Journey North Opera Company

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Journey North Opera Company is a Twin Cities-based arts organization dedicated to modernizing opera, merging art forms, and leading the way for gender parity in opera.

Our second annual OperaTease dinner show with Hold the Wheat was a hit! ✨Thank you to our fantastic cast, crew, audience...
09/18/2026

Our second annual OperaTease dinner show with Hold the Wheat was a hit! ✨

Thank you to our fantastic cast, crew, audience, volunteers, and the amazing folks at Hold The Wheat for a beautiful night full of food, music, and circus arts.

Follow Journey North Opera and Hold the Wheat to stay updated on future events and announcements!

Cast & Crew:
🎤 Sarah Penn
🎶 Brian Chan
🧑‍🩰 Kitson Sass
🎶 Annie Tillotson
🧑‍🩰 Jane Grey
🎶 Kaoru Shoji
🧑‍🩰 Mila Amaryllis
🎶 Joshua Diaz
🧑‍🩰 Amir Oddysea Kinara
💃🏻 VaVa Vashti
📸 James

Hold the Wheat Crew:
🍕 ✨jo✨
🍕 Sarah Hackett
🍕 Ed Snyder
🍕 Spencer Justiniano
🍕 The amazing kitchen crew

Produced by Colleen Meier

Our last Performer Spotlight for OperaTease: A Taste of Broadway: Colleen MeierMinnesota native Colleen Meier is the fou...
09/05/2026

Our last Performer Spotlight for OperaTease: A Taste of Broadway: Colleen Meier

Minnesota native Colleen Meier is the founder and Executive Director of Journey North Opera Company. Launched in 2014, JNOC is known for uplifting local artists, blending art forms, and advocating for gender equity in opera.

A dramatic soprano with a flair for the big repertoire, Colleen has made her mark singing Strauss, Verdi, Puccini, and Wagner across the metro.

Colleen holds a Bachelor of Music from Viterbo University and a Master of Music from Ball State University. She lives in St. Paul with her cats, Pogo and Jovie, who take their assistant duties very seriously.

Join us for a fun fusion of Broadway tunes, cirque and aerial acts, all while you enjoy a delicious gluten-free dinner from !
It’s Broadway… but with extra sprinkles.

Saturday, September 5
Dinner begins at 5:30pm
Performances start at 6:00pm

Tickets: https://operatease_holdthewheat.eventbrite.com

Join us for our NEW DATE this Saturday at Hold the Wheat in St. Louis Park!If you couldn’t come last weekend, you get an...
09/03/2026

Join us for our NEW DATE this Saturday at Hold the Wheat in St. Louis Park!

If you couldn’t come last weekend, you get another chance to check out our family-friendly OperaTease dinner show. 🎶🧑‍🩰💃🏻🎼

Get your tickets in advance for a discount and don’t forget to bring a chair!

Join us for a fun fusion of Broadway tunes, cirque and aerial acts, all while you enjoy a delicious gluten-free dinner from Hold the Wheat!
It’s Broadway… but with extra sprinkles.

Saturday, September 5
Dinner begins at 5:30pm
Performances start at 6:00pm

Tickets: https://operatease_holdthewheat.eventbrite.com

Do you have your tickets yet for our family-friendly OperaTease dinner show at Hold the Wheat this weekend? 🤔Get your ti...
08/26/2026

Do you have your tickets yet for our family-friendly OperaTease dinner show at Hold the Wheat this weekend? 🤔

Get your tickets in advance for a discount and don’t forget to bring a chair!

Join us for a fun fusion of Broadway tunes, cirque and aerial acts, all while you enjoy a delicious gluten-free dinner from Hold the Wheat!
It’s Broadway… but with extra sprinkles.

Saturday, August 29
Dinner begins at 5:30pm
Performances start at 6:00pm

Tickets: https://operatease_holdthewheat.eventbrite.com

💫 OperaTease: A Taste of Broadway Performer Spotlight: Amir Oddysea KinaraAmir Oddysea Kinara debuted as a performer in ...
08/24/2026

💫 OperaTease: A Taste of Broadway Performer Spotlight: Amir Oddysea Kinara

Amir Oddysea Kinara debuted as a performer in 2016, gracing the Midwest, National, international and digital stages with acrobatic talents, belly dance, aerial acts, as well as live vocals. They look to educate others on their story of life and the many roads ventured with workshops and classes on belly dance, fitness, pole and aerial. Each thread in time weaves into yours as you experience the transformation of perception.

Join us for a fun fusion of Broadway tunes, cirque and aerial acts, all while you enjoy a delicious gluten-free dinner from Hold the Wheat!
It’s Broadway… but with extra sprinkles.

