OperAloha returns to the Kahilu stage, in a true celebration of the power and beauty of opera, where talent from diverse backgrounds harmonizes to create an unforgettable concert experience, WITH LOVE!

OperAloha brings you an extraordinary award-winning lineup including American soprano Maria Valdes, New Zealand soprano Aivale Cole, Korea bass-baritone Jongwon Han, American tenor Christopher Oglesby, and pianist and producer Ronny Michael Greenberg.

Along with opera favorites such as Puccini and Verdi, OperAloha will perform beloved Hawaiian standards and popular songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein Rodgers and Hart and Leonard Bernstein.

This world-renowned ensemble of operatic artists will delight you with their voices and performances of transcendent works of music.

The Program

Dein ist mein ganzes Herz………………………………Franz Lehar

Wayfaring Stranger (Banjo) ……………….Traditional Appalachian

Besame Mucho ……………………………....…Consuelo Velazquez

"Donde lieta" from La Boheme ………………….…Giacomo Puccini

"Votre Toast" from Carmen ……………………………...George Bizet

New Gosan Song (Korean) ………………………………Ilnam Jang

"O Patria Mia" from Aida ……………………………..Giuseppe Verdi

Songbird ……………………………………………Christine McVie

Rigoletto  artet ………………………………………Giuseppe Verdi

-INTERMISSION-

Taste ofHawai'i

Honolulu How Do You Do, Honolulu City Lights, Maui Girl,

Moloka'i Waltz, Hanalei Moon, He Aloha Waiau

Georgia on my Mind …………………..……..Carmichael & Gorrell

My Funny Valentine ................................................. Rodgers & Hart

Some Enchanted Evening .......................... Rodgers & Hammerstein

"A Boy Like That" from West Side Story ……….Leonard Bernstein

Mahalo to our Classical Music sponsors for the 2024/25 Season: Kate Bell & Tom Blackburn, Carl & Marilyn Bernhardt, Michael & Ruth Bernstone, Carol & Clive Davies, Fred Dosher & Carol Greenwell, Marsha & Tom Kerley, Bob & Nancy Male, Sara Nealy & Lars Borg, Owo's Farm & Gigi's Apiary, LLC, John C. Ryan, Niel Thomas & Hermine Baker, and Michael F. Thompson