Member Productions

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Fall 2024 Productions

Sep 26–29, 2024: University of Oklahoma - Rita (Gaetano Donizetti and Gustave Vaëz) and L’heure espagnole (Maurice Ravel and Franc-Nohain); Jonathan Shames, conductor; Nicole Kenley-Miller, stage director; More info...

Sep 28–29, 2024: Boston Conservatory at Berklee - The World Still Needs You, Boris Yeltsin! (Evan Mack and Joshua McGuire); Laurann Gilley, conductor; David Gately, stage director; More info...; *The World Still Needs You, Boris Yeltsin! is a workshop performance.

Oct 2–6, 2024: University of Alabama - Cinderella (Pauline Viardot); Paul Lee, conductor; Stacy Searle, stage director; More info...

Oct 3–4, 2024: Vanderbilt University - Staggerwing (Lisa DeSpain and Rachel J. Peters); Jennifer McGuire, conductor; Gayle Shay, stage director; More info...; *Southeast regional premiere with newly-composed/written numbers

Oct 10–13, 2024: University of Houston - Little Women (Mark Adamo); Jorge Parodi, conductor; Kathleen Belcher, stage director; More info...

Oct 12, 2024: Opera McGill - La Sonnambula (Vincenzo Bellini and Felice Romani); Giovanni Reggioli, conductor; N/A, stage director; More info...

Oct 18–20, 2024: University Of Mississippi Opera Theatre - The Tie that Binds: Scenes of Love and Conflict, A narrated scenes program including scenes from the opera and musical theatre repertoire; Amanda Johnston, conductor; Bonita Bunt, stage director

Oct 25–27, 2024: Turner-Fischer Center for Opera at Louisiana State University - L'elisir d'amore (Gaetano Donizetti and Felice Romani); Michael Borowitz, conductor; Dugg McDonough, stage director; More info...

Oct 25–27, 2024: Eklund Opera at the University of Colorado Boulder - Hänsel und Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck and Adelheid Wette); Nicholas Carthy, conductor; Leigh Holman, stage director; More info...

Oct 25–26, 2024: Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Islander Voices - The American Stage, The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Islander Voices Ensemble is proud to present The American Stage! Student singers and student and staff pianists will perform selections from American opera and musical theatre of the 20th and 21st centuries; Ellen Denham, conductor; Ellen Denham, stage director; More info...

Oct 26–27, 2024: UTSA Lyric Theatre - Don Giovanni (W. A. Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte); Troy Peters, conductor; Jourdan Laine Howell, stage director

Oct 31–Nov 2, 2024: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music - La finta giardiniera (W. A. Mozart and Petrosellini); Gary Wedow, conductor; Brian Robertson, stage director; More info...

Nov 7–8, 2024: Opera McGill - Blond Eckbert (Judith Weir); Stephen Hargreaves, conductor; Sawyer Craig, stage director; More info...; *Montreal premiere

Nov 7–10, 2024: Iowa State University - Die Fledermaus (Johann Strauss and Ruth and Thomas Martin); Jacob Harrison/Jodi Goble, conductor; Chad Sonka, stage director; More info...

Nov 8–10, 2024: The University of Texas at El Paso - Fall Opera Showcase, Excerpts from THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE and DOÑA FRANCISQUITA (by Amadeo Vives); Cherry Duke, with Esequiel Meza, Jr. (piano), conductor; Cherry Duke, stage director; More info...

Nov 8–10, 2024: Northern Arizona University - Speed Dating Tonight! (Michael Ching) and Face on the Barroom Floor (Henry Mollicone); Aimee Fincher, conductor; Samuel Mungo, stage director

Nov 8–10, 2024: University of Nebraska at Kearney - Zémire and Azor, a 75-minute condensed version of the opera by Grétry, condensed, adapted and translated by Anne Foradori and Mirim Kim; Mirim Kim, conductor; Anne Foradori, stage director

Nov 8–12, 2024: Temple University Opera Theater - Cendrillon (Jules Massenet and Henri Cain); Samuel McCoy, conductor; Rose Freeman, stage director; More info...

Nov 13–17, 2024: Michigan State University College of Music - The Magic Flute (W. A. Mozart and Emanuel Schikaneder); Octavio Mas-Arocas, conductor; Melanie Helton, stage director; More info...

Nov 14–15, 2024: UNLV Opera - Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters (Ned Rorem and Gertrude Stein) and How Clear She Shines! (Linda Lister and Charlotte/Emily/Anne Brontë); Darryl Cooper, conductor; Courtney Schwalbe/Linda Lister, stage director; More info...

