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By Dominique Paul Noth - Feb 18th, 2021 06:20 pm //end headline wrapper ?> SistaStrings This is not quite a review and not a traditional advance to something the Milwaukee Opera Theatre is attempting this week, more an alert to the community about an online hybrid that is not traditional musical theater or even an occasion easily described as theater. It is the second “Zoiree” artistic director Jill Anna Ponasik is promoting (Urban Milwaukee reviewed the first) as a brief online hybrid, an alternate theater piece for paying customers ($22) that only exists...

Milwaukee Opera Theatre is presenting what they call a Zoiree By FOX6 News Digital Team Published  The Milwaukee Opera Theatre is hoping to change that -- hosting some Zoom Soirees.  Connecting through music isn't easy during a pandemic. The Milwaukee Opera Theatre is hoping to change that -- hosting some Zoom Soirees.  Milwaukee Opera Theatre is presenting what they call a Zoiree (Zoom performance + Soiree), clever, right?  Their upcoming Zoiree (Feb 19-21, Feb 26-28) is the 2nd part of their Distance Commissions (2 brand new music theater pieces inspired by the idea of distance, des...

We are Milwaukee’s micro-brewery for opera, producing small batches of high quality local lyric theatre. We tell stories through music…unconventionally. What is a Zoom Zoirèe? We’re so glad you asked! It’s a word we just made up for a soirèe (a gathering typically held in a private home) that occurs over Zoom, allowing theater fans to consume a story while remaining safe during a global pandemic. What are The Distance Commissions? The Distance Commissions are two brand new music-theatre pieces inspired by the idea of distance, designed to be composed, produced and performed remotely...