Maybe it’s your first time attending the opera, or perhaps it’s simply your first time back in Music Hall since our 2019 season! Either way, you may be seeking some inspiration for what to wear to the opera this summer and we’re here to help!
Meet our Debuting Artists!
Make Love, Not War
Land Acknowledgment
Hijinks on the High Seas
Feeling Fierce
Our Homecoming Season (by the numbers)
La Vie Bohème
Suzanne Martinucci reflects on the world that La Bohème creates.
“I love the way the opera begins. We know that the opening music comes from the Capriccio Sinfonico, a piece Puccini composed years earlier while he was a student. Here it brings to mind someone energetically and determinedly – perhaps stamping the cold out of his feet – marching up all those stairs to the garret where Rodolfo and Marcello are working, sweeping all of us along…”
Perfectly Sound
Building the Stage
After three long days, 98-degree heat, a lot of work, a little rain, and even a couple of rainbows...we have a stage for Summer at Summit! Here are a few photos from the process, captured by our superstar production team.
The Leading Ladies of Summer at Summit
An opera season under the stars wouldn’t be complete without a star-studded cast! Meet some of the leading ladies joining us for our Summer at Summit.
A Look Behind the Scenes
What happens behind the scenes to make onstage magic? Take a peek at some of the exclusive behind-the-scenes photos included in our keepsake publication, Cincinnati Opera: A Centennial Celebration.
Enduring Values
In an excerpt from Cincinnati Opera: A Centennial Celebration, opera expert Fred Plotkin shares his perspective on Cincinnati Opera’s role nationally and internationally.
Stars of the Cincinnati Opera Stage
In our commemorative book, Cincinnati Opera: A Centennial Celebration, dramaturg and opera expert Roger Pines highlights some of the notable singers who have performed on the Cincinnati Opera stage. Here are a few of the highlights.
The Zoo Opera Days
In an excerpt from a new book celebrating our 100th anniversary, Cincinnati Opera: A Centennial Celebration, writer and Opera supporter Cynthia Starr offers a peek at our early outdoor roots.
In Memoriam: Thomas Hammons
Robin Guarino: Directing as Activism
A Tribute to Patty Beggs by Evans Mirageas
Intern Spotlight: Samantha Reno
Gregory Spears: Modern Masterpieces
American composer Gregory Spears chats with Evans about his rise into the opera world and two of his most notable works: Fellow Travelers, which Cincinnati Opera premiered in 2016, and Castor and Patience, which Cincinnati Opera will premiere during its 2021 Summer Festival. Listen in to hear about Spears’s musical origins, inspirations, and how he goes about writing for opera.