by Friends of Opera | May 29, 2025 | News
Kayla in the role of Marie Shabata in the 2012 UNL Opera production of O Pioneers! (with Joshua Zink as Emil Bergson) KAYLA WILKENS This May, Kayla Wilkens (MM 2014) enjoyed a concert run in Las Vegas sharing the stage with Josh Groban, singing the famous duet “All I...
by Friends of Opera | May 2, 2025 | News
As another school year comes quickly to a close, Give to Lincoln Day is once more around the corner! Now is as great a time as ever to support the UNL Opera program by making a donation to Friends of Opera! From May 1 through 25, any donation you make to our page via...
by Friends of Opera | Apr 8, 2025 | Events
Please join us for the Opera Scenes Soirée presented by the fabulous students at UNL. The Landing (3500 Faulkner Drive)Tuesday, May 6th6:30pm Reception7:00pm Scenes programThis is a free event. Space is Limited so RSVP is needed to reserve your seat. RSVP...
by Friends of Opera | Apr 4, 2025 | News
By Sharla Cerra I recently spoke with Tanner Engeseth and Ella Young, students at the UNL Glenn Korff School of Music. Tanner, who is in his first year of a Master’s program studying Voice Performance, is a baritone. Ella, a senior, is a mezzo. They serve as student...
by Friends of Opera | Mar 7, 2025 | News
by William Shomos, Director of UNL Opera In May of 2024 UNL alum Jared Hiscock, guest artists Brandon Bell and Philip Daniel, and I premiered a concert-piece, Song of Myself, at the Salt Creek Song Festival in Ashland, Nebraska. This February we gave it a second...
