VAGABOND OPERA:
Based in the Pacific Northwest, yet encompassing the world, Vagabond Opera delivers passionate offerings of Bohemian cabaret. Paris hot Jazz, gut bucket swing, Tangos, Ukrainian folk-punk ballads, Klezmer and vigorous originals meet a world of riverboat gambling queens, Turkish belly dancers, and the enigmatic Marlene Dietrich.
Weaving elements of Kurt Weil, Duke Ellington and Edith Piaf with absurdist flair, theatrics and an old world mood, Vagabond Opera presents the new wave of opera--lusty voices singing in 11 languages and presenting a cabaret of rich musical phrasing, sparkling lyrics and indomitable stage presence, all played with exuberance, skill and a gritty Vagabond edge. This is Opera liberated and reinvented for everyone.
The band's lineup features operatic tenor and soprano vocals, accordion, tenor and alto saxophones, cello, stand-up bass, drums, and, when the mood is right, a burlesque hoola-hooping fire performer.
Vagabond Opera was created in 2002 by European-trained opera singer and composer Eric Stern. Then disillusioned with the classical opera world, Stern created a new context for opera: Performance on a more intimate scale incorporating not only opera but elements of Weimar Cabaret, Arabic and Balkan forms, and the original music that springs from the ensemble's fertile creative work.
This is not your granny's opera, but a visceral artistic ensemble that features powerful instrumental and vocal performances coupled with a highly eclectic and theatrical experience.
ADDITIONAL BIOS:
Vagabond Opera, Bio 11/09/07
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VAGABOND OPERA'S WEBSITE:
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LINKS & STUFF:
Kennedy Center Performance Video website
AREAS OF REPRESENTATION:
Worldwide
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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE (next 3):
05/17/2008 - Portland, OR
05/23/2008 - San Francisco, CA
05/29/2008 - San Diego, CA
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PRESS:
Washington Post, Life is a Cabaret 01/10/08
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Washington Post-DC Express, Eastern Blocheads 01/10/08
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DC Examiner, Old World, New Sound 01/12/08
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Jewish Daily Forward, The Restless Opera Company 10/20/06
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The Oregonian, Bohemian Rhapsody 01/15/03
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Willamette Week, Vagrant Valentine; Vagabond Opera or How to Make Love in Eight Languages 02/12/03
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PHOTOS & MEDIA:
 AUDIO - Otchi Chornyia credit: from CD "Vagabond Opera"
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AUDIO - Ich Hob Dikh Tsu Ful Lib credit: from CD "Vagabond Opera"
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 PHOTO Vagabond Opera credit: by Brian McLernon
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PHOTO 2 Vagabond Opera credit: Brian McLernon
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PHOTO 3 Vagabond Opera credit: Brian McLernon
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TECH RIDER:
Vagabond Opera Tech Rider
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Vagabond Opera Stage Plot
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