Karah Son, Michael Chioldi, Kathryn Lewek & Matthew White Lead Cincinnati Opera’s 2025 Season

Cincinnati Opera has announced its 2025 season celebrating its 105th anniversary season. In a statement General Director Christopher Milligan said, “We’re thrilled to invite audiences to experience our 2025 Summer Festival, a season that reflects our commitment to both tradition and exploration. We aspire to offer accessible points of entry to enjoy opera, and we hope that productions like Fiddler on {…}

Cincinnati Opera Names New Members to the Board

Cincinnati Opera has announced several changes to its board of trustees. The organization announced several new officers elected for one-year terms. They include: President Ronald T. Bates, Managing Director, 1919 Investment Counsel Chair Melanie M. Chavez, Partner, Chavez Properties Treasurer Robert Bitter, Partner, Deloitte & Touche Secretary Charles E. Baverman III, Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl New trustees include: Aine Baldwin, {…}

Cincinnati Opera & University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music to Workshop ‘Hildegard’

(Photo Credit: Shervin Lainez) Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music will present a workshop for Sarah Kirkland Snider’s “Hildegard” on Oct. 10, 2024. “Hildegard” was commissioned and produced by  Beth Morrison Projects and “imagines three of the most pivotal events in the life of 12th-century German Benedictine nun, visionary, composer, and polymath Hildegard von Bingen.” The {…}

Cincinnati Opera & the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Present ‘The Highlands’ Workshop

The Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music have announced the next workshop in their joint program, Opera Fusion: New Works. The partners will host a workshop of Act one of the new opera “The Highlands,” with music by composer Carlos Simon and a libretto by playwright Lynn Nottage and her daughter, poet and writer Ruby Aiyo {…}

Cincinnati Opera & University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Announces Opera Fusion: New Works Program for 2023-24

Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music will be workshopping “Two Corners” and “Bulrusher” through their Opera Fusion: New Works Program.  First up will be the workshop for “Two Corners,” an opera by B.E. Boykin and Jarrod Lee on Dec. 17, 2023. The work “explores the evolving friendship of a Black woman, Florine, and a white woman, {…}