Classical Conversations

Street Scene at BGSU

Kevin Bylsma and Nicholas Wuehrmann

This weekend, Bowling Green State University's Opera Theatre and Department of Theatre and Film are staging Kurt Weill's opera Street Scene. Director Nicholas Wuehrmann and pianist/vocal director Kevin Bylsma join us for a preview, with members of the cast performing in the WGTE studios: soprano Kate Pomrenke, tenor Mark Tenorio, and baritone Ben Ganger.

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