Trine show features scenes from operas, musicals

ANGOLA — Trine University’s Musical Theatre and Opera Ensemble Scenes Program will present selections from several popular musicals and operas at 3 p.m. April 10 in the T. Furth Center for the Performing Arts, 500 W. Maumee St., Angola.

The program is free and open to the public.

The presentation will feature semi-staged selections from favorite shows like “The Sound of Music,” “Into the Woods,” “Spamalot,” “Candide,” “La Traviata,” “Lakme” and “The Tales of Hoffman.”

Ensemble members are:

• August Buehrer, a junior music major from Angola;
• Elyse Buehrer, a senior music major from Angola;
• Alexandria Burke, a freshman criminal justice and psychology major from Granger;
• Joshua Marty, a senior chemical engineering major from Clyde, Ohio;
• Megan Miller, a sophomore professional writing and English studies major from Angola; and
• Joseph Robinson, a senior chemical engineering major from Cincinnati, Ohio.

Each student will be featured in the program. The ensemble is directed by Ashlee Bickley and accompanied by Laura Dallman — both are adjunct music instructors at Trine.