Opera Workshop Program awarded Community Project Grant from Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council

Shoreline’s Opera Workshop Program has been awarded a Community Project Grant from the Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council for its upcoming Opera Workshop 2018.

The Grant funded the commission of a new opera by Seattle composer Bruce Monroe. Mr. Monroe is a well-known conductor and composer, with credentials at the Fifth Avenue Theater, Village Theater, Seattle Children’s Theater, New York Public Theater, and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

The composer’s opera, Command Performance, will receive its world premiere as part of the performances for Opera Workshop 2018. Show dates are February 23, 24, and 25, 2018. Tickets can be purchased at Brown Paper Tickets.

Read more about Command Performance, the Opera Workshop, and how students have risen to the challenge of putting up a completely new piece.