Cincinnati Opera
The second oldest opera company in America, the Cincinnati Opera has been performing world-class opera since 1920.
Website:
www.cincinnatiopera.org
Address:
1243 Elm St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone:
513-241-2742
Fax:
513-768-5552
Contact:
Ashley Tongret
Now Showing
Aida
July 25-July 28
Forbidden love in ancient Egypt. With Latonia Moore, soprano, Antonello Palombi, tenor, Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano, and Carlo Rizzi, conductor.
Upcoming Productions
Opera in the Park
One Day Only: June 9
Selection of opera favorites performed by the Cincinnati Opera Chorus and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Music includes excerpts from Carmen, Don Giovanni, West Side Story, Turandot, La Traviata and more. Food trucks and on-site concessions available. Bring seating.
Don Giovanni
June 13-June 15
Mozart's 1787 opera follows Giovanni as he forces his way into the hearts of women and taunts the men who love them.
Der Rosenkavalier
June 27-June 29
Octavian spies Sophie and he's forever changed. After learning she's promised to an old baron, Octavian hatches a hilarious plot to set her free, with the help of a surprising ally.
Galileo Galilei
July 11-July 21
Through the lens of one man's incredible life, opera explores questions of religion and science, faith and truth. With Richard Troxell, Andrew Garland and Alexandra Schoeny.
View Previous Productions
Opera Ball: The Night of the Rose
Closed: Sat, April 27
Find Your Voice
Closed: Wed, Feb. 27
Find Your Voice
Closed: Sat, Feb. 23
Find Your Voice
Closed: Sun, Feb. 17
Opera Fusion: New Works presents Morning Star
Closed: Wed, Dec. 5
Opera Fusion: New Works presents Morning Star
Closed: Tue, Dec. 4
La Traviata
Closed: Sat, July 28
Maria de Buenos Aires
Closed: Fri, July 27
Opera Goes to Temple
Closed: Sun, July 22
Back to the Zoo
Closed: Tue, July 10
Porgy and Bess
Closed: Sun, July 8
Measha Brueggergosman
Closed: Mon, June 25
Cincinnati Opera's Pride Night Celebration
Closed: Sat, June 16
Pagliacci and Gianni Schicchi
Closed: Sat, June 16
Little Red Riding Hood
Closed: Tue, May 15
Little Red Riding Hood
Closed: Thu, May 10
World Voice Day Symposium
Closed: Sat, April 14
Life as Bess: A Panel Discussion
Closed: Wed, April 11
Porgy and Bess Redux
Closed: Sun, Feb. 19
Porgy and Bess Redux Cast in Concert
Closed: Sun, Feb. 12
Porgy and Bess Redux Cast in Concert
Closed: Sun, Feb. 12
Porgy and Bess Redux
Closed: Sat, Feb. 4
Porgy and Bess Redux
Closed: Sat, Feb. 4
Doubt
Closed: Sun, Nov. 13
Doubt
Closed: Sat, Nov. 12
The Magic Flute
Closed: Sun, July 31
Opera Goes to Church!
Closed: Tue, July 19
Eugene Onegin
Closed: Sat, July 16
Opera Goes to Church!
Closed: Fri, July 1
A Flowering Tree
Closed: Sat, July 2
Rigoletto
Closed: Sat, June 18
Opera Goes to Church!
Closed: Mon, June 13
Cincinnati Opera: Back to the Zoo
Closed: Wed, June 1
Opera Rap: The Onegin Experience
Closed: Sat, May 21
Opera Redux: The Magic Flute
Closed: Sun, May 15
Opera Redux: The Magic Flute
Closed: Sun, May 8
Opera Redux: The Magic Flute
Closed: Sat, April 30
Opera Rap: Mozart's Magical Masterpiece
Closed: Thu, April 28
Opera Rap: A Panoramic View of Indian Storytelling
Closed: Tue, April 12
Opera Rap: The Russian Soul, Tchaikovsky and Eugene Onegin
Closed: Thu, April 7
Opera Rap: Rigoletto - Passion and Politics, Fools and Censorship
Closed: Wed, April 6
This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price
Closed: Sat, Feb. 26
This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price
Closed: Wed, Feb. 23
This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price
Closed: Sun, Feb. 20
Storytime and the Making of This Little Light of Mine
Closed: Sat, Feb. 19
Opera Rap: Season Preview
Closed: Tue, Oct. 25
This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price
Closed: Sat, Feb. 12
Home for the Holidays
Closed: Sun, Dec. 12
Cincinnati Opera Ball: An Evening Under the Tsars
Closed: Sat, Nov. 20
Rick Leech -- Life is a Song
Closed: Fri, Nov. 5
La Boheme
Closed: Sun, July 25
Otello
Closed: Sat, July 10
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Closed: Sat, June 26
90th Anniversary Gala Concert
Closed: Sat, June 19
The Wonder Years: From Otello to Boheme
Closed: Wed, May 19
The Meistersinger Experience
Closed: Sat, May 8
Wagner: The Man and His Art
Closed: Wed, May 5
Exploring Wagner
Closed: Thu, March 18
Otello: Was It Love or Control?
