The collaboration among the the Columbus Jazz Orchestra, Opera Columbus, and the Fred Astaire Dance Studios was just marvelous! CJO is always exciting and polished in every genre it plays. On this occasion, the incomparable music from Great American composers such as Gershwin, Porter, Berlin, and Kern was the perfect vehicle for the impressive and varied vocal talents of the OC soloists. It was equally a showcase for the dancers, performing different dance styles of that era with verve and technical accomplishment. This was a wonderful and thoughtfully imagined meshing of finely-honed talents. Hope there's a reprise of this concept in the future!!