Third Sunday Concert: Loyola Opera Workshop with Carol Rausch

Date: Sunday, Oct. 18
Performer: Students from the Loyola Opera Workshop with workshop director and accompanist
Time: 5–6 p.m. (Doors open at 4:30 p.m.)

Students from the Loyola Opera Workshop, along with workshop director and accompanist  Carol Rausch, will offer selections from operas and Broadway musicals. Highlights include excerpts from Mozart’s Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro, the Act I duet from Werther by French composer Massenet, a rarely heard aria by Puccini, an aria from the opera Evangeline by Louisiana composer Keith Gates, and a favorite selection from Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot.

The workshop, established in 1954, is part of the Loyola School of Music. It also enjoys a long-standing relationship with the New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA).

Christ Church is located at 120 S. New Hampshire, near the Covington downtown area and just before the entrance to Bogue Falaya Park. The handicap accessible entrance to the sanctuary is located on the park side of the main church.

The Third Sunday Concert Series has been an outreach of Christ Church for 36 years, with concerts held monthly from September through May. Admission-free and open to the public, the performances offer a variety of musical genres performed by professional artists. Each concert is followed by a reception in the Parish Hall for the artists and audience members.

The 2026-27 season will also feature harpist Patrice Fisher and Arpa on Nov. 15;  holiday selections by Louisiana Brass led by Erik Morales on Dec. 20; classical pianist Diana Tracher on Jan. 17; New Orleans jazz by Oscar Rossignoli on Feb. 21; selections on flute and piano by Sarah Schettler and Lillia Oliinyk on April 18; and, Louisiana Blues by Chris Thomas King on May 16.

For more information call 985.892.3177 or visit christchurchcovington.com.