Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings News

THE YEARLINGS World Premiere and More Set for Lookingglass Theatre Company 2026-27 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 16, 2026

Lookingglass Theatre Company revealed its 2026/2027 mainstage season, featuring world premieres by Mary Zimmerman and J.

Opera Orlando To Present THE SECRET RIVER At Mead Botanical Garden

by A.A. Cristi — February 26, 2026

Opera Orlando will present THE SECRET RIVER March 6 and 7 at Mead Botanical Garden.

Opera Orlando Unveils Cast of THE SECRET RIVER at Mead Botanical Garden

by A.A. Cristi — February 12, 2026

Opera Orlando will remount its first commissioned opera, THE SECRET RIVER, March 6 and 7 at Mead Botanical Garden’s Grove Stage.

Opera Orlando's THE SECRET RIVER Will Air on WUCF TV This Month

by Stephi Wild — January 21, 2022

The Secret River is Opera Orlando’s first commissioned new work based on the young adult book of the same name by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.

Student Rush Tickets Announced For THE SECRET RIVER at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

by Stephi Wild — December 17, 2021

Opera Orlando announces student RUSH tickets for the Saturday performances of The Secret River this weekend at the Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater at Dr.

Opera Orlando to Present World Premiere of THE SECRET RIVER

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 10, 2021

Opera Orlando will mark a momentous occasion next weekend, December 17-19, with the world premiere of its very first commissioned opera, The Secret River, based on the book of the same name by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Central Florida resident, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

Opera Orlando Will Present the World Premiere of THE SECRET RIVER

by Stephi Wild — October 1, 2021

Opera Orlando's “On the MainStage” series continues this December with an original chamber opera adaptation of The Secret River, based on the book of the same name by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Central Florida resident, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.

Opera Orlando Announces 2021-22 Season

by A.A. Cristi — May 24, 2021

Opera Orlando's 2021-22 season celebrates one of opera's greats: Giuseppe Verdi.

THE SECRET RIVER Piano Workshop Announced at Mead Botanical Garden

by A.A. Cristi — April 26, 2021

Last season, Opera Orlando announced the development of its first commissioned opera, The Secret River, and this past Saturday, April 24, Orlando audiences got a sneak peek at this new work.

BWW Review: Lyricist-Librettist Mark Campbell Brings His Vision of the World to NY Festival of Song

by Richard Sasanow — April 18, 2021

Whether he’s writing about soldiers in World War I (SILENT NIGHT with Kevin Puts) or immigrants landing on Ellis Island (A NATION OF OTHERS with Paul Moravec), setting a ‘penny dreadful’-inspired story (ELIZABETH CREE with Puts) or looking inside a mad genius of technology [THE (R)EVOLUTION OF

Opera Orlando Presents A Piano Workshop Of THE SECRET RIVER

by A.A. Cristi — February 23, 2021

Last season, Opera Orlando announced the development of its first commissioned opera, The Secret River, based on Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' book of the same name.

Opera Orlando to Receive $10,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 8, 2021

Opera Orlando has been approved for a $10,000 (ten thousand dollar) Grants for Arts Projects award to support the Opera’s world premiere production of The Secret River.

Opera Orlando Announces OPERA ON THE TOWN Series Update

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 13, 2021

The Opera has had to postpone the piano workshop of its first commissioned opera, The Secret River, and will now launch the Opera on the Town series with the world premiere of Death of Ivan Ilych in partnership with Thompson Street Opera Company.

Opera Orlando Announces ON THE TOWN Series

by Chloe Rabinowitz — October 5, 2020

As a complement to Opera Orlando's 2020-21 'On the Mainstage' series that includes Die Fledermaus: The Revenge of the Bat, Hansel & Gretel, and Carmen, the Opera announces its 'On the Town' series, featuring original productions throughout the City Beautiful.