Description
Wilmington Concert Opera presents an entertaining outdoor evening of opera and sea chanteys performed on the tall ship Kalmar Nyckel with reserved dockside seating for $25 on Saturday, June 26, 7:00pm. Proceeds support the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, which is hosting the event at the Copeland Maritime Center, 1124 East 7th Street, Wilmington, DE. Rain date is Sunday, June 27 at 7:00pm. For everyone’s health, masks and social distancing required.
Imagine an evening under the stars with a special selection of songs themed around legendary pirates and mermaids with the beautiful Kalmar Nyckel as the backdrop. The program runs 50 minutes and features the following selections:
- “Homeward Bound” (traditional sea chantey) – Michael A. Lienhard
- “Senta’s Ballad” from “Der Fliegende Holländer” by Richard Wagner – Ashley Becker
- “I am a Pirate King” from “The Pirates of Penzance” by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan – John Miles
- “Sea Fever” by John Ireland – Michael A. Lienhard
- “Woman” from “The Pirate Queen” by Claude-Michel Schönberg – Christa Schimitsch
- “Mermaid’s Aria” from “Oberon” by Carl Maria von Weber – Marisa Robinson
- “Amsterdam” by Jacques Brel – Michael A. Lienhard
- “Song to the Moon” from “Rusalka” by Antonín Dvořák – Kirsten C. Kunkle
- “Hook’s Waltz” from “Peter Pan” by Jule Styne – Kevin Patrick
- “Drunken Sailor” (traditional sea chantey) – Michael A. Lienhard and Cast (Singalong)