Performances will run from June 18 through August 1, 2027, featuring stories that explore courage and conviction, romantic wit, fierce passion, jubilant celebration, and intimate discovery.

Cincinnati Opera makes history July 9 and 11 at Music Hall with the world premiere of Lalovavi, an Afrofuturist adventure that opens the company’s three-opera Black Opera Project.

A couple’s city homecoming stirs up ghosts from the past in this new opera from Pulitzer Prize-winning creators Michael Abels and James Ijames, premiering at Cincinnati Opera in Summer 2028.

The company will present three newly commissioned operas from Black creators in 2026, 2027, and 2028.