Michigan Opera Theatre News

UMS Announces Upcoming Season - Yo-Yo Ma, SWAN LAKE, and More!

by Stephi Wild — April 11, 2019

The University Musical Society (UMS) announces its 141st season, which runs from September 2019 through April 2020.

2019 Richard Tucker Award Goes To Lisette Oropesa

by A.A. Cristi — April 9, 2019

The Richard Tucker Music Foundation announced today that Lisette Oropesa has been named as the winner of the 2019 Richard Tucker Award.

Richard Tucker Music Foundation Names Lisette Oropesa as Winner of 2019 Richard Tucker Award

by Tori Hartshorn — April 8, 2019

The Richard Tucker Music Foundation announced today that Lisette Oropesa has been named as the winner of the 2019 Richard Tucker Award.

Michigan Opera Theatre To Present Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 60th Anniversary Program

by Julie Musbach — March 7, 2019

Michigan Opera Theatre will present Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for three performances March 15-17 at the Detroit Opera House.

Jennifer Turner Succeeds Kathleen O'Brien as New TPAC President/CEO

by Jeffrey Ellis — March 5, 2019

Jennifer Turner, currently executive vice president and managing director at Southern California's Segerstrom Center for the Arts, has been named as the next president and chief executive officer at Nashville's Tennessee Performing Arts Center starting May 2019.

Rackham Choir Presents An Evening Of Choral And Organ Works By French Composers

by Stephi Wild — March 5, 2019

Rackham Choir, now in its 70th year of singing for Detroit, will present 'Fantaisie Francaise' at 7:30 p.

Michigan Opera Theatre Announces New Season

by Stephi Wild — February 28, 2019

Michigan Opera Theatre (MOT) announced today details of its 2019-20 season.

Vancouver Opera's LA BOHEME Plays Final Three Performances

by Julie Musbach — February 19, 2019

Vancouver Opera's 2018/2019 season and festival bring us a lush new production of Puccini's La Boheme that is quite literally designed as an enormous vintage postcard of Paris.

The Atlanta Opera Announces 2019-20 Season

by A.A. Cristi — February 14, 2019

"Dangerous liaisons" is the overarching theme of The Atlanta Opera's landmark 40th anniversary season.

Metropolitan Opera Cast Change Advisory: RIGOLETTO

by Julie Musbach — February 12, 2019

Bryan Hymel has withdrawn from upcoming performances as the Duke in Verdi's Rigoletto, due to personal reasons.

Ambrogio Maestri Reprises His Acclaimed Portrayal Of The Title Role Of Verdi's FALSTAFF

by A.A. Cristi — February 8, 2019

Falstaff, Verdi's exuberant final opera, returns to the Met for performances February 22-March 16, 2019.

Opera Memphis Trustee Receives National Award

by A.A. Cristi — February 6, 2019

OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion for American opera, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2019 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards.

OPERA America Announces 2019 National Opera Trustee Recognition Award Recipients

by A.A. Cristi — February 6, 2019

OPERA America, the national service organization for opera and the nation's leading champion for American opera, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2019 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards.

Houston Grand Opera Announces Concert Of Arias 2019 Winners and Appoints Ana Maria Martinez As Artistic Advisor

by Stephi Wild — February 2, 2019

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) announced today the winners of the 31st annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers Concert of Arias, which took place in the Cullen Theater of the Wortham Theater Center.

Houston Grand Opera Announces Concert Of Arias 2019 Finalists

by A.A. Cristi — January 29, 2019

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has selected the finalists for the 31st annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers Concert of Arias, to be presented in the Wortham Theater Center on February 1, 2019, at 7 p.

Michigan Opera Theatre Announces $4 Million Grant For Community Outreach, Educational Programming And Facility Improvements

by A.A. Cristi — January 23, 2019

Michigan Opera Theatre (MOT) announced today it has been awarded a $4 million grant from the William Davidson Foundation.

Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Announces 2019 Exploration Series

by A.A. Cristi — January 8, 2019

General Director and CEO Deborah Sandler today announced the next production of Lyric Opera of Kansas City's Explorations Series, Mack The Knife is The Man I Love: A Weill-Gershwin Cabaret which will feature the songs of George and Ira Gershwin and Kurt Weill.