Eri Nakamura, Amanda Batista, Joseph Lattanzi & Colin Aikins Lead Glimmerglass Festival’s 2026 Season

The Glimmerglass Festival has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the productions. Mainstage Productions The season opens with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” Francesca Zambello directs the production and James Lowe conducts. The work stars Shereen Pimentel, Michael Adams, Erik Nordstrom, Kate Morton, Peter Murphy, Reed Gnepper, and Troy Cook. Performance Dates: July 10-August 15, 2026 Joshua Horowitz revives {…}

Nov 19, 2025

Kevin Burdette Named Artist-in-Residence at 2026 Glimmerglass Festival

American bass Kevin Burdette has been named Artist-in-Residence at the 2026 Glimmerglass Festival. Known for his comic brilliance, commanding voice, and captivating stage presence, Burdette will appear as Don Alfonso in the Festival’s new production of “Così fan tutte.” He will also work closely with members of the Festival’s Resident Artists Program. In a statement, Glimmerglass Festival Artistic & General {…}

Oct 29, 2025

Famed Baritone Dwayne Croft Reflects on the Importance of The Glimmerglass Festival

Earlier this summer, I returned to Cooperstown to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Glimmerglass Festival, a place that, quite simply, changed the course of my life. Standing once again on their majestic campus, I was inspired to reflect on my own journey as a performer and as a person, as well as the impact the Festival has had {…}

Jul 10, 2025

Glimmerglass Festival Surpasses Fundraising Goal, Sets New Milestone

The Glimmerglass Festival has announced that donors from around the region and country have stepped up to donate $6.7 million to the festival as part of a fundraising effort in celebration of their 50th year. The new donation will shatter the campaign’s initial $5 million goal three months earlier than expected, and as a result, a new goal of $7.5 {…}

Jun 16, 2025

Glimmerglass Festival Names Taylor-Alexis DuPont & Sergio Martinez as Inaugural Artists in Hupper Family Festival Artists Program

The Glimmerglass Festival has announced the launch of the Hupper Family Festival Artists program. The new initiative is designed to provide rising operatic and musical theater talent with a critical stepping stone between training and full-fledged professional careers. The program is made possible through a family gift in memory of longtime Glimmerglass trustee and devoted arts advocate Joyce McC. Hupper {…}

Feb 28, 2025

Glimmerglass Festival Unveils Major Fundraising Campaign

Update: As of May 15, 2025, the company announced that it is closing in on its goal and has now raised $4.5 million. The Glimmerglass Festival has announced a new campaign to strengthen the organization’s future. To that end, the “Destined to Glimmerglass: The 50th Anniversary Campaign” has already raised $4.1 million of its intended $5 million goal with the {…}

Nov 21, 2024

Works & Process Unveils Spring 2025 Season

(Photo credit: Boston Lyric Opera) Works & Process announces its 40th anniversary season taking place in spring 2025. For the purposes of this article only opera events are included. Fortieth Works & Process at the Guggenheim Series – Performance Highlights and Discussions Excerpts from Sarah Ruhl and Anthony Roth Costanzo’s reimagining of Vivaldi “The Seasons” are performed prior to its {…}

Aug 10, 2024

Glimmerglass Festival Announces 2025 Season

The Glimmerglass Festival has announced its 50th anniversary season. All mainstage productions are accompanied by the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra and is staged in the Alice Busch Opera Theater. In addition to regular Festival programming, the 2025 season will offer 50th anniversary-related events, talks, concerts, and meals. The full slate of 2025 special events, along with full season casting will be {…}

Jun 1, 2024

Glimmerglass to World Premiere ‘The House on Mango Street’ in 2025

The Glimmerglass Festival is set to present the world premiere of “The House on Mango Street” during its 50th anniversary season in 2025. The opera by Derek Bermel and Sandra Cisneros will bring Cisneros’ famed novel to the opera stage, telling the story of a Mexican-American girl from Chicago as she finds her voice as a writer. “The Glimmerglass Festival {…}

May 13, 2024

Glimmerglass Festival Names New Honorary Life Trustees

The Glimmerglass Festival has appointed Robert Nelson and Van Groughton Ramsey as the company’s new honorary life Trustees and board members. Nelson, a former real estate developer and Vice President and CFO of Michael Novarese, Inc., served as the Chair of the Festival’s Board of Trustees from 2019-2023. Ramsey is Nelson’s spouse and an Emmy Award-winning Costume Designer. “Robert and {…}

Apr 8, 2024

Glimmerglass Festival Announces New Wellness Program

Glimmerglass Festival has announced that it is partnering with Glimmerglass Medical & Wellness, LLC, for a unique program for opera and theatre professionals. The program was piloted throughout the 2023 season. Following the pilot, the organization hired founder Dr. Jeffery Bailey, DNP/FNP-BC to lead the program with the aim of helping artists and participants “leaving Glimmerglass feeling better than they {…}