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Schedule of Events

Wednesday, November 12

  • 9:30 a.m. - Special performance for area high school students+
  • 11:45 a.m. - Lunch break
  • 12:20 p.m. - Workshops with the cast & Education Outreach Team

Thursday, November 13

  • 3 p.m. - Composer/Librettist Forum I (Weiss & Dunn), Wakefield Recital Hall*
  • 4 p.m. - Composer/Librettist Forum II (Frey & Kushner), Wakefield Recital Hall*
  • 7:30 p.m. - Performance I, 7:30 PM, Sara M. Snell Music Theater#
  • 9:45 p.m. - Opening Night Gala Reception, Performing Arts Center Grand Lobby (open to anyone attending the Thursday performance)

Friday, November 14

  • 9:00 a.m. - Composer/Librettist Forum III (Hennessy & Campbell), Wakefield Recital Hall*
  • 10:30 a.m. - Panel Discussion, The Role of New Works in Higher Education: Nurturing relevance and creativity in young adults at the cross-roads of popular culture*#, Hosmer Hall
    • Laura Lee Everett, Director of Artistic Services, OPERA America
    • Lawrence Edelson, Artistic Director, American Lyric Theatre and Opera Saratoga
    • Melissa Wegner, (?03) Associate Director, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
    • J. Copeland Woodruff, Director of Opera Studies, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
    • Darren Keith Woods, Artistic Director, Fort Worth Opera and Seagle Music Colony
    • Dr. Carleen Graham, moderator
  • 1 p.m. - Masterclass: The 10 Commandments of Auditioning, Darren Keith Woods, Artistic Director, Fort Worth Opera and Seagle Music Colony, Hosmer Hall *
  • 7:30 p.m. - Performance II, 7:30 PM, Sara M. Snell Music Theater

Saturday, November 15

  • 7:30 p.m. - Performance III, Sara M. Snell Music Theater

* Event is free and open to the public
# This event will be live-streamed
+ Reservations only by contacting Matthew Morris, Education Outreach Coordinator, CPS, morrisml@potsdam.edu

Tickets for the evening performances are available through Community Performance Series and will go on sale starting October 1.

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