PORTLAND OPERA

by Stephi Wild - April 09, 2024

Portland Opera will cap off their season on May 11, 2024, with Puccini: In Concert, a one-night-only performance commemorating the great Italian opera composer, Giacomo Puccini, 100 years after his passing. ...

by A.A. Cristi - February 01, 2024

Portland Opera has announced it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Grants for Arts Projects award of $22,000. This grant will support the company's upcoming production of The Snowy Day, by composer Joel Thompson and librettist Andrea Davis Pinkney, based on t...

by Stephi Wild - January 09, 2024

Portland Opera begins the new year with Enchanted Woods: Shakespeare & Song, a celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s first folio. Learn more aboutt he performance here!...

by Joshua Wright - November 28, 2023

In the vibrant spirit of generosity that defines Giving Tuesday, BroadwayWorld is proud to shine a spotlight on the remarkable campaigns launched by theaters across the United States, Canada, and Australia. Check out campaigns from the West Coast....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 23, 2023

Portland Opera to Go will present their new commission, Shizue: An American Story, which tells the inspiring journey of poet and artist Shizue Iwatsuki. Discover her remarkable life and enduring spirit in this upcoming opera for Fall 2024....

by A.A. Cristi - October 12, 2023

Spend your holidays at the Mansion with a tribute to Liberace & Liza Minnelli, starting November 11 through Christmas Eve. Enjoy a festive celebration of two iconic performers....

by Stephi Wild - September 22, 2023

Portland Opera has announced that it has been awarded an Oregon Cultural Trust grant for $31,669 in support of the company’s upcoming workshop of The Factotum. This spring, Portland Opera will collaborate with the creative team to support the development of this exciting new opera for a future seaso...

by Stephi Wild - September 14, 2023

Mozart's comic masterpiece, The Marriage of Figaro, kicks off Portland Opera’s 2023/24 season this October and November. Learn more about the performance and find out how to get tickets here!...

by Blair Ingenthron - August 27, 2023

Portland Opera to Go (POGO) will return this fall with a brand-new production of Rossini's fairytale charmer, Cinderella. This lively staging tells the story of Angelina (Cinderella) who longs for friendship and love and finds it in the most unexpected of places—a prince who is disguised as a servan...

by Stephi Wild - August 16, 2023

The North American touring cast is led by Naomi Rodgers (Frozen) and Zurin Villanueva (The Lion King, Mean Girls, Shuffle Along, The Book of Mormon) who will evenly share the role of Tina Turner, each playing four (of eight) performances a week....