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 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...
by Friends of Opera | Feb 18, 2025 | News
It’s understandable to hear the title Urinetown and have a few questions. Will the Spring Musical this year be reduced to two hours of potty humor? What kinds of educational experiences will the faculty in the Glenn Korff School of Music and Johnny Carson School of...
by Friends of Opera | Feb 18, 2025 | News
The Friends of Opera Scholarship has been an integral part of our organization’s mission for many years. The 2024-25 school year, however, is the first year in which this scholarship will be renewable for four consecutive academic years, allowing the recipient to be...