Nov 14–17, 2024: University of Michigan SMTD - Hänsel und Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck and Adelheid Wette); Kirk Severtson, conductor; Gregory Keller, stage director; More info...

Nov 15–18, 2024: Simpson College - Speed Dating Tonight! (Michael Ching); Dr. Damon Stevens, conductor; Ann Woldt, stage director; More info...

Nov 15–16, 2024: Westminster Opera Theatre, Westminster Choir College at Rider University - Die Fledermaus (Johann Strauss and Genée and Haffner); Susan Ashbaker, conductor; Johnathon Pape, stage director; More info...

Nov 17–18, 2024: Ouachita Baptist University - Cendrillon (Pauline Viardot and Rachel M. Harris); Dr. Maggie Garrett, conductor; Dr. Maggie Garrett, stage director; More info...

Nov 21–24, 2024: Boston Conservatory at Berklee - Summer and Smoke (Lee Hoiby and Tennessee Williams); Andrew Bisantz, conductor; David Gately, stage director; More info...

Nov 21–24, 2024: Texas Tech University - Orfeo ed Euridice (Christoph Gluck and ); Lanfranco Marcelletti, conductor; Alan E. HICKS, stage director; More info...

Nov 21–24, 2024: Manhattan School of Music - Roméo et Juliette (Charles Gounod and Jules and Carré, MIchael Barbier); Pierre Valet, conductor; Katherine Carter, stage director; More info...

Nov 21–24, 2024: University of Arizona - Die Fledermaus (Johann Strauss and Ruth and Thomas Martin); Dr. Thomas Cockrell, conductor; Cynthia Stokes, stage director; More info...

Nov 21–22, 2024: University of Oklahoma - Acis and Galatea (G. F. Handel and John Gay); Lily Blanchard / Nathan Dougherty, conductor; Nicole Kenley-Miller, stage director

Nov 22–26, 2024: University of Wisconsin-Madison - Songbird (Offenbach/James Lowe and Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halevy/Kelley Rourke); Oriol Sans, conductor; David Ronis, stage director; More info...; *Adaptation of La Perichole, re-orchestrated for 1920s New Orleans Style jazz band. First production by a university.

Nov 22–24, 2024: Friends University - Gallantry (Douglas Moore and Arnold Sundgaard) and Cendrillon (Pauline Viardot and ); Rolaine Hetherington, conductor; Dr. Lydia Bechtel, stage director; More info...

Nov 23–24, 2024: University of South Dakota Opera - Viva L'Opera!, Program of scenes and ensembles; Juan Carlos Mendoza, conductor; Juan Carlos Mendoza, stage director; More info...

Nov 24–25, 2024: Turner-Fischer Center for Opera at Louisiana State University - Die Fledermaus (Johann Strauss and Karl and Genee, Richard Haffner); Michael Borowitz, conductor; Dennis Jesse, stage director; More info...

Dec 5–7, 2024: Univeristy of Utah. (UOPera) - Amahl and the Night Visitors (Gian-Carlo Menotti and Gian Carlo Menotti) and Pastiche (Finzi, etc. Handel and ); -, conductor; James Bobick, stage director

Dec 7, 2024: Montclair State University-Cali Opera - Hansel & Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck and ); William Hobbs, conductor; Karen Driscoll, stage director; More info...

Dec 14–15, 2024: Manhattan School of Music - An American Dream (Jack Perla and Jessica Murphy Moo); Djordje Nesic, conductor; Richard Gammon, stage director; More info...

Dec 14–15, 2024: Texas Tech University and Centro Nacional de las Artes - Orfeo ed Euridice (Christoph Gluck and ); Lanfranco Marcelletti, conductor; Alan E. Hicks, stage director; More info...

Dec 15, 2024: University of Alabama - Amahl and the Night Visitors (Gian-Carlo Menotti and Gian Carlo Menotti); Philip McCown, conductor; Alissa Plenzler, stage director; More info...

Spring 2025 Productions

Jan 6–8, 2025: St. Olaf College Lyric Theater - Babes In Toyland (Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough); Shari Speer, conductor; Dale Kruse, stage director

Jan 23–25, 2025: Vanderbilt University - The Marriage of Figaro (W. A. Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte); Jennifer McGuire, conductor; Gayle Shay, stage director

Jan 25, 2025: Michigan State University College of Music - A Celebration of the Beautiful Voice, Gala afternoon featuring our graduate students in arias, duets and ensembles; Elden Little, conductor; Melanie Helton, stage director; More info...

Jan 30–Feb 2, 2025: University of Houston - Suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi (Giacomo Puccini and Giovacchino Forzano); Jorge Parodi, conductor; Kathleen Belcher, stage director; More info...

