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# College campus spotlight shines on opera, Pinner By Daily Press staff
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/college-campus-spotlight-shines-on-opera-pinner-by-daily-press-staff/
- Published: 2003-11-14T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:14:39.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Pico, #archive-import

The focus on the Santa Monica College campus next weekend will be opera. The Emmy Award-winning Santa Monica College Opera Theatre, under the artistic direction of Sue Ann Pinner, will present “An Evening of Opera Highlights” at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22 in the SMC Concert Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd.

The concert will feature selections from Mozart’s “Don Giovanni,” Donizetti’s “The Daughter of the Regiment” and Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus.” It also will feature selections from Moore’s “The Ballad of Baby Doe,” a popular American opera set during the Colorado Gold Rush that tells the true story of the life of Baby Doe Tabor. Baby Doe, which incorporates American folk melodies, features baritone Jason Payne and soprano Melissa Sills. The accompanist is Hung-Ji Cindy Hsu.

Pinner is an SMC voice professor, professional opera singer and internationally renowned recording artist who won a 2001 Emmy for the video of the SMC production of Faust, which aired on Los Angeles City Channel 36 and City TV Channel 16 in Santa Monica. Pinner was the executive producer and lead performer. She also had leading roles in the TV opera videos of La Boheme and Dialogue of the Carmelites.

Pinner has had leading roles in such operas as the Los Angeles Opera Company's production of Madame Butterfly in The Philippines, and in La Traviata, The Merry Widow and The Marriage of Figaro.

Tickets are $16\. Call (310) 434-3000.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 14, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/111403.pdf?ref=smdp.com)