STONINGTON — Suzanne Nance will be singing at the Burnt Cove Community Center Saturday evening and she can hardly wait.
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MPBN Music Director Suzanne Nance, a soprano who has performed with opera companies around the world, and distinguished pianist Maureen Zoltek will perform the inaugural concert Saturday, June 2, at the Burnt Cove Community Center in Stonington. For more information, visit www.operahousearts.org.
Cynthia Farr-Weinfeld
STONINGTON — Suzanne Nance will be singing at the Burnt Cove Community Center Saturday evening and she can hardly wait.
“I’m thrilled about it,” the elegant soprano voice of classical music on Maine Public Radio said last week. “It’s the perfect venue to go, spread our wings and make music.”
Accompanied by pianist Maureen Zoltek, Nance will present the inaugural performance at the newly renovated 1870 church that will serve as a secondary performance and rehearsal space for the nonprofit Opera House Arts (OHA) organization .
Her program, which includes songs by more than a dozen classical and contemporary composers — Mozart, Erik Satie Gabriel Faure, George Gershwin and Stephen Sondheim among them — will give “a 20th century Parisian flavor to the entire show,” Nance said. “The first half is all about love and life and really enjoying it.”
The concert is part of the community arts organization’s yearlong centennial celebration of the Stonington Opera House, and Nance is delighted to be a part of it.
“The programming they have put together continues to astound me,” Nance said. “They’re not afraid to give an artist exposure and let them express themselves.”
Saturday’s concert will be Nance’s first for the Opera House, but not her first visit to it. In the audience for an event last summer, she was impressed not only by the performance but, despite “doing it on a shoestring,” also by OHA’s educational and outreach efforts in the community.
“I think that’s astounding,” Nance said.
Although the economy has made arts organizations “incredibly cautious,” about doing new things, Nance said, the arts are still “thriving” in the state.
“I’m very encouraged about the arts in Maine,” she said, especially by the “energy and passion and commitment” of OHA and other community arts organizations.
“The Stonington Opera House is a treasure to the state of Maine,” Nance said. “It’s their dedication that inspires me.”
FYI
What: “Suzanne Sings! Songs About Life, Love and Other Good Stuff”
When: 7 p.m. Saturday, June 2
Where: 17 Airport Road (off Route 15A), Stonington
How much: $20 per person
Contact: www.operahousearts.org
Stephen Rappaport, Waterfront Editor of The Ellsworth American, has lived in Maine for more than 20 years. A lifelong sailor, he spends as much time as possible messing about in boats.
Website: ellsworthamerican.com