Opera Modesto has announced its 2026-27 season, featuring a mix of operatic classics, a nationally recognized education initiative, and community programming. The season opens with Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” at the Gallo Center for the Arts. Performance Dates: Sept. 11 & 13, 2026 Rachel Portman’s “The Little Prince” is presented as part of the company’s “Story-Into-Song Literacy” Initiative, a {…}
Opera Modesto will present Dvořák’s “Rusalka” at the Foster Family Theater at the Gallo Center for the Arts in Modesto, California this April. Prague-based American soprano Bree Nichols takes on the title role opposite tenor Jason Nichols, who is her husband, as the Prince. Annalisa Winberg directs and Caleb Yanez Glickman conducts. Leading up to the production, the Prague-based couple {…}
Opera Modesto is joining forces with the Great Valley Museum and Planetarium and Modesto Junior College to present “Goodnight Moon.” The program, set for Feb. 12, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the Great Valley Museum and Planetarium, features soprano Emily Gallagher and pianist Andrew Pham and centers on themes of night, dreams, and the moon, bringing together classical and musical {…}
Opera Modesto will present a family-focused weekend of events at the State Theatre of Modesto from Jan. 16–18, 2026. The centerpiece showcase will be a fully staged production of “Cendrillon,” Pauline Viardot’s operetta based on the classic fairytale. The production features a 13-piece orchestra, opera singers from across the U.S., including artists from California’s Central Valley, and English-language projections integrated {…}
On March 12, 2021, Opera Modesto released “High, Low & Hip Hopera,” a filmed concert of classic selections, spiritual and cultural favorites, musical theatre numbers, and more. Filmed on March 7 at the Gallo Center for the Arts Foster Theater, the concert features countertenor Logan Tanner, bass Nathan Stark, as well as baritone and Hip Hopera creator Babatunde Akinboboye. They {…}
Now two weeks into 2020, we are starting to see a greater number of opera companies open up their doors and return to business. This week’s five recommendations feature major repertory staples sprinkled in with two rarities – one from the baroque era that comments on today’s Superhero obsessed culture with another more modern composition that looks backward to a {…}