Tenor Stephen Costello Brings a Night of Opera to the Music Pier Sunday

The Ocean City Pops presents Night at the Opera! Sunday on the Music Pier. Not the Marx Brothers movie but a stage production starring the return of tenor, Stephen Costello.

Along with AVA Soprano, Vanessa Vazquez, Costello will perform selections from “La Boheme,” “The Marriage of Figaro” and “Faust,” among other numbers.

The Associated Press referred to Costello as a “brilliant voice...brims with youthful vigor and passion.” He came to national attention in 2007 when he debuted at the Met’s season-opening night. In 2009, he won the Richard Tucker Award. He went on to play a number of the world’s most important opera houses and music festivals, including London’s Royal Opera House, the Salzburg Festival and the Vienna State Opera.

If You Go:
A Night at the Opera! plays Sunday at the Ocean City Music Pier at Moorlyn Terrace and the Boardwalk. Show time is 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and $15 and are available at the door or at www.ocnj.us/boxoffice. For more information, call (609) 525-9248.

Photos courtesy of Ocean City Pops and www.stephencostellotenor.com