In selecting the pieces for our productions, the Senior Staff and Board of Operators make special efforts to pick an opera calling for a wide array of voice ranges and levels of training . Our goal is to make opera accessible to everyone interested in participating. And we want to introduce opera to our audiences as something undergraduates can tackle , not a lofty art form restricted to the highly trained performer and enjoyed only by a highly trained audience. We perform in Dunster House and previous productions have typically played to sold out audiences. We are proud to believe that this represents at least preliminary success in our efforts to bring opera to the Harvard community.
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As of September 2000, there were over 350 undergraduate society members, in addition to the 100 some members who worked on last year's production. MP3 clips of the DHO 2000 production of Magic Flute are now available. The DHO Board has announced the Senior Staff for the 2001 production. Auditions for cast and orchestra will begin in fall 2000. Check out audition times and tentative rehearsal schedules.