So these four sopranos die and go to heaven … No, this isn’t the start of some bad joke. It is the plot of the 2014 UTM Lyric Opera Theatre production Too Many Sopranos.
This is the opera that pokes fun at opera and many of its stereotypes. When these four sopranos get to heaven, Saint Peter tells them that there is only room for one of them in the heavenly choir. This means that they must audition.
The only other option is to travel “down below” and retrieve some male singers who didn’t quite make it to heaven. If the women perform a selfless act, the men will be allowed into heaven and everyone will be allowed to sing in the choir.
Will the ladies do it? Will the men be allowed into heaven? Will Saint Peter go crazy dealing with these four divas? For these answers and more, you must come and find out. Sung in English, this hilarious opera promises to be a fun production.
This one-of-a-kind opera is presented at 7:30 p.m. both nights, Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29, in the Harriet Fulton Performing Arts Theatre of the Fine Arts Building.
Admission is $5 for adults and children under 12 are admitted free. Tickets are sold at the door only; the ticket booth opens one hour before each performance.
For more information, please contact the UTM Department of Music at (731) 881-7402.
