AWE-pera Chorus Concert
Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 6:30 pm
Norman Adult Wellness and Education Center
602 N Findlay Ave Norman, OK 73071
$15 General Admission Tickets
$10 AWE Member Tickets
$8 Student Tickets
($2 fee added for sales at the door)
Join Cimarron Opera for the AWE-pera Chorus Concert!
This special evening of music celebrates our partnership with the Adult Wellness & Education Center and features the AWE-pera Chorus performing beloved opera choruses from Wagner’s Lohengrin, Verdi’s Nabucco, Gilbert & Sullivan’s HSM Pinafore, and much more. They’ll be joined on stage by Cimarron Opera’s Emerging Artists for an inspiring evening of music, community, and collaboration sure to inspire!
Parking
Free parking is available at the Adult Center for Education building.
The AWE-pera Chorus
The AWE-pera Chorus is a new partnership between Cimarron Opera and the Adult Wellness & Education Center, bringing together singers ages 50 and older to explore and perform some of opera’s most beloved chorus numbers. Meeting weekly at the AWE, the chorus learns directly from Cimarron Opera’s Music Director Kevin W. Smith and discovers the joy and community that singing together can bring.
The November 20th concert marks the chorus’s debut performance, celebrating weeks of laughter, learning, and music-making. We invite you to share in this performance and consider joining us when the AWE-pera Chorus returns this spring. The AWE-pera Chorus is free and open to all adults 50 and older—no experience required, just a love of music and a willingness to join in the fun! Come sing with us and be part of something truly uplifting!
This program is supported by Allied Arts, Norman Arts Council, Oklahoma Arts Council, First Presbyterian Church, and St. John’s Episcopal Church. This project was made possible by Oklahoma Arts Sector ARPA Grants, an investment made by leaders of the State of Oklahoma, led by the Oklahoma Arts Council in partnership with Allied Arts OKC and Arts Alliance Tulsa.
Cimarron Opera’s 50th Anniversary
2025 marks Cimarron Opera's 50th Anniversary!
Cimarron Opera’s mission is to provide aspiring performing artists and creative technicians a forum for their talents and opportunities to gain valuable training and stage experience, while providing cultural enrichment and education to various audiences across the state and beyond.
Cimarron Opera’s history began in the spring of 1975 when Thomas Carey and Carol Brice Carey founded the Church Circuit Opera Company, which was renamed Cimarron Circuit Opera Company in 1981. Thomas Carey and Carol Brice Carey were renowned international performers and professors of music at the University of Oklahoma who sought opportunities for aspiring artists to sing on stage. They also hoped to bring superior operative productions to Oklahoma. The artistic spirit of the Cimarron Circuit Opera Company’s founders continue to provide inspiration to succeeding artists and directors.