When you think of the opera genre, you would usually picture a one-man or woman show that goes on for hours. That’s not the case with the two operas, “Maid Turned Mistress” and “Dido and Aeneas.”...

Students at UW-Whitewater had their pirate hats and eyepatches on for this swashbuckling adventure of show! Pirates of Penzance was a show in our own Barnett Theatre from Feb. 15-19. Going into the show,...

The thought of performing classical music - especially opera - is frightening to most. The range of notes, tempo, and language barriers present in different works can lead to a sense of disconnect. What...

With the excitement and anticipation of UW-Whitewater’s first opera production “The Harpies” since the pandemic, Royal Purple decided to sit down with cast member Sarah Keller who plays one of the...

The UW-Whitewater Department of Music sang for scholarships in "A Night at the Opera” Tuesday, Mar. 2.  The department featured both voice and piano faculty performing opera works from their...

Feb. 18,2015 By Jake Prinsen   Combined music, theatre and song are set to unfold on the stage of Barnett Theatre as UW-Whitewater students come together to perform the opera “The Tender...