Bird Songs of Opera

Bird Songs of Opera is an outdoor recital that reimagines iconic opera arias as the songs of Northwest birds. Stroll the trails of Leach Botanical Garden, keeping your ears open for strains of Puccini, Mozart and Bizet and your eyes peeled for flashes of glamorous plumage. Afternoon garden performances are followed by indoor ADA accessible performances at Buckley Center Auditorium at University of Portland. Tickets are $20 to $40 at renegadeopera.org/2023-birdsongs. Performances are 1 and 3 p.m. May 13 and 14 at Leach Botanical Garden, 6704 S.E. 122nd Ave., Portland, and at 7:30 p.m. May 13 and 14 at Buckley Center Auditorium, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland.

Bird Songs of Opera is designed as a moving, immersive experience. Afternoon performances at Leach Botanical Garden will involve standing and moving on unpaved trails for a total distance of up to .75 miles. Evening performances at University of Portland are seated and fully ADA accessible. For more information or access needs, email renegadeoperapdx@gmail.com.