Opera Delaware Aims To Appeal To EVERYONE
Opera Delaware Aims To Appeal To EVERYONE What do Pretty Woman, Competitive Poker, Schools and Opera Delaware all have in common? Opera Delaware is making big moves in an effort…
Opera Delaware Aims To Appeal To EVERYONE
What do Pretty Woman, Competitive Poker, Schools and Opera Delaware all have in common?
Opera Delaware is making big moves in an effort to bring in diverse audiences.
Their goal? To convince EVERYONE that Opera is for them.
When you think of the opera you most likely think what your neighbor is thinking. "Isn't it in another language? Will I understand any of it? Don't I have to dress up? I don't think I can afford it."
Well, Opera Delaware is here to bust all those beliefs.
Kerriann Otano visited the WJBR studios today to have a little fun with Deanna and Justin In The Morning.
You can hear their fun segment on jingles below:
Opera Delaware Aims To Appeal To EVERYONE
LISTEN- Kerriann Otano from Opera Delaware sings WJBR jingle THEN is interviewed by Deanna and Justin.
Opera Delaware has two big focuses going on right now.
They are offering free pop-ups in schools. If you are interested in a fun, interactive way to get your students excited about the arts, have Opera Delaware show up!
They are taking the opera to local schools in their big red truck, with bubbles and tshirt launchers!
In addition to the exciting work they are doing with kids, they offer fun for the adults as well.
La Traviata, the story based on Moulin Rouge and Pretty Woman is set to open at Opera Delaware at the end of March.
But that's not all. Prior to curtain, they will host a poker tournament in their lobby with cocktails and appetizers.
So when you start to think that opera may not be for you, stop right there.
Opera Delaware Aims To Appeal To EVERYONE! And they're prepared to prove it.
They even have SUPER titles on a screen! Like sub titles...but BIGGER.
Check out their site for more info and tickets.
Baritone and Artist-in-Residence Eric McKeever working with students at a Pop-Up Opera performance at Kingswood
Metropolitan Opera Star Lindsay Ohse, pictured as the title character in OperaDelaware's Semiramide, returns to Wilmington to star in La traviata on March 31 & April 2
Delaware’s Aubrey Plaza Got Parks And Rec Role by ‘Acting Weird’
Delaware's Aubrey Plaza Got Parks And Rec Role by 'Acting Weird'!
WJBR is proud to be Delaware and proud of our own Aubrey Plaza!
If you did not know, Aubrey was born here in Wilmington in 1984 and is a Ursuline Academy graduate.
Most recently Aubrey has received rave reviews on her role as Harper on the HBO hit 'The White Lotus", but her first widespread claim to fame was her break through role as April on NBC's 'Parks and Recreation'.
Aubrey recently opened up about auditioning for producer Mike Schur for her 'Parks And Recreation' role and how she landed the gig. In an interview with The New Yorker spoke about her audition that she did not think was an audition...
Aubrey continued,
When the New Yorker asked her about being the "most famous person from Delaware" she responded...
Keep on "acting weird" Aubrey, and keep on making us Delaware Proud!
London Film Festival
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Attending the 2022 Newport Beach Film Festival
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At the 2022 Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street
(Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 28: Aubrey Plaza attends the 2022 Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 28, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)
Plaza attends the 16th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History
(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CNN)NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 11: Aubrey Plaza attends the 16th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History on December 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CNN)
Onstage during the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
L-R) Ke Huy Quan accepts the Best Supporting Actor award for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" from Aubrey Plaza onstage during the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 15: (L-R) Ke Huy Quan accepts the Best Supporting Actor award for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" from Aubrey Plaza onstage during the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association)
At The Beverly Hilton
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The 75th Directors Guild of America Awards
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Onstage during the 75th Directors Guild of America Awards at The Beverly Hilto
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 18: Aubrey Plaza speaks onstage during the 75th Directors Guild of America Awards at The Beverly Hilton on February 18, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
