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Zombie Opera Returning to Jersey City on 10/26

by Hoboken Girl Team
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From The Ghost of Uncle Joe’s at Harismus Cemetary to the annual Hoboken Ragamuffin Parade, Hoboken and Jersey City host so many fun and exciting events during the Halloween season each year. Another annual event that locals look forward to is Jersey City’s Zombie Opera, which was formed during the COVID-19 pandemic and features a lineup of professional opera singers. This Chilltown event is back for its fifth year and will be held on Saturday, October 26th in Hamilton Park. Read on for more details about the 2024 Zombie Opera, happening in Jersey City on 10/26.

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Zombie Opera 2024 Details

“In space no one can hear you sing!,” the Zombie Opera Instagram bio reads, marking the 5th year of this unique + exciting performance. The free event, titled “Zombie Opera: FROM OUTER SPACE” will be held at Hamilton Park in Jersey City on Saturday, October 26th, and starts at 6PM.

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Although the Zombie Opera event does not start until 6PM, face painters as well as food and drink vendors will be setting up in the park starting at 4PM. A pre-show concert will be held at 4:45PM and Lauralie will be performing.

This year’s opera will feature singers Kofi Hayford, Yohji Daquio, Molly Dunn, Rachelle Pike, Jeremy Brauner, Matthew Ciuffitelli, Logan Souther, and Giselle Bellas.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs and dress up in 50s sci-fi costumes. The event is ADA accessible + presented with ASL, and is supported by public funds from the Jersey City Arts and Culture Trust Fund.

About Zombie Opera

Incredibly, Zombie Opera was birthed out of a connection that Jersey City neighbors formed during COVID-19.

“Catriona, our Zombie Opera director and producer, introduced me to some neighbors as the ‘town opera singer’ and we got the idea to start Stoop Operas,” Molly told Opera Wire back in 2021. “We didn’t advertise and it was very casual, but still we had a huge turnout. People loved gathering safely outside to hear live music again. We even met new opera singers at Stoop Opera, and it became a monthly outdoor concert throughout the pandemic. With Halloween 2020 around the corner, we took a chance to do a zombie-themed opera concert, ‘The Zombie Opera Mask-erade.’”

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Photo Credit: Suzanne Fiore

The 2020 event — which was also a fundraiser for a local performing arts school, LUX Performing Arts, was a hit. Now, the team is back in 2024 for its fifth year of Zombie Opera. In the future, the production hopes to potentially expand to an entire street in order to create an immersive walk-through experience, which locals may be able to expect in the coming years.

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To get involved, sign up for updates, or make a donation, you can click here — and be sure to follow along on the opera’s Instagram page here.

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