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Frank Cain

Cast members rehearse for "Sconnie Street."

Cast members rehearse for "Sconnie Street," Fresco Opera, 2025.

The scrappy Fresco Opera company aims to make opera fun and accessible by staging its original summer shows in garages and driveways across Madison. This year it’s Sconnie Street, inspired by the ageless PBS children’s show, Sesame Street. The neighborhood has been transplanted to Wisconsin, with local characters known as Count Von Brew, Big Curd and the Gouda Monster. The opera arias are also tributes to famous works, reimagined. The Saturday and Sunday shows are all at 2 p.m.; on June 21, at 21 La Crescenta Circle; June 22 at 30 Millstone Road; June 28 at 2110 Vilas Ave.; and June 29 at 5013 Hammersley Road. Bring a lawn chair and prepare to enjoy an inventive afternoon that’s as much about community as opera.

media release: Opera with a Side of Cheese.

Some operas happen in velvet-draped halls with champagne at intermission. This… is not that.

Sconnie Street is Fresco Opera’s latest experiment-slash-love letter to Wisconsin: a Garage opera, performed live in neighborhoods across Madison. It has music. It has heart. It has curds. And yes, it’s unlike anything else you’ll see this summer.

You don’t need to dress up. You don’t need to understand Italian. You just need to show up, sit down, and enjoy something real, funny, and joyfully unexpected.

Lawn chairs encouraged. Cheese sticks not guaranteed, but definitely possible.

Performance Dates:

Saturday, June 21 @ 2pm, 21 La Crescenta Circle Madison

Sunday, June 22 @ 2pm, 30 Millstone Rd. Madison

Saturday, June 28 @ 2pm, 2110 Vilas Ave Madison

Sunday, June 29 @ 2pm, 5013 Hammersley Rd. Madison

FREE to Attend - Donations Welcome!