Six classically trained opera soloists will collaborate with members of the Tulsa Ballet’s Center for Dance Education to perform in concert “Carousel,” a 1945 musical by Rodgers & Hammerstein.

The performance, produced by the nonprofit Will Rogers Stage Foundation, is set for 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19 on the historic Will Rogers Stage at 3909 E. Fifth Place.

All seats are reserved. Tickets are available at WillRogersStage.com .

The cast is headed by American baritone Robert Mellon playing Billy Bigelow and Abigail Raiford, a renowned lyric coloratura soprano, as Julie Jordan.

Mellon has performed in numerous opera houses across the country to much acclaim, including his turn as Taddeo in the 2022 Tulsa Opera production of Rossini’s “The Italian Girl in Algiers.”

Raiford earned accla

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