Pocket Opera

Pocket Opera presents professional performances of operatic works in intimate, intelligible productions at affordable prices. 

Donald Pippin's approach to opera is to tell the story in the clearest manner possible. He once said that there is "a whole category of operas where, if you don't know the story on the way to the theatre, you won't know it on the way home, either." With Pocket Opera presentations it is really possible to know the plot of the opera on the way home. Pippin brings the story to life via his nationally recognized English versions of opera libretti, in which he translates the spirit of the work rather than word by word, with complete fidelity to the composer's musical intentions. 

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Opera REVIEW
Pocket Opera Surprises and Delights of the Pocket <em>Orpheus</em>
April 14, 2013
Surprises and Delights of the Pocket Orpheus
BY Janos Gereben

The story of noble Orpheus and virtuous Eurydice, the classic originating with Virgil in 30 BC, is given a current treatment by Pocket Opera that will shock you — in a delightful way.

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Feature Article
April 13, 2010
Pippin of the Pocket
BY Janos Gereben

In the world of maestros with titanic egos, Pocket Opera’s Donald Pippin is a heartwarming exception. He is self-effacing, even humble. To a fault. Considering his accomplishments, all that modesty seems downright excessive.

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