KENTUCKY OPERA

by A.A. Cristi - April 03, 2023

Kentucky Opera announces its 23/24 season. All four operas will be sung in English, with performances in The Brown Theatre and the Opera Center. Appearing on the Kentucky Opera stage for the first time since 2010 is Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel. An opera filled with curiosity and adventure follow...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 29, 2023

 Louisville Ballet has appointed Leslie B. Smart, CFRE to executive director of the organization, effective April 1....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 27, 2023

Kentucky Opera announced a $1 million gift from longtime donor and former board member Christina Lee Brown and over $325,000 bequest from Rose Mary Toebbe, a close friend of the opera and donor for many years. ...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 07, 2023

Kentucky Opera's 70th Anniversary Season will bubble over with the comedic genius of Rossini's Cinderella at The Brown Theatre this February. One of the oldest fairy tales, with many variations, Cinderella will be performed Friday, February 24 at 8pm and Sunday, February 26 at 2pm....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 19, 2023

The First National Tour of AINT TOO PROUD-THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS is welcoming a new Otis Williams, Paul Williams, and additional cast. See how to purchase tickets!...

by Stephi Wild - August 23, 2022

Kentucky Opera will stage five performances of La bohème at The Brown Theatre this Fall to open its 70th Anniversary Season 22/23. One of the most romantic stories of all time, Giacomo Puccini's La bohème will be performed Friday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 25 at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27 at ...

by A.A. Cristi - August 22, 2022

Kentucky Performing Arts, working in partnership with PNC Broadway in Louisville, is kicking off the 2022-2023 KPA Presents season with a big first: the premiere performances of the North American national tour of the hit Broadway show Jagged Little Pill.  The touring show debuts in Louisville on Au...

by A.A. Cristi - September 10, 2021

Kentucky Performing Arts, with support from Kentucky Opera, Louisville Ballet, Louisville Orchestra, PNC Broadway in Louisville, and StageOne Family Theatre, has announced that guests attending indoor performances at The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, the Brown Theatre, and Old Forester's ...

by Stephi Wild - September 07, 2021

Kentucky Opera today debuted its new home, the Opera Center – a 16,000 sq. ft. space in downtown Louisville that will serve as a community hub for Kentucky Opera to rehearse, audition, build costumes, provide educational programming, gather for special events, and conduct business operations....

by A.A. Cristi - July 22, 2021

Kentucky Opera General Director and CEO, Barbara Lynne Jamison, announced three summer concerts happening in August of 2021....