Thank you to everyone who came out last night to share in our first ever opera movie night showing the Meryl Streep film Florence Foster Jenkins. We certainly didn’t let the rain spoil our fun! And a big thank you to our guest speaker, Donald Collup, the world’s leading Florence Foster Jenkins expert and documentarian. Mr. Collup shared his insights on the tragedies and the triumphs of Madam Foster’s life and gave us a sneak peek of his latest documentary with a world premiere of silent film footage from the Madam’s estate that had never before been seen by the public. It even included footage of her doing what became her calling card: throwing flowers to the audience. She was certainly an inspiration to do what you love against all odds. And in her own words, they may say she couldn’t sing, but they can’t say she didn’t sing! #marylandopera #operaforeveryone #OperaForALL #FlorenceFosterJenkins #FlorenceFoster #operaforever (fb)

The first week of opera camp was a blast! Thank you to our guest artists Professor Gran Wilson, Dr. Carl DuPont, @facesbyntc and @joedelguuuste for fun and enlightening masterclasses in voice performance, wigs and stage combat! The campers are already hard at work writing and composing their opera. Catch them performing for Summer in the Squares July 31 in @mountvernonplace, on August 1 at @boordyvineyards and at their final performance on August 3 at @redeemerbaltimore! Visit www.Marylandopera.org for all event details or click the upcoming performances 🔗 in our bio and cheer on the future of opera! #marylandopera #marylandoperacamp #futureofopera (fb)