Opera House Sessions | So You Don’t Like Opera…

The Mineral Point Opera House is pleased to present Opera House Sessions – a lecture series focused on gaining a better understanding of how music shapes our lives. Each lecture has been organized through Badger Talks, the speakers bureau for UW-Madison, which aims to spark conversations on important topics, engage residents on critical issues, and share the latest UW research. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students, plus taxes and fees. Seating is general admission. David Ronis is the Karen K. Bishop Director of Opera at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since coming to UW-Madison in 2014, seven of his productions have garnered national attention, winning awards from The American Prize and the National Opera Association. Before devoting himself full-time to teaching, for many years he was a performer, singing and acting in opera, concerts, musical theater, and television commercials. “Opera has the reputation for being elitist and stuffy, badly acted, and boring. It’s… View Source