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April 19th, 2024

• We just completed our 2024 Spring Premiere, our children’s opera! This year was Davies’ Pinocchio. Quincy Public Elementary Schools and Canton R-V Elementary School were part of the grand tour and Luther Memorial Church was a gracious host for our public performance. We had over 60 people in attendance for the public performance. View media here. Be sure to view the Facebook comments for children’s drawings of Pinocchio and the Lady in Blue!
  

March 30th, 2024

• In preparation for our 2024 Summer Premiere: La Traviata, we have hired Penelope Shumate (soprano) as Violetta, Ganson Salmon (tenor) as Alfredo, Steven Soebbing (baritone) as Giorgio, and Lisa Blake (mezzo soprano) as Flora and as Annina. Amy Stollberg will be our marvelous Chorus Master and Hedy Rothfuss will be our talented pianist! Additional comprimarios are being recruited, along with additional stage staff.
  

December 17th, 2023

• Our Winter Premiere was Handel’s Messiah. This oratorio was performed at the beautiful Luther Memorial Church at 12th and Jersey in Quincy. Following the sing-along, a free soup supper was held in the church basement. We had over 80 singers in attendance and raised $477 in donations for the opera!
  

December 14th, 2023

• Muddy River Opera is proud to accept HK Giltner and Julie Regner onto our board of directors!
  

August 14th, 2023

• Muddy River Opera is proud to accept Dr. David Galant, DMA onto our board of directors! Dr. David Michael Galant is currently the Director of Orchestra at the Eastern Kentucky University School of Music. His duties include conducting the Eastern Kentucky University Symphony Orchestra, Musical Theatre Pit Orchestra, Opera Orchestra, and teaching both undergraduate and graduate conducting.
• The Quincy Breakfast Kiwanis awarded a grant for $1000 to help us fund our 2024 Children’s Opera: Pinocchio!
• The Community Foundation awarded a grant for $4000 to help us fund our 2024 Children’s Opera: Pinocchio!

May 2nd, 2023

• We’ve completed our 2023 Children’s Opera: Little Red Has a Most Unusual Day! It was fantastic to see so many faces at our public performance, as well as touring at Baldwin, Isles, and Lincoln-Douglas schools!
  

February 23rd, 2023

• Muddy River Opera is proud to accept Rachel Hansen, JD onto our board of directors! Hansen is an attorney and teaches business and criminal law courses to undergraduate and graduate-level students at Quincy University, John Wood Community College, University of Louisville and Oklahoma State University. She volunteers in the Quincy Public Schools and is trustee of the Quincy Public Schools Foundation.