Super Smash Opera

Ten years ago (HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!) we performed our original show, "Super Smash Opera" as special Filk musician guests at Confluence, "Pittsburgh’s longest-running literary, art and music conference with a focus on science fiction, fantasy and horror." What a fun evening!
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A week later and so many photos flooding in from our ten year anniversary as a performance troupe, as we performed our show "Aria Kart" at @vgmcon.bsky.social!

Here are some awesome pics by Benjamin Lutz, #lutzgetcreative Full album at tinyurl.com/AriaKartLutz

#AriaKart #SuperSmashOpera #VGMcon

We still-a have-a da mercha-a…. Yahoooo! Get it at the Boss Stage merch table until 3pm today. Button, shirts, keychains and posters! Get them before they go back into the car and we say There weee gooooo!

Much love to all who came to and participated in our show this weekend at @vgmcon.bsky.social

Our show is made up of a combined assortment of talented craftspeople, musicians, and more! Check out this combined events list for all our shared appearances at @vgmcon.bsky.social this weekend:)
And don't forget to catch our show "Aria Kart" on Sat!
#ariakart #supersmashopera #vgmcon #vgmcon2025

Want a cool @supersmashopera.bsky.social presents #AriaKart button or other take-home tidbits? Check out the merch table in The Boss Stage at #vgmcon this weekend! Art and logo design by the talented @lepus-studios.bsky.social.
#SuperSmashOpera #vgmcon #vgmcon2025 #AriaKart #merch #crafts #button

As our team makes their way to @vgmcon.bsky.social from all over the United States this week, here's a little Teaser Trailer we cooked up! We can't wait to perform "Aria Kart" on The Boss Stage this weekend:)
#vgmcon2025 #vgmcon #opera #classical #musical #comedy #parody #orchestra #chorus #operetta

Our sequel, #AriaKart, is not complete without a "top banana" character, "#DonkeyKong." For @vgmcon.bsky.social next weekend we are delighted to have distinguished performer (and Baron of all that is Brass) @johnrobertmatz.bsky.social joining us on stage AND in The Pit!
#VGMcon #opera #musical #fun

“I am tickled pink to be playing Peach! I’m honestly pretty terrible at video games (except Mario Kart, oddly enough), but I like watching my husband, Thomas Kresge, play. I’m excited to work with him and the rest of the cast and crew of Aria Kart.“ - Helen Jane Planchet

A new addition to our cast for #AriaKart at @vgmcon.bsky.social, we are honored to have the talented @helenjp1313.bsky.social in the roles of "Princess Peach" and "Blue Shell." Welcome to the team, Helen!
Catch our show Sat, April 12th, on the Boss Stage at #VGMcon!
#supersmashopra #opera #musical

"I’m excited to be stepping up on the podium to conduct Aria Kart this year at VGM CON! We’ve assembled a fantastic orchestra and it will be exciting to perform alongside new and familiar musicians. This will be my first time conducting an opera, and I’m looking forward to the new experience!"

For @vgmcon.bsky.social, our previous Orchestra Director/Conductor, @drthrex.bsky.social , was sadly unable to continue this journey with us, but has passed his baton into the capable hands of Thomas Kresge!
Welcome to the team, @thomaskresgemusic.bsky.social :)
#vgmcon #ARIAKART #supersmashopra

Our resident artist and cartoonist, @lepus-studios.bsky.social, has been busy cooking up some new designs for our characters! You'll see this fun trio, as singing puppets, in our sequel #AriaKart, coming to @vgmcon.bsky.social next weekend!

Less than two weeks till the return, and happy reunion, of our troupe, #SuperSmashOpera as we perform our sequel, "Aria Kart" with full cast and "Pit Crew"(orchestra and chorus), on the Boss Stage at @vgmcon.bsky.social!
supersmashopera.com
#VGMcon #opera #comedy #musical #orchestra #chorus #singing

Arwing Pilot Animal Sung by “Starfox” (Jesse Buddington) and chorus (Bonnie Bogovich, Liz Rishel and Sean Lenhart) based on

The answer? Most of us:)
Enjoy our tribute to Starfox, and Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance" with "Arwing Pilot Animal" from our first premiere show, Super Smash Opera.

Listen on Soundcloud:
soundcloud.com/super-smash-...
Lyrics and credits:
supersmashopera.wordpress.com/arwing-pilot...

Less than one month till we perform ARIA KART at VGM CON! To celebrate, we'll be posting some great new exciting news plus revisiting some of our classic moments and favorite numbers:)
To kick us off, as one of our colleagues recently asked "Who here can recite Modern Major General by heart?"

Are you performing at, or attending, @vgmcon.bsky.social and love to sing in a choir blob? It's not too late to join our orchestra chorus in 'the Pit Crew'!
Check out the form below for more info:)
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#vgmcon #supersmashopera #singing #chorus #silly #parody

Look at these youngsters;)
10 Years Ago we unleashed our creation at #MAGFest, then #ReplayFX, Confluence, #SuperSmashCon ...then we added an orchestra...and made a sequel...
And then a pandemic happened.
Ten years later, we bring our wackiness to @vgmcon.bsky.social this April!
supersmashopera.com

We are looking for new and returning instrumentalists and singers to join our #opera #orchestra and #chorus, aka “Pit Crew,” for a performance of “#AriaKart” at @vgmcon.bsky.social 2025 this April!
For info on how to sign up please visit
supersmashopera.com

#classical #VGMCON #classical #singers

And as of a couple minutes ago, we finally have an Instagram page! (Many thanks to Robby Duguay for helping us set it up:)
You can now find us here, on Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, X, and our website:)
www.instagram.com/supersmashop...

We are very happy to announce that we will be performing at VGM CON 2025, with ARIA KART!
This is our first time at VGMcon, and 10 years since our premiere as a troupe! Wowza:)
Stay tuned for more information in the New Year!
#supersmashopera #ariakart #vgmcon2025 #singing #opera #musical #parody

I am very happy to announce that we, @supersmashopera.bsky.social, will be celebrating our ten year anniversary at VGMcon 2025, with ARIA KART!
Stay tuned for more information in the New Year:)
#supersmashopera #ariakart #vgmcon2025 #friends #puppetry #singing #opera #musical #parody #shenanigans

helloooo sir, you know a couple of us, mwahahahaha! - Hi, this is Bonnie typing;)

Welll... it looks like many of our friends, colleagues, and cohorts have been populating this lovely social media outlet. Pardon 'our dust' as we start to migrate more of our presence over to this space. Oh, and ...."Hello! We are Super Smash Opera and happy to be here:)"