Jan 31–Feb 2, 2025: Opera McGill - The Light in the Piazza (Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas); Jonathan Monro & Patrick Hansen, conductor; David Gately, stage director; More info...

Feb 1–2, 2025: Montclair State University-Cali Opera - La Calisto (Francesco Cavalli and Giovanni Faustini); Kyle Ritenauer, conductor; Rebecca Jo Loeb, stage director; More info...

Feb 6–9, 2025: Baylor University - Hänsel und Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck and Adelheid Wette); Miguel Harth Bedoya, conductor; Jen Stephenson, stage director

Feb 13–16, 2025: Boston Conservatory at Berklee - Riders to the Sea (Ralph Vaughn Williams and John Millington Synge) and Whaling Women (Jodi Goble); Tiffany Chang, conductor; Nathan Troup, stage director; More info...

Feb 13–15, 2025: Opera d'arte, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory - Hansel und Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck and Adelheid Wette); Brett Scott, conductor; Kenneth Shaw, stage director

Feb 15–22, 2025: Brigham Young University - Triple bill: American Ghost Stories, No Ladies in the Lady's Book (Lisa Despain/Rachel J. Peters) The Face on the Barroom Floor (Henry Mollicone/John S. Bowman) The Medium (Gian Carlo Menotti); Nathan Haines, conductor; Shea Owens, stage director; More info...

Feb 21–23, 2025: Kentucky Opera - This Little Light of Mine (Chandler Carter and ); Everett McCorvey, conductor; Kimille Howard, stage director; More info...

Feb 21–22, 2025: University of Utah - Die Fledermaus (Johann Strauss and Genée Haffner); -, conductor; James Bobick, stage director

Feb 27–28, 2025: UTSA Lyric Theatre - La voix humaine (Francis Poulenc and Jean Cocteau) and A Call to Answer (Wesley S. Uchiyama-Penix and Jourdan Laine Howell); Jordan D. Boyd/Wesley S. Uchiyama Penix, conductor; Jourdan Laine Howell, stage director; *A Call to Answer is a world premiere.

Feb 27–Mar 2, 2025: University of Alabama - Hansel and Gretel (Engelbert Humperdinck and Adelheid Wette); Anthony DiMauro, conductor; Laura Pritchard, stage director; More info...

Feb 28–Mar 1, 2025: University of Idaho - Le nozze di Figaro (W. A. Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte); Stephen Fairbanks, conductor; Stefan Gordon, stage director; More info...; *The recits have been largely removed and replaced with a new translation of the Beaumarchais play

Mar 6–9, 2025: University of Oklahoma - Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Kurt Weill and Bertold Brecht); Jonathan Shames, conductor; Nicole Kenley-Miller, stage director; More info...

Mar 6–9, 2025: University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music - A Midsummer Night's Dream (Benjamin Britten and William Shakespeare); William Langley, conductor; Robin Guarino, stage director

Mar 14–16, 2025: Eklund Opera at the University of Colorado Boulder - Pirates of Penzance (Arthur Sullivan and ); Nicholas Carthy, conductor; Leigh Holman, stage director; More info...

Mar 14–16, 2025: University of Wisconsin-Madison - A Little Night Music (Stephen Sondheim and Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler); Oriol Sans, conductor; David Ronis, stage director

Mar 14–15, 2025: UNLV Opera - The Three Feathers (Lori Laitman and Dana Gioia); Darryl Cooper, conductor; Linda Lister, stage director; More info...

Mar 19–22, 2025: Michigan State University College of Music - La Cerentola (Gioachino Rossini and Jacobo Feretti); Katherine Kilburn, conductor; Melanie Helton, stage director; More info...

Mar 20–21, 2025: Vanderbilt University - Dragon's Breath (Evan Mack and Joshua McGuire); Jennifer McGuire, conductor; Gayle Shay, stage director

Mar 21–23, 2025: Turner-Fischer Center for Opera at Louisiana State University - Candide (Leonard Bernstein and Hugh/Caird, John Wheeler); Scott Terrell, conductor; Dugg McDonough, stage director; More info...

Mar 21–23, 2025: Tulane Opera - La Dirindina (Domenico Scarlatti and Girolamo Gigli) and La Serva Padrona (Giovanni Battista Pergolesi and Gennaro Federico); Maxim Samarov, conductor; Amy Pfrimmer, stage director; More info...; *New translation of La Dirindina

Mar 27–30, 2025: University of Michigan SMTD - The Turn of the Screw (Benjamin Britten and Myfanwy Piper); Kirk Severtson, conductor; Chía Patiño, stage director; More info...

