Opera Santa Barbara announces an Opera Lip Sync Competition! There will be a $1,000 cash first prize for the winner.

Thursday, June 7 at 7:30 pm at SOhO Music Club.

Following are the competition rules:

• Each contestant will be allowed one 4-minute (or less) aria or duet.
• Judging will be based on Lip Sync Quality, Costuming, Performance Skills and Originality.
• Each piece must be performed in its original language, i.e., English will only be allowed in operas that were originally written in English.
• Contestants cannot perform to an aria or duet of their own voice/recording.
• There will be 3 judges, and the audience will be allowed one vote, for a total of 4 votes.

There is a $25 registration fee for each contestant and the competition will be limited to a maximum of 15 contestants.

There will be a $10 fee at the door to attend the competition.

If you are interested in becoming a contestant, please contact Opera Santa Barbara by calling 805.898.3890 with your contact and payment information. You will need to identify your performance piece by June 1, 2012.

Thanks to Karen Pelland for the wonderful interview with Layna Chianakas, who will star in Opera Santa Barbara’s Orpheus and Eurydice”  this weekend.

[Tickets start at just $25: to purchase, call the Lobero box office. 805-963-0761.]

Click to be taken to kdb.com and hear the interview!

Opera Santa Barbara videographer Daniel Anderson interviews Robin Wilson, one of the dancers from our current production of Orpheus & Eurydice. The production features extensive dance segments choreographed by Yannis Adoniou, and includes dancers from the State Street Ballet, Santa Barbara Dance Theatre and Bodytraffic. To watch the video on our Youtube channel, CLICK HERE.

Opera Santa Barbara visited the Santa Barbara Farmer’s Market and asked people “What is Opera?” You can hear their responses by clicking HERE.

Opera Santa Barbara will offer two final noontime concerts in April featuring members of our 2012 Studio Artists Program. Don’t miss these opera-stars-of-tomorrow performing popular arias and ensembles. These one-hour concerts are offered free to the general public.

Wednesday, April 11, at the Granada Theatre (McCune Founders Room)
1214 State Street, SB CA 93101

Wednesday, April 18, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library

(Dates subject to change, please call 898.3890 to confirm)