Saturday, August 29
Dinner begins at 5:30pm
Performances start at 6:00pm

Tickets: https://operatease_holdthewheat.eventbrite.com

OperaTease: A Taste of Broadway Co-Host Spotlight: Plum Ridiculous Sarah Penn The one and only big body bugatti is not j...
08/24/2026

OperaTease: A Taste of Broadway Co-Host Spotlight: Plum Ridiculous Sarah Penn

The one and only big body bugatti is not just a burlesque performer. She is a mother, an equestrian, and a fat activist. Bringing you waves of self love and acceptance mingled with exceptional bump and grind. She’s the stone fruit you’ll wanna savor, Plum Ridiculous!

Join us for a fun fusion of Broadway tunes, cirque and aerial acts, all while you enjoy a delicious gluten-free dinner from Hold the Wheat!
It’s Broadway… but with extra sprinkles.

Saturday, August 29
Dinner begins at 5:30pm
Performances start at 6:00pm

Tickets: https://operatease_holdthewheat.eventbrite.com

🎹 OperaTease: A Taste of Broadway Performer Spotlight: Brian Chan Brian Chan Pianist Brian Chan has established himself ...
08/22/2026

🎹 OperaTease: A Taste of Broadway Performer Spotlight: Brian Chan Brian Chan

Pianist Brian Chan has established himself as a versatile and valued collaborative artist, having performed with countless individuals, chamber musicians, and large ensembles nationally and internationally. Chan has served as vocal coach and repetiteur for various opera companies and festivals including the Accademie Vocale Lorenzo Malfatti, the Janiec Opera Company at the Brevard Music Center, and Opera Memphis. He has held positions at universities across the United States and has taught in California, Tennessee, Georgia and Utah.

Currently located in the Twin Cities, Chan is regularly involved as a pianist for various organizations such as the Gilbert and Sullivan Very Light Opera Company, Skylark Opera, Journey North Opera Company and the Minnesota Valley Men’s Chorale. Notable mentors
include pianists Robert Koenig and Victor Asuncion and his Doctoral Studies in Collaborative Piano were concluded at the University of Memphis.

Join us for a fun fusion of Broadway tunes, cirque and aerial acts, all while you enjoy a delicious gluten-free dinner from Hold the Wheat!
It’s Broadway… but with extra sprinkles.

Saturday, August 29
Dinner begins at 5:30pm
Performances start at 6:00pm

Tickets: https://operatease_holdthewheat.eventbrite.com

‼️ We’re just 8 days out from our second annual outdoor OperaTease dinner show at Hold the Wheat! Did you get your ticke...
08/21/2026

‼️ We’re just 8 days out from our second annual outdoor OperaTease dinner show at Hold the Wheat!
Did you get your tickets yet??

Here’s a peak at what you can expect if you’re a first-time OperaTease goer. We had a fantastic first event in 2025 with aerialists, fabulous singers, cirque acts, and a delicious gluten-free meal from Hold the Wheat!

Saturday, August 29
Dinner begins at 5:30pm
Performances start at 6:00pm

Tickets: https://operatease_holdthewheat.eventbrite.com

2025 show photos by Steve Campbell

🎶 OperaTease: A Taste of Broadway Performer Spotlight: Mila Amaryllis Mila Amaryllis is a flow artist and rhythmic gymna...
08/05/2026

🎶 OperaTease: A Taste of Broadway Performer Spotlight: Mila Amaryllis

Mila Amaryllis is a flow artist and rhythmic gymnast based in Minneapolis. Known for her skills with fire and light props, she has over 15 years of experience in circus, flow, and burlesque. Mila Amaryllis has performed in multiple states and venues all over Minnesota and currently works as a full-time performer with Q***r Circus!

Join us for a fun fusion of Broadway tunes, cirque and aerial acts, all while you enjoy a delicious gluten-free dinner from Hold the Wheat!
It’s Broadway… but with extra sprinkles.

Saturday, August 29
Dinner begins at 5:30pm
Performances start at 6:00pm

Tickets: https://operatease_holdthewheat.eventbrite.com

TONIGHT! 7:30pm at the Historic Mounds Theatre in St. Paul - you don’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind event!Journey Nor...
05/02/2026

TONIGHT! 7:30pm at the Historic Mounds Theatre in St. Paul - you don’t want to miss this one-of-a-kind event!

Journey North Opera Company and Dancing Cow Productions present: OperaTease at the gorgeous Historic Mounds Theatre!

Experience the powerful voices of Journey North Opera as stunning arias are brought to life through burlesque, dance, circus, and cabaret. Each piece is a unique collaboration between opera singers and variety performers — blending high art with a little mischief.

If you like big voices, dramatic flair, beautiful costumes, and just the right amount of tease, this show is for you.

Saturday, May 2
Doors: 7:00 PM
Show: 7:30 PM

Tickets: www.moundstheatre.org

Pianist: piano

Emcees:



Featuring Performances by:

Amir Oddysea Kinara
Jenn Justadboudreaux








Featuring the Voices of:


Amy Wolf


rolando




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+16127411280

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