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Ghosts of Laguna (2024-In Progress)
Ye Arch Beach Tavern

for four solo voices (SSTB), SATB Choir, String Quartet, Accordion and Piano

1. Overture
2. Oh Hallo0… - Greeters Song
3. Look at the Waves
4. Flowers are Fragile
5. Lady of the Tavern

October 28, 2024 Opera workshop/preview at Rivian South Coast Theater, Laguna Beach, CA.

Set in Laguna Beach in the early 1930s, Ghosts of Laguna: Ye Arch Beach Tavern unfolds at a seaside inn with a haunted past. The Spirit of the Greeter of Laguna invites us to listen closely as the town’s forgotten stories awaken. Rosie, the tavern’s sharp-tongued manager and artist, welcomes a stranger giving the name of John. As night falls, whispers rise from the floorboards and the line between the living and the dead blurs.

To produce a staging of the opera, perform selections in a concert setting, or present chamber ensemble version, email Pamela Madsen directly at pmadsen@fullerton.edu.

October 10, 2025 | Orchestrated version (semi-staged). Opera Laguna.
October 28, 2024 | Workshop version for soprano, tenor, and piano. Opera Laguna