Comic Opera Guild

Due to a cast member receiving a positive test for COvid 19 on Friday, performances of The Bride Elect Friday, Saturday and Sunday were reluctantly cancelled. A recording of The Bride Elect will be available once the cast can reassemble safely. Please go to comicoperaguild.org to learn about availabilty. WE apologize to our fans for this sad development.

John Philip Sousa’s THE BRIDE ELECT was premiered 123 years ago in Detroit, and made quite a splash. Here’s some of what the Detroit Free press had to say:

“Probably no American composer occupies the place in the hearts of the people held by Sousa....”

"Ah Papagallo, You are in a Scrape," thrills along the nerves and accelerates the blood…”

“The “Snow Baby” …is touching and plaintive, melodiously beautiful and exquisitely phrased.”

“The most stimulating incident of the performance, however, was the march "Unchain the Dogs of War"

Discover for yourself what the critic was talking about, in COMIC OPERA GUILD'S upcoming revival.

The Comic Opera Guild presents
John Philip Sousa's
THE BRIDE ELECT
performed in concert style

Thurs. Oct. 28, 8 pm
Friday, Oct. 29, 8 pm
Saturday, Oct. 30, 8 pm
Sunday, Oct. 31, 2 pm
RIVERSIDE ARTS CENTER
76 N. Huron, Ypsilanti, MI
Tickets available online at a2tix.com, and at the door
Information at comicoperaguild.org and 734-973-3264
General Admission
Adults $18
Seniors $15
Students $10

Seating will employ social distancing.
Attendance will follow county and state best practices current at the time of performances, including masking.

MEET THE WITCH
In the opera
HANSEL AND GRETEL
Riverside Arts Center Theater
Friday, Feb. 14 & Saturday, Feb. 15, 8 pm
and Sunday, Feb. 16, 2 pm

LOTS OF GOOD SEATS LEFT! Buy at the door or
online: https://a2tix.com/organizations/the-comic-opera-guild

THE WITCH —Leslie Naeve has performed with several organizations throughout metro Detroit including Main Street Opera Theatre, Opera MODO, and Metro Opera Workshop of Detroit, has been the alto soloist for Early Music Festival of Detroit.

Want to sing in a historic revival? Then you'll want to audition for:

Comic Opera Guild's Musicals in Concert Series
John Philip Sousa's THE BRIDE ELECT
PERFORMING MAY 30 & 31 IN CONCERT FORMAT
RIVERSIDE ARTS CENTER, YPSILANTI

Go to comicopera guild.org to find out how to get involved in this great singing group.

Want to find some instant joy? Well, then, take yourself down to the Ann Arbor District Library Friday at 7 pm for an evening of laughs! The COG FOLLIES is comedy featuring great vocalists in songs by such artists as Eric Idle, Tom Lehrer, Arthur Sullivan and Irving Berlin. And, best of all, it's FREE!