Commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera/Lincoln Center Theater New Works Program, The Highlands workshop culminates in a free, public presentation of excerpts on Saturday, March 23 at Music Hall’s Wilks Studio.

The company seeks to fill 20 non-singing roles. No stage experience is necessary!

The company also announces the first work in The Black Opera Project, Lalovavi, an Afrofuturist grand opera featuring music by Kevin Day, libretto by Tifara Brown, and stage direction and dramaturgy by Kimille Howard, premiering at Cincinnati Music Hall on Juneteenth 2025

Commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera/Lincoln Center Theater New Works Program, The Highlands workshop culminates in a free, public presentation of excerpts on Saturday, March 23 at Music Hall’s Wilks Studio.

Spanning January to July, the diverse menu of opera-inspired events endeavors to build community connections and offer unexpected and inclusive ways to experience the art form.

Go behind the scenes of opera with this free series of conversations on topics inspired by Cincinnati Opera’s 2024 Summer Festival.

Both workshops culminate in free, public performances of excerpts on December 17 (Two Corners) and January 24 (Bulrusher).

Based on George Saunders’s award-winning novel, the work has been commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera and is a co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and Los Angeles Opera. The workshop culminates in a free, public presentation of excerpts on Sunday, November 12.

Cincinnati Opera announces the election of officers for its board of trustees for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, as well as the addition of five trustees and two Cincinnati Opera Board Associates.

This fall, Cincinnati Opera invites aspiring professional singers to audition for chorus and mainstage roles for its 2024 Summer Festival.

The company’s mainstage season also includes a new production of Mozart’s darkly comic morality tale, Don Giovanni, and Verdi’s passionate and tragic La Traviata.