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June 12, 2024
2024 Season, Blog
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Making Opera Accessible to All: Cincinnati ...

Access to opera can sometimes feel out of reach, especially for audience members with diverse abilities and accommodation needs. Cincinnati Opera strives to change that with its second annual Access Night at the Opera, on Saturday, June 15, with its season-opening production of Mozart's Don Giovanni.  

March 20, 2024
2024 Season, In the Community, Blog
Katie Syroney
Music in Motion: Connecting Through Creativity ...

Music in Motion is a unique program that blends music, movement, and community to uplift spirits and enhance the well-being of individuals living with dementia and their caregivers.

February 5, 2024
2024 Season, In the Community, Blog
Katie Syroney
Developing Opera's Future Fandom: Cincinnati ...

Amid Cincinnati's diverse cultural landscape, Cincinnati Opera Young Professionals (COYP) is turning heads with its dynamic approach to arts engagement.

December 5, 2023
Essay, Blog, Opera Fusion New Works
Katie Syroney
All Eyes on Opera Fusion: New Works

The unique partnership between Cincinnati Opera and UC’s College-Conservatory of Music proves to be a vital resource for the creation of new American opera.

November 20, 2023
Blog, 2024 Season
Katie Syroney
Evans's Top 5 Thanksgiving Tunes

Evans shares his top 5 tunes for cooking, eating, gathering, and giving gratitude.

Evans's Top 5 Thanksgiving Tunes
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June 27, 2018
Podcast, Poppea

Performing Opera Old and New with Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo

Guest User
June 27, 2018
Podcast, Poppea
Performing Opera Old and New with Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo

Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo has made a name for himself performing the Baroque canon, cutting-edge new works, and traditional Japanese kabuki theatre. Listen in as he gives an interview about his diverse career with Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director Evans Mirageas.

Tagged: New works, Baroque, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Countertenor, Singer

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June 22, 2018
2018 Season, The Flying Dutchman, Blog

Certainty in a Sea of Doubt

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June 22, 2018
2018 Season, The Flying Dutchman, Blog
Certainty in a Sea of Doubt

“Whether you are new to Wagner or have spent your life immersed in his world, Der Fliegende Holländer works its magic by giving you new ways to dream.” Fred Plotkin, opera expert and author of Opera 101, on Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman.

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June 15, 2018
2018 Season, Poppea, Blog

When In Rome

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June 15, 2018
2018 Season, Poppea, Blog
When In Rome

Suzanne Martinucci, New York-based writer and lecturer on opera, looks back on her past encounters with Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea.

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June 15, 2018
2018 Season, La Traviata, Blog

All for Love

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June 15, 2018
2018 Season, La Traviata, Blog

Violetta Valéry—her name is elegance itself. Roger Pines, dramaturg of Lyric Opera of Chicago, writes about La Traviata’s beloved heroin.

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June 12, 2018
La Traviata, Podcast

The Life of a Star with Norah Amsellem

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June 12, 2018
La Traviata, Podcast
The Life of a Star with Norah Amsellem

Join Evans Mirageas as he interviews Norah Amsellem, acclaimed international opera singer.  Amsellem starred as Violetta in our 2018 production of La Traviata.

Tagged: La Traviata

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June 6, 2018
La Traviata, 2018 Season, Blog

Chorus Rehearsal for La Traviata

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June 6, 2018
La Traviata, 2018 Season, Blog

The curtain has yet to rise, but Cincinnati Opera’s 2018 season is well underway. About two dozen singers arrived earlier this month for their first rehearsals. Cincinnati writer Cindy Starr sits in on chorus rehearsal for La Traviata.

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May 29, 2018
Podcast, Poppea

Exploring Early Music with Annalisa Pappano

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May 29, 2018
Podcast, Poppea
Exploring Early Music with Annalisa Pappano

Join Evans Mirageas as he interviews Annalisa Pappano, Artistic Director of Catacoustic Consort. This Cincinnati-based early music ensemble is featured in our 2018 production of Monteverdi's final opera The Coronation of Poppea (1643).

Tagged: Early music, Monteverdi, Catacoustic Consort, Coronation of Poppea, Annalisa Pappano

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May 22, 2018
Podcast

Rufus Wainwright: Between Two Worlds

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May 22, 2018
Podcast
Rufus Wainwright: Between Two Worlds

At the age of 13, Rufus Wainwright—best known as a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter—listened to opera for the first time and simply fell in love. Listen as Artistic Director Evans Mirageas asks him about his musical inspirations, recent compositions, and life as an artist in two seemingly different musical worlds.

