USI welcomes Alison Buchanan, Artistic Director of Pegasus Opera Company, to campus

The University of Southern Indiana is excited to welcome Alison Buchanan, Artistic Director of Pegasus Opera Company, to campus Monday, January 15 ahead of the University’s inaugural opera performance of Ruth, happening Friday and Saturday, January 26-27, in the USI Performance Center.  

Buchanan is the only Black British female Artistic Director of an opera company in the United Kingdom and leads the strategic vision and programming for Pegasus Opera Company. She is an internationally renowned soprano who has performed extensively around the world, collaborating with many distinguished musicians and artists.  

Along with rehearsals with Tom Drury, Instructor in Music, and the Ruth chorus, Buchanan will be making public appearances on and off campus to talk about her time with the Pegasus Opera Company and her journey as an artist. Her schedule is listed below: 

Tuesday, January 16 

• 1-2:30 p.m.: Buchanan will host a master class with three students in LA 0114. Open to USI music and theatre students. 
• 6 p.m.: Buchanan, Drury and Dan Craig, Associate Professor of Music, will host a talk and music at the Haynie’s Corner Brewing Company. The event is open to the public at no charge.   

Wednesday, January 17 

• 4 p.m.: Buchanan will present “My life in music. Recent trends in opera, matters of inclusion, work with Pegasus” in LA 0114 (secondary location is Kleymeyer Hall LA0101). The event is open to the public at no charge.   

Thursday, January 18 

• 1-2:30 p.m.: Buchanan will host a master class with three students in LA 0114. Open to USI music and theatre students. 

For more information or to purchase tickets for Ruth, visit the USI Theatre website.