The Annapolis Opera has announced its 2026–2027 season celebrating its 54th year. MainStage Production The season opens with Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance.” Performance Dates: Oct. 30 & Nov. 1, 2026 Verdi’s “Rigoletto” will be performed. Performance Dates: March 19 & 21, 2027 Season Highlights The season opens with a Parisian-themed Season Opening Celebration. Performance Date: Oct. 9, {…}
Annapolis Opera will present “Expressions of Love,” an outdoor recital in the William Paca Garden in Annapolis, on June 7. The showcase, kicks off at at 3 p.m., features music by Gluck, Mozart, Verdi, and others performed by tenor Matthew Hill and soprano Amy Broadbent. Hill has performed with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, American Bach Soloists, and Washington {…}
Annapolis Opera has announced a one-night recital featuring soprano Colleen Daly and Artistic and Music Director Craig Kier. On May 3, 2026, Daly joins Kier at the piano for an afternoon recital at Asbury United Methodist Church, presenting a personal program that includes arias from Carlisle Floyd’s “Susannah,” Puccini’s “La Rondine” and “La bohème,” Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro,” Verdi’s {…}
The Annapolis Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with a Season Opening Celebration: Black and White Gala. Performance Date: Sept. 11, 2025 Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will return to the company for the first time in 23 years. Performance Dates: Oct. 31 & Nov. 2, 2025 Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” will be performed in a reduced version. orchestra. {…}
Annapolis Opera has revealed its 2025-26 season. The company announced that it will showcase two operas, including “Don Giovanni” and “Hansel and Gretel.” The Mozart and Da Ponte classic will open on Friday, October 31, with a subsequent performance set for Nov. 2, 2025. The Humperdinck classic takes the stage in March with performances on the 13th and 15th, as {…}
Annapolis Opera is set to present Verdi’s “La Traviata.” The work will be shown on March 14 and 16 at Maryland Hall with a cast that includes Ethel Trujillo, Lawrence Barasa, and Gustavo Ahualli. The cast will be rounded out by Joanne Evans, Patricia Hengen, Patrick Kilbride, John Tibbetts, Andrew Adelsberger, and J.P. Gorski. Craig Kier will conduct the production by Eve Summer. Leading {…}
Annapolis Opera is set to present Tom Cipullo’s “Glory Denied” to kick off 2024. The opera will get two presentations on Jan. 27 and 28, 2024 at Maryland Hall. These showcases represent the company premiere of the work as well as the first time the opera gets performed in the state of Maryland. The opera will star Matthew Hill, Craig {…}
The Annapolis Opera has canceled its Insight Series event. The company noted that “due to health and safety concerns, our Insight Series event, ‘The Journey of La Boheme,’ scheduled for Saturday, January 8th has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please keep an eye out for information on our future Insight Series events.” The event was a behind-the-scenes look {…}
Annapolis Opera in Maryland has announced its 2021-22 season. The season, the company’s 49th, will kick off with “Sunder: A New Work Reading,” at the Maryland Hall in Annapolis, Maryland. Performance Date: August 28, 2021 Next up will be a production of Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.” Performance Dates: Nov. 5 & 7, 2021 The company will kick off 2022 with a {…}
Annapolis Opera has announced that it will host a virtual gala and online auction event under the name “Passing the Baton” set for Oct. 17, 2020. During the event, the Annapolis Opera will mark the transition of its directorship, and also try to raise funds in these challenging times. Retiring Artistic Director Ronald Gretz will hand over the directorship to {…}
(Source: Annapolis Opera) Annapolis Opera has announced that Craig Kier will be its new artistic and music director, starting on July 1, 2020. Kier will succeed Ronald J. Gretz, who announced his retirement after serving as the company’s Artistic Director for over 37 years. Kier has led a wide range of performances around the world with such companies as Houston {…}