by Kelly Ferjutz
Special to ClevelandClassical.com
Who would ever have thought that labor troubles in a pajama factory in Iowa could become the fodder for an award-winning musical comedy that is still lively and topical at almost 65 years of age? The twentieth century might almost have been known as the century of the labor union, which peaked in the 1950s. At that time, they were still a major force, as cheekily demonstrated in the buoyant presentation of The Pajama Game that opened the Ohio Light Opera season in Wooster on Saturday evening, June 16. [Read more…]
Usually, the celebration of an anniversary results in gifts offered by the visitors to the host. But not this time! 
The year 1924 features strongly in the 2017 season at Ohio Light Opera. No fewer than three of the seven scores date from that year — and all are vastly different from each other in setting, style, and country of origin. 
There should be something for every taste in Ohio Light Opera’s premiere production of 
It’s common for productions of lyric theatre works to be placed in countries other than their original setting. But
