Midtown Opera Festival at Various Locations

Opera Memphis presents the 7th annual MIDTOWN OPERA FESTIVAL.

Premiere Event: The Falling and the Rising @ Playhouse on the Square. April 6, 12, & 13 at 7:30 p.m. This world premiere opera chronicles the imagined journey of a soldier suspended inside a coma after a roadside attack. $33-$60. Free for military families. Call 257-3100 for tickets.

Festival Fringe Events: 

• Opera Goes to Broadway: Brunch & your favorite Opera Memphis singers performing your favorite Broadway hits
• Military Cabaret: featuring members of the Military Chorus of The Falling and the Rising
• Mozart's The Magic Flute: featured community partner event produced by University of Memphis Opera Department | Tickets
• Opera Takes Flight: High Expectations Aerial Arts
• Cartoons & Cereal: A Bugs Bunny introduction to opera!
• Q&A with the Creators: following performances of The Falling and the Rising with creators Jerre Dye, Zach Redler, and/or Sgt. Ben Hilgert
• Lounge Performances: musical performances by your favorite Opera Memphis singers
• B&G Improv: 30-minute improv show with artists Jillian Barron and Laurel George
• Pretty Little Room: libretto workshop of Jerre Dye's newest full-length opera (PG-13)
• Beethoven and the Beatles: Memphis Symphony Orchestra featuring tenor Telly Leung | Tickets
• Dinners: before each performance of The Falling and the Rising in the Festival Lounge | Tickets

Tickets start at $10 - some events are free. Reservations required for ticketed events. Visit http://www.operamemphis.org/mof19 to learn more or call box office at 257-3100 for tickets.