2023 summer festival
The 2023 Summer Festival has come to a close. Click below to review productions, details, and scenes from an extraordinary season. We can’t wait to welcome audiences back next summer!
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR
Gaetano Donizetti
June 22 & 24, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.
In this Victorian-era thriller set in the Scottish Highlands, an age-old family feud thwarts a couple’s secret love affair, with deadly consequences.
THE KNOCK
Aleksandra Vrebalov and Deborah Brevoort
June 23 & 27, July 5 & 7, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.
July 2, 2023 | 3:00 p.m.
What must be endured by the loved ones of those who serve? This intimate opera explores the dramatic stories of heroism at home as families await news of their spouses during conflict abroad. Performed in Wilks Studio at Music Hall.
The Barber of Seville
Gioachino Rossini
July 6 & 8, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.
Supreme silliness ensues when Figaro, Seville’s most beloved barber, plays matchmaker for a lovelorn nobleman and a clever young heiress.
STUDIO SESSIONS
July 12 & 19, 2023 | 8:00 p.m.
Get ready for two unforgettable nights of sound and splendor with our stars! Cincinnati Opera artists take to the cabaret stage in these intimate, candlelit performances at Music Hall’s Wilks Studio. Each 90-minute performance includes musical selections that span a variety of genres.
madame butterfly
Giacomo Puccini
July 22, 27 & 29, 2023 | 7:30 p.m.
Puccini’s heartrending opera about a young Japanese girl and her tragic love affair with an American serviceman has been reimagined from a groundbreaking new point of view by an all-Japanese and Japanese American design team.
Have questions about the 2023 Summer Festival? Click below to find answers to some frequently asked questions. Not finding the information you need? We’re happy to assist! Email us at info@cincinnatiopera.org or call the Box Office at 513-241-2742, Monday-Friday, 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.