Sunday, June 25, 2023, 2:30 pm
First United Methodist Church
195 Huntsville Rd., Eureka Springs. AR 72632
Two delightful ladies who were roommates at Opera in the Ozarks and are vocal instructors for
young OIO artists, join forces to present a stunning recital filled with great music and humor.
Catherine Cook has sung on the stages of the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opdra, Santa Fe
Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Los Angeles Opera, San Francisco Symphony, and Opera Philadelphia
among others. She is a distinguished professor of voice at San Francisco conservatory..
Lorraine Ernest has sung the Queen of the Night at New York City Opera, Metropolitan Opera Com-
pany, Pittsburgh Opera, Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera and the Denver Symphony
Orchestra, Volksoper of Vienna and many others. She is a professor of voice at the University of Ok-
lahoma.
Vocal coach, pianist, and conductor Joel Ayau has been on the music staffs of North Carolina Opera,
Portland, Opera Omaha, Wolf Trap, the Castleton Festival, and Aspen Opera Theatre and Vo-
calARTS. He is currently senior vocal coach at New England Conservatory and Opera in the Ozarks.
Can’t make the time of the event? Buy a ticket and we will send you a streaming link after the event. The
streamed version will be available for 14 days from the date of the concert.
Tickets $20 Available on our website, opera.org and by telephone 479-253-8595
