Thomas C. Hase, Cincinnati Opera’s lighting director and resident lighting designer, has designed productions with the company for the last three decades as well as all over the world. Get to know the man behind the light.
Cincinnati Opera's Black Opera Project sparks partnerships with Cincinnati Young Black Professionals and CinSei
The Canvas of Honeysuckle Poetry: Tifara Brown’s Life and Path to "Lalovavi"
Full Circle: CCM student-turned-Associate Professor José Maria Condemi directs Salome after its 26-year absence
Separate Roles, Shared Lives: Salome's Kathryn Lewek and Zach Borichevsky Navigate Marriage and Opera
Soprano Kathryn Lewek and tenor Zach Borichevsky are not only international opera stars; they're married in real life and starring in Cincinnati Opera's 2026 production of Richard Strauss's Salome. Get to know these artists and their approach to pursuing opera careers alongside partnership and parenting.
Meaning in the Myth
The Enduring Importance of Carmen
Imagining Lalovavi
Veil by Veil: The Many Visionaries Behind Salome
The journey of an opera from ideation to production is rarely, if ever, linear. In the case of Salome, Richard Strauss’s electrifying tragedy, the story that began with an unnamed character in the Bible—referred to only as “the daughter of Herodias”—passed through many hands before arriving as a fully-formed opera.
