Millikin University
Opera Theatre
Millikin's Opera Theatre Program, directed by Terry Stone, showcases a unique training program for undergraduate singers and currently produces three operas per year, in association with the Department of Theatre and Dance. The academic Opera Workshop program contains Acting, Movement and Production elements, with a required progression from Freshman year through Upper Class sections, with every enrolled student performing regularly as part of class and/or Opera Theatre productions.
Aimed toward a young audience, the annual Fall Opera is in conjunction with the full Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra, and is staged in Kirkland Theatre. The Spring MainStage Opera is a full-length production in the newly restored Albert Taylor Theatre. The third Opera is usually a baroque or contemporary one-act piece, produced in Kaeuper Hall in the late Spring. Recent and current productions include:
The Marriage of Figaro (07), The Coronation of Poppea (06), The Magic Flute (06), HMS Pinafore (08), Dido and Aeneas (04), Trouble in Tahiti (05), Tartuffe (03), Bastien und Bastienne (04), Little Red Riding Hood (07), Hansel and Gretel (05) and Bach’s Coffee Cantata (07).
For more detailed information please contact:
Terry Stone
Director, Millikin Opera Theatre
Other Opera Faculty:
Ann Borders: Opera Workshop, Stage Director
Cynthia Oeck-Solomon: Opera Workshop
Matthew Leese: Opera Workshop, Stage/Musical Director
Dr. Tim Schmidt: Opera Workshop, Musical Director
Dr. Daniel Carberg: Musical Director
Ted Hesse: Musical Director