "La Rondine", Pamina in "The Magic Flute", and last year perfomed Musetta in "La Boheme" with Heartland Opera.

A wonderful tribute in the Joplin Globe by Marta Churchwell on our outgoing Executive Director, Michael Gregory. https://www.joplinglobe.com//article_3063c011-47e7-5e8f-8e