MARBLE CITY OPERA CONCERT IN OAK RIDGE ON FEBRUARY 23

(OAK RIDGE, TN) – Marble City Opera will present a concert of opera and musical theatre favorites on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. in the Historic Grove Theater in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The performers will be soprano Kathryn Frady, tenor Cody Boling, soprano Jamey Owen, baritone Daniel Spiotta, and pianist Brandon Coffer. Tickets for the concert are on sale now at MarbleCityOpera.com.

Frady, who is also Marble City Opera’s Executive Artistic Director, said, “After the standing-room-only success of our production of il Tabarro at Melton Lake Park in 2024, we are very happy to be back in Oak Ridge for a concert at the Historic Grove Theater. We will return to Oak Ridge in June for Pagliacci.” 

The Grove Theater celebrated its 80th birthday in 2024. It was built by the federal government in 1944 as a concert hall. It was later converted to a multi-screen movie theater which closed in the 1990s It sat empty until it was purchased by High Places Community Church in 2004. 

Marble City Opera brings world class singers, directors, and conductors to the stage while maintaining a dedication to creating opportunities for local, regional, and emerging artists. Marble City Opera is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with strong community ties and connections to other organizations, businesses, non-profits, schools, and artists within Knoxville, and the East Tennessee community. 

About Brad Jones

BBB Communications Owner/Operator Brad Jones has been part of the company since August 1996. A graduate of Coalfield High School in 1987, Brad later earned his degree from the University of Tennessee College of Communications in 1995, where he was honored with the 1995 Broadcast Production Student of the Year Award. Brad began his broadcasting career while still attending college, working at Shop at Home, Inc. from 1993 to 1995. He later worked at Via TV (RSTV, Inc.) from 1995 to 1996 before doing freelance production work in Nashville. In August 1996, he joined the staff at BBB Communications, where he has remained ever since. In 2001, Brad also spent a short time working as a news photographer for WVLT-TV while continuing his role at BBB TV. In addition to his work in local broadcasting, Brad also works part-time at Jewelry Television and works with Packman Productions on “Rivalry Thursday” during football season. Brad is married to Nicole Jenkins Jones, a 1990 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. Nicole works at Oak Ridge Gastroenterology Associates. Together they have three children: Trevor Bogard, Chandler Jones, and Naomi Jones, along with three grandchildren: Carter Bogard, Lucas Hayward, and Adalynn Reece Bogard.

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