Tagged: Hadrian, Rufus Wainwright, New works

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May 13, 2018
2018 Season, La Traviata, Blog

Portrait of a Lady

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May 13, 2018
2018 Season, La Traviata, Blog
Portrait of a Lady

Look into her eyes and what do you see? Fearlessness? Fragility? Resilience? Mistrust? Cincinnati writer Cindy Starr takes a look behind this season’s portrait of La Traviata by illustrator Tim O’Brien.

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April 30, 2018
Blog

Opera Goes to Church!

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April 30, 2018
Blog

“It was uplifting, joyful, and the parking lot was as full as Easter Sunday.” Cincinnati Opera’s Chris Milligan reflects on Opera Goes to Church! at Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church.

Tagged: opera goes to church

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April 27, 2018
Another Brick in the Wall, 2018 Season, Blog

Behind the Artwork: Another Brick in the Wall

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April 27, 2018
Another Brick in the Wall, 2018 Season, Blog
Behind the Artwork: Another Brick in the Wall


Cincinnati Opera’s Chris Milligan offers 6 fun facts behind our imagery for Another Brick in the Wall by illustrator Robert Carter.

Tagged: illustration, another brick in the wall, pink floyd

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April 25, 2018
2018 Season, The Flying Dutchman, Blog

Naomi Lewin on The Flying Dutchman

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April 25, 2018
2018 Season, The Flying Dutchman, Blog

An overview of classical radio superstar Naomi Lewin’s lively and clever Opera Rap event at the Mercantile Library.

Tagged: Wagner, Naomi Lewin, The Flying Dutchman

Andrew Dielman
July 14, 2017
Song from the Uproar, Blog, 2017 Season

Song from the Uproar Libretto

Andrew Dielman
July 14, 2017
Song from the Uproar, Blog, 2017 Season

Want to get acquainted with the text before you attend? Read the full libretto here.

Andrew Dielman
July 12, 2017
The Magic Flute, 2017 Season

Learn Some German!

Andrew Dielman
July 12, 2017
The Magic Flute, 2017 Season
Learn Some German!

A glossary of German terms presented in our 2017 production of The Magic Flute.

Andrew Dielman
June 27, 2017
Podcast, The Magic Flute, 2017 Season

Thomas Hase's Life in Lighting

Andrew Dielman
June 27, 2017
Podcast, The Magic Flute, 2017 Season
Thomas Hase's Life in Lighting

Cincinnati Opera's Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director Evans Mirageas interviews lighting designer Thomas Hase.

Andrew Dielman
June 27, 2017
Podcast, La Bohème

Stage Management with Connie Grubbs

Andrew Dielman
June 27, 2017
Podcast, La Bohème
Stage Management with Connie Grubbs

Cincinnati Opera's Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director Evans Mirageas interviews stage manager Connie Grubbs.

Andrew Dielman
June 23, 2017
Podcast, La Bohème, 2017 Season

Hair & Make-up Design with James Geier

Andrew Dielman
June 23, 2017
Podcast, La Bohème, 2017 Season
Hair & Make-up Design with James Geier

Cincinnati Opera's Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director Evans Mirageas interviews hair and makeup designer James Geier.

Andrew Dielman
June 21, 2017
La Bohème, Video, 2017 Season, Blog

Video: Behind our Bohème

Andrew Dielman
June 21, 2017
La Bohème, Video, 2017 Season, Blog

Go behind the scenes of our 1930s-inspired La Bohème with scenic and costume designer Isabella Bywater!

Andrew Dielman
June 21, 2017
La Bohème, Podcast, 2017 Season

Maestro Louis Langrée on Life, Love, and La Bohème

Andrew Dielman
June 21, 2017
La Bohème, Podcast, 2017 Season
Maestro Louis Langrée on Life, Love, and La Bohème

Cincinnati Opera's Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director Evans Mirageas interviews Maestro Louis Langrée of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Maestro Langrée conducts his own orchestra in our 2017 production of La Bohème.

Tagged: Podcast

Andrew Dielman
June 1, 2017
Essay, The Magic Flute, 2017 Season, Blog

Interview: A Magical Storybook

Andrew Dielman
June 1, 2017
Essay, The Magic Flute, 2017 Season, Blog
Interview: A Magical Storybook

A Q&A with the creative team of The Magic Flute.

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