Sopranorama III

Let’s give it up for old-school divas like Janis Hardy, Maria Jette, and Molly Sue McDonald – the ladies who revere Puccini arias rather than pablum pop. But for Sopranorama, they’ll mix the classical with the contemporary – or at least, the comparatively (and tastefully) contemporary: We’re talking Burt Bacharach and Willie Nelson here. Hardy, Jette, and McDonald are themselves a mix of musical tastes: Hardy’s experience is primarily operatic, Jette’s is orchestral, and McDonald’s most recent performances have been in musicals. Nonetheless, this is the trio’s third Sopranorama collaboration under the direction of Vern Sutton, himself a staple of local opera, theater, and A Prairie Home Companion. 1420 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-340-1725; www.southerntheater.org