Mar 27–30, 2025: University of Michigan - The Turn of the Screw (Benjamin Britten and Myfwany Piper); Kirk Severtson, conductor; Chia Patino, stage director; More info...

Mar 27–30, 2025: University of Michigan - The Turn of the Screw (Benjamin Britten and Myfwany Piper); Kirk Severtson, conductor; Chia Patino, stage director; More info...

Mar 28–30, 2025: Opera McGill - Imeneo (G. F. Handel and Silvio Stampiglia); TBA, conductor; Patrick Hansen, stage director; More info...

Apr 1–3, 2025: Manhattan School of Music - L’île de Merlin, ou le monde renversé (Christoph Gluck and Louis Anseaume); Chun-Wei Kang, conductor; A. Scott Perry, stage director; More info...

Apr 3–5, 2025: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music - Dark Sisters (Nico Muhly and Stephen Karam); Trevor Kregor, conductor; Brian Robertson, stage director

Apr 10–13, 2025: Boston Conservatory at Berklee - Così fan Tutte (W. A. Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte); Andrew Bisantz, conductor; David Gately, stage director; More info...

Apr 10–13, 2025: University of Arizona Opera Theater - The Magic Flute (W. A. Mozart and Emanuel Schikaneder); Thomas Cockrell, conductor; Cynthia Stokes, stage director; More info...

Apr 10–13, 2025: Columbus State University, Schwob School of Music - Suor Angelica (Giacomo Puccini and Giovacchino Forzano) and The Medium (Gian Carlo Menotti); Paul Hostetter, conductor; Joshua May, stage director; More info...

Apr 10–13, 2025: UWSP Opera Workshop - Die Zauberflöte (W. A. Mozart and Emanuel Schikaneder); Andres Moran, conductor; Matthew Markham, stage director

Apr 10–13, 2025: University of Houston - She Loves Me! (Harnick & Bock and Joe Masteroff); Jonathan Craft, conductor; Molly Wetzel, stage director; More info...

Apr 11–12, 2025: Westminster Opera Theatre Westminster Choir College at Rider University - The Medium (Gian Carlo Menotti); Susan Ashbaker, conductor; James Kenon Mitchell, stage director; More info...

Apr 11–15, 2025: Temple University Opera Theater - DON GIOVANNI (W. A. Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte); José Luis Domínguez, conductor; Brandon McShaffrey, stage director; More info...

Apr 11–13, 2025: University Of Mississippi Opera Theatre - La canterina (Joseph Haydn and Joseph based on Piccinni Haydn) and The Beautiful Bridegroom (Dan Shore); Selim Giray/Amanda Johnston, conductor; Bonita Bunt, stage director; More info...

Apr 18–19, 2025: University of Utah (UOpera) - La Bohème (Giacomo Puccini and Giacosa Illica); Robert Baldwin, conductor; James Bobick, stage director

Apr 24, 2025: University of Houston - Turandot (Giacomo Puccini and Giuseppe & Simone, Renato Adami); Franz Krager, conductor; Kathleen Belcher, stage director; More info...

Apr 24–27, 2025: Manhattan School of Music - Rusalka (Antonin Dvo?ák and Jaroslav Kvapil); Kelly Kuo, conductor; John de los Santos, stage director; More info...

Apr 25–27, 2025: Turner-Fischer Center for Opera at Louisiana State University - L'etoile (Emmanuel Chabrier and Eugene and Vanloo, Albert Leterrier); Michael Borowitz, conductor; Dugg McDonough or TBA, stage director; More info...; *Regional premiere

May 1–3, 2025: North Park University | School of Music, Art, and Theatre - Titanic (Matias Vestergård and Lea Marie Løppenthin); Tom Zelle, conductor; George Cederquist, stage director; More info...; *US premiere

May 1–2, 2025: Manhattan School of Music - Princess Ida: The Glow Up, The original G&S version of Princess Ida offers a satirical view of Victorian-era feminism, portraying the 'liberated' woman as a man-hater consumed by vitriol who foolishly rejects love and even, heavens forbid, reproduction. Dramaturg Heather O'Donnavan; Jackson McKinnon, conductor; Felicity Stiverson, stage director; More info...

May 2–3, 2025: Baylor University - Cendrillon (Pauline Viardot); Kathleen Kelly and Jeffrey Peterson, conductor; Jen Stephenson, stage director

May 3–4, 2025: University of South Dakota Opera - The Gondoliers (Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert); Chun-Ming Chen/Tracelyn Gesteland, conductor; Tracelyn Gesteland, stage director; More info...