Instant Opera appearing at Maelstrom Arts &
BorderLight Fringe Festival
Featuring Liz Huff and you, the audience!
July 9, 2025 (CLEVELAND, OH) —Instant Opera is born out of Huff’s love for improv comedy and singing opera: “I love doing both, and thought, ‘Why not combine the two? The show mixes Mad Libs style inspiration from the audience, with the wild machinations of my voice and brain. And there are hats!’ “
The inspiration for Instant Opera sprang out of conversations and past performances with one of Huff’s closest friends, Jeremy Frank, opera vocal coach and Los Angeles Opera Chorus Director. Says Huff, “I went to some educational outreach programs Jeremy did years ago with Wolf Trap Opera, which were partially improvised, and a lot of fun. I had this idea of trying a one-person version of a short improvised opera, discussed it at length with Jeremy, and workshopped several iterations with friends and family. And thanks to audience suggestions, the show will be different every time!”
Instant Opera at SHORTFORM | Maelstrom Arts
"compelling, absurd, experimental, and, above all, short. Each act is 10 minutes or less in this tapas-style celebration of multi-disciplinary local work"
July 10, 11, & 12, 7:30pm at Maelstrom Arts in Gordon Square
5403 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland OH 44102
SHORTFORM comes with trigger warnings.
The FULL lineup for SHORTFORM:
Addison Miller Christopher Arron Bell
Greenhouse
¡Bananaquit! Jericha Davenport
Liz Huff Ree Majestyk
Tickets: SHORTFORM
Instant Opera at BorderLight Fringe Festival!
This will be a 20 minute version of Instant Opera, taking place on the outdoor patio at the Hermit Club in downtown Cleveland.
SHOW TIMES | Tickets: $15, with discounts for seniors, students, and veterans
Thurs, 7/17 @ 8:00 PM
Fri, 7/18 @ 7:00 PM
Sat, 7/19 @ 2:40 PM
Sat, 7/19 @ 7:30 PM
More info on the show, and tickets: Instant Opera at BorderLight
(This show is kid-friendly, and part of BorderLight Jr.)
Huff will also be sharing a preview of her show Wed July 16 at
FRINGE UNLEASHED | Previews. Pop Ups. Live Performances.
City Club Cleveland | Tickets: $10
1317 Euclid Ave. Suite 100, Cleveland, Oh 44115
Wednesday, July 16th from 7 PM - 9:30 PM
Media Contact:
440-754-0753
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Liz Huff (she/her) does concert work, theater, and collaborative arts projects throughout the Midwest and places as far-flung as Estonia, Northern Ireland, and Finland. She debuted her one-woman improvised show Instant Opera at Micro Theater Cle’s Fall 2024 pop-up festival, with additional upcoming shows at Maelstrom Arts' SHORTFORM and BorderLight Fringe Festival. Other appearances include Cleveland Play House’s Amadeus as Teresa Salieri, and BorderLight 2023 singing the Narrator in Obediya Jones-Darrell’s opera Fairy in The Lake. She has sung with the Cleveland Pops at Severance Hall, and headlined holiday concerts at Nighttown. An advocate for new work in theater and music, Liz has premiered numerous works by Ryan Charles Ramer and other composers, and by playwrights at Ensemble Theatre, Cain Park, and Cleveland Public Theatre. She is a member of The Greenhouse (Ohio-based theatre makers), and a voting member of the Recording Academy. For more info: lizhuff.net.