San Jose State’s Opera and Theater program hosted “A Spooktacular Soirée,” consisting of performances filled with soul-consuming characters, on Friday.
“A Spooktacular Soirée” also featured choreographed skits from popular movies and iconic opera performances including “The Addams Family,” and “The Magic Flute.”
Physics junior Boe Eickelberg, returned to theater for the second year in a row to watch his friend perform on stage.
“The flowing of opera and chest vocalization is always very interesting to see because I could never do that,” Eickelberg said.
As a music lover and prior choir performer, Eickelberg said the opera is something that has his “heart in its hand.”
Physics sophomore Samantha Quan came with Eickelberg to see their mutual friend perform.
“I came because I am looking forward to see her [their friend] perform, she's a really great performer,” Quan said.
While everyone was waiting for the show to begin, all the action was happening behind the scenes.
Vocalist performance senior Alex Delgado said she had been preparing for her big debut on stage in front of a full theater.
“I've been a part of this show three times now and it's a lot of fun and it's [a] really great experience to learn and perform,” Degaldo said.
Scenes from the 1911 musical adaptation of the novel “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett and featured the lively song “Libiamo.”
Music freshman Zoe Doukakis attended the show with her sister Lexi Doukakis to support their friends who were performing.
While the Doukakis sisters were there to support their friends they could not wait to see their favorite scene from “Little House of Horrors.”
“We are very excited to see the dentist from the Little House of Horrors,” Doukakis said. “This is a wonderful program. Not only are they beautiful performers but they are really awesome people to talk to and the community and relationships you build with one another.”
