Cincinnati Opera and 90.9 WGUC, the company’s media partner, will broadcast six performances from the 2026 Summer Festival on Sunday evenings beginning Nov. 1, followed by a live broadcast of the company’s 2027 Season Preview on Jan. 23, 2027. First up is “Salome.” Robert Spano conducts. The cast includes Kathryn Lewek, Alfred Walker, Chad Shelton, Michelle DeYoung, and Zach Borichevsky, {…}
Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music will present a public preview of “Claude & Marcel,” a new opera by composer Alyssa Weinberg and librettist Stephanie Fleischmann, on Nov. 19 at Cincinnati Music Hall’s Wilks Studio. The 7:30 p.m. presentation is part of Opera Fusion: New Works. The opera, which was was commissioned by West Edge Opera, tells {…}
Cincinnati Opera has announced the soloists for “Viva Verdi!,” made possible by a $6 million gift from The Harry T. Wilks Family Foundation. The concert, set for June 25, 2027, at Cincinnati Music Hall, will feature soprano Ailyn Pérez, mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges, tenor Matthew White, baritone Michael Chioldi, and bass Soloman Howard. The Cincinnati Opera Chorus, led by Chorus Master {…}
Cincinnati Opera is set to present the world premiere of Kevin Day and Tifara Brown’s “Lalovavi,” an Afrofuturist adventure that opens the company’s three-opera Black Opera Project. “Lalovavi” (lah-low-VAH-vee) takes audiences 400 years into the future to a post-apocalyptic city built on the remains of what was once Atlanta. There, a daughter of a tyrannical ruler uncovers a hidden truth, {…}
Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music will present a public preview of “O’Keeffe: Kiss the Sky.” The new opera-ballet, commissioned by Washington National Opera, will take the stage on March 31 at 7:30 p.m. at Cincinnati Ballet and traces the life of artist Georgia O’Keeffe. The score is by GRAMMY Award-winning composer Christopher Tin, with a {…}
Cincinnati Opera has announced “Underscore,” a new event series running March through May 2026 that explores opera through theatrical, social, and cultural lenses inspired by the company’s 2026 Summer Festival repertoire. “Underscore” opens with “The Importance of Being Oscar,” an original one-act play by Evans Mirageas and Audrey Chait that examines Oscar Wilde’s first visit to Cincinnati in 1882, prior {…}
The Cincinnati Opera has announced that its 2025 Summer Festival will be broadcast on 90.9 WGUC on Sunday evenings in November. Each broadcast will begin at 8 p.m. ET. The first broadcast will be Verdi’s “Rigoletto” with Michael Chioldi as Rigoletto, Kathryn Lewek, Zach Borichevsky, Morris Robinson, and Tesia Kwarteng. John Fiore conducts. Broadcast Date: Nov. 2, 2025 The second broadcast {…}
The Cincinnati Opera has announced the election of officers for its board of trustees for the 2025–2026 fiscal year, as well as the addition of eight trustees and seven Cincinnati Opera Board Associates. The company said that the officers were elected at the Annual Meeting on Sept. 17, 2025. The following offers were elected for a one-year term in September {…}
Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) will showcase a preview of two new operas-in-progress this fall as part of the “Opera Fusion: New Works” program. On Oct. 11, 2025, at 2 p.m. local time, audiences will get a chance to check out Maria Thompson Corley and Diana Solomon-Glover’s “John Lewis: Good Trouble.” The opera explores {…}
The Cincinnati Opera has announced its 2026 season. Strauss’ “Salome” will star Kathryn Lewek, Alfred Walker, Chad Shelton, Michelle DeYoung, and Zach Borichevsky. José María Condemi directs the production, with Robert Spano conducting. Performance Dates: June 18 & 20, 2026 Kevin Day’s and Tifara Brown’s “Lalovavi” will be directed by Kimille Howard and conducted by Kevin Miller. Brittany Olivia Logan, {…}
(Photo by Philip Groshong) Cincinnati Opera has announced the return of “Opera Goes to Church!” The series is presented in partnership with Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church, Southern Baptist Church, and New Jerusalem Baptist Church, and combines gospel, jazz, and classical music to provide a unique experience. The showcases will feature famed opera soloists as well as congregational choirs and {…}