Opera Omaha has announced that General Director Roger Weitz will be leaving the company at the end of 2022. Weitz began his tenure in August of 2011 and under his leadership the company saw growth in ticket sales, subscribers, endowment, and the annual budget doubled over the course of 10 years. Per an official statement, donations went up every year {…}
The Boston Lyric Opera alongside Opera Omaha, Opera Columbus, and Portland Opera have commissioned a new work. In an ongoing effort to make the art form more accessible, relevant, and resonant for a diverse audience, the companies have commissioned a work from New York artist collective UP UNTIL NOW a series of short, American Sign Language-based films of opera arias. {…}
Omaha Opera has announced its 2022-23 season. The season will open with a production of “X, the Life and Times of Malcolm X” in a production by Robert O’Hara. The work will star Adam Richardson in the title role, Victor Robertson as Elijah and Street, and Whitney Morrison as Louise / Betty. Gil Rose conducts Anthony Davis’ score. “Malcolm X {…}
Opera Omaha is set to present a new production of Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” The company will continue its 2021-22 season with the music conducted by Hal France and the production directed by Susan Clement, making her Opera Omaha debut. The production will star Zachary James in the title role of Sweeney Todd and Emily {…}
Opera Omaha is set to return to the Orpheum Theater after a twenty-month hiatus with Bellini’s “The Capulets and the Montagues (I Capuleti e i Montecchi).” Originally slated for the 2020 ONE Festival, the new production by ONE Festival Artistic Director James Darrah will be conducted by Christopher Allen. The new production will feature a dark and visually rich exploration {…}
Opera Omaha has announced that Andrea Joy Pearson has been named as their new Director of Belonging and Inclusion. This new position intrusts Pearson to work with staff and the board to create equity-based goals and strategies throughout the organization, with a focus on recruitment, onboarding, and employee engagement. Currently based in Atlanta, Pearson received her Master of Music in {…}
Opera Omaha is set to kick off its 2021-22 season with “Opera Outdoors.” The free, family-friendly showcase will take place on August 20, 2021 at Turner Park at Midtown Crossing. It will feature live performances from Opera Omaha’s Holland Community Opera Fellows, Jared Hiscock, and Jaime Webb, as well as special guests Mezzo-Soprano Hilary Ginther, Tenor Taylor Stayton, Bass Kevin {…}
In partnership with Opera Omaha and FringeArts, the International Contemporary Ensemble will host the Afro-Diasporic Opera Forum, a free, three-day series of events that center on stories of Black experiences. The Ensemble is an artist collective dedicated to transforming the way music is created and experienced. Events kick off with an opening session on May 25, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. {…}
Opera Omaha will premiere eleven original pieces of music created through the Poetry & Music Project. The pieces will premiere on May 16, 2021 and will be hosted live by Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason and Holland Community Opera Fellow Fernando Antonio Montejano The virtual concert will feature original songs composed by Matt Browne and Frances Pollock with lyrics by student {…}
Opera Omaha has announced its 2021-22 season featuring three operas in new productions. The season opens in the fall with a new production originally slated for Opera Omaha’s 2020 ONE Festival of “The Capulets and the Montagues” by Bellini. The production will be directed by ONE Festival Artistic Director James Darrah and will star Andriana Chuchman, Cecelia Hall, Jesus Garcia, and Jeffrey Beruan. {…}
Opera Omaha has announced it will return to the stage on May 28 and 29 in an outdoor concert Opera Under the Stars. The concert, which will take place at the new Holland Center Outdoors, will be led by Conductor Steven White and will be directed by Dean Anthony. Artists will include Michael Adams, Barry Banks, Kristen Choi, Mary Feminear, {…}