CINCINNATI OPERA’S chorus presents

OPERA CHORUS CABARET

Monday, July 7, 2025
Music Hall | wilks studio
8:00 P.M.

From Ensemble to Spotlight — One Night Only!

You've heard their voices soar in our grand productions—now see them take center stage. Opera Chorus Cabaret features the powerhouse talents of the Cincinnati Opera Chorus in a one-night-only event filled with opera classics and Broadway favorites.

With dazzling solos, bold duets, and a playful duel between opera and musical theater, this unforgettable evening is accompanied by Cincinnati Opera music staff James Maverick, Michael Patterson, and Eunjin Bang, as well as Cincinnati Opera's chorus master Henri Venanzi—joined by bassoonist Coltan Foster.

Admission is free, but seating is limited. We kindly ask that you reserve only the number of seats you’ll use—up to four tickets per guest. Beverages will be available for purchase through intermission.

In order to save your spot, click “RSVP NOW” and use promo code CHORUSCABARET25 at checkout.  


Program

“Weia! Waga! Woge, du Welle!” (Rhinemaidens Trio) from Das Rheingold Richard Wagner

Nia Spaulding, Talia Zoll, Diamond Sparks
Coltan Foster, bassoon, Henri Venanzi, piano



“O Mimi, tu più non torni” from La Bohème Giacomo Puccini

Avery Bargassé, Kade Bennett
Michael Patterson, piano



“Durch die Wälder” from Der Freischütz Carl Maria von Weber

Mark Hockenberry
Henri Venanzi, piano



Mir ist so wunderbar” from Fidelio Ludwig van Beethoven

Natalie Almeter, Victoria Ellington, Alex Gushrowski, Gabriel Hernandez
James Maverick, piano



“Au fond du temple saint” from The Pearl Fishers Georges Bizet

Cameron Barrett Johnson, Andrew Hallam
Eunjin Bang, piano


“Presentation of the Rose” from Der Rosenkavalier Richard Strauss

Victoria Ellington, Diamond Sparks
James Maverick, piano


“Smugglers Quintet” from Carmen Georges Bizet

Natalie Almeter, Nia Spaulding, Emily Cotten, Alex Gushrowski, Mark Hockenberry
Michael Patterson, piano

- Intermission -

“Tradition” from Fiddler on the Roof Joseph Stein

Stephen Hanna, Full Chorus
Coltan Foster, bassoon, Eunjin Bang, piano


“Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better” from Annie Get Your Gun Irving Berlin

Talia Zoll, Mark Hockenberry
Michael Patterson, piano

Selections from Sweeney Todd Stephen Sondheim
“Joanna”
“Green Finch and Linnet Bird”
“Kiss Me”

Claire Lopatka, Will Tanski, Cameron Barrett Johnson, Stephen Hanna
Coltan Foster, bassoon, Henri Venanzi, piano


“Catch Our Act at the Met” from Two on the Aisle Jule Styne

Emily Cotten, Andrew Hallam,
James Maverick, piano

“Make Them Hear You” from Ragtime Stephen Flaherty

Avery Bargassé
Henri Venanzi, piano

“Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide Leonard Bernstein

Natalie Almeter, Alex Gushrowski, Talia Zoll, Cameron Barrett Johnson, Stephen Hanna, Full Chorus
James Maverick, piano

Evening Sponsors

Christine E. and Thomas L. Neyer, Sr. Family

Chris and Molly Milligan

Thomas Dreeze and Evans Mirageas