UC Santa Barbara Opera Theatre’s 2019 production of Franz Lehár's "The Mock Marriage" (1904) at the Lobero Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara. Pictured from left: Hailey Atwell as Selma/Baroness von Wilfort, Naomi Merer as Miss Phoebe, and Kelly Guerra as Juliane von Reckenburg. Photo by David Bazemore.
Course Numbers: MUS A 38P, 138P, 238P
Director: Dr. Isabel Bayrakdarian
Class Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 am-1 pm
Class Location: Karl Geiringer Hall
The award-winning UC Santa Barbara Opera Theatre program stages a production each year in the Winter quarter, alternating between a fully-staged opera with chamber orchestra and an Opera Scenes program. Over 70 productions have been staged at UC Santa Barbara, including major works by Mozart, Bizet, Donizetti, Orff, Britten, Strauss, Offenbach, Verdi, and Massenet. With the expert guidance of internationally renowned faculty members Dr. John Ballerino, Dr. Isabel Bayrakdarian, and Professor Benjamin Brecher, students of the program have won prestigious competitions and roles with major opera companies around the world, as well as faculty positions at some of the country’s leading universities.
Graduate voice majors are assigned the principal roles, while undergraduate voice majors and voice minors are assigned secondary roles and/or chorus parts.