Closed: Thu, March 4
2010 Season Preview
Closed: Thu, Feb. 18
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sun, Jan. 24
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sat, Jan. 23
Cincinnati Opera by the Decades
Closed: Wed, Jan. 20
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Mon, Jan. 18
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sat, Jan. 16
Bal Du Moulin Rouge
Closed: Sat, Nov. 21
Late Night at the Moulin Rouge
Closed: Sat, Nov. 21
Carmen
Closed: Sun, July 26
Ainadamar Opening Night Party
Closed: Thu, July 9
Ainadamar
Closed: Sat, July 11
Little Ashes
Closed: Mon, July 6
Don Carlo
Closed: Sat, June 27
Opera Idol Concert
Closed: Tue, July 5
The Marriage of Figaro
Closed: Sat, June 13
Novice's Guide to Carmen
Closed: Thu, May 21
How Nanita Learned to Make Flan
Closed: Sat, May 16
How Nanita Learned to Make Flan
Closed: Sat, May 9
Opera Rap: Ainadamar - Fountain of Tears
Closed: Tue, April 14
Don Carlo: History, Music and Drama
Closed: Tue, March 17
Nicole Cabell Recital
Closed: Wed, Feb. 25
Sex, Violence, and Toreadors
Closed: Sun, Feb. 22
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sun, Feb. 15
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sat, Feb. 14
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sat, Feb. 14
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sat, Feb. 14
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sun, Feb. 8
Opera Rap: Ainadamar - Fountain of Tears
Closed: Sun, Feb. 15
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sat, Feb. 7
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Thu, Feb. 5
A Conversation With Sir Roger Norrington
Closed: Thu, Jan. 29
A Seductive Night in Spain Gala
Closed: Sat, Nov. 22
Hansel & Gretel
Closed: Sun, Nov. 2
Hansel & Gretel
Closed: Fri, Oct. 31
Opera Goes to Spain
Closed: Wed, Oct. 15
Violetta's Champagne and Shoes Reception
Closed: Sun, July 27
La Traviata
Closed: Sun, July 27
Florencia en el Amazonas
Closed: Sat, July 12
Lucia di Lammermoor
Closed: Sat, June 28
Cincinnati Opera Center presents Curtain Up
Closed: Sat, June 14
Madame Butterfly
Closed: Sun, June 15
Opera in the Amazon
Closed: Wed, June 4
Florencia Magic
Closed: Thu, May 29
The Barber of Seville
Closed: Sat, April 19
How To Fall In Love With Opera
Closed: Tue, April 15
A Musical Celebration of an Extraordinary Life: Patricia A. Corbett
Closed: Sat, March 29
Famous Violettas
Closed: Tue, March 4
This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price
Closed: Sat, Feb. 26
Butterfly's Ancient Traditions
Closed: Tue, Feb. 12
I Love Lucy
Closed: Tue, Jan. 15
A Celebration of Cincinnati Opera
Closed: Thu, Dec. 13
Opera in the Amazon: Una Noche Magica Gala
Closed: Sat, Nov. 17
Rise for Freedom: The John P. Parker Story
Closed: Sun, Oct. 14
Rise for Freedom: The John P. Parker Story
Closed: Sun, Oct. 21
Rise for Freedom: Musical Roots
Closed: Mon, Oct. 8
Portraying Local Heroes: Meet the Cast
Closed: Sun, Sept. 30
Finding North
Closed: Sat, Sept. 8
Nixon in China
Closed: Sat, July 14
Opera Goes to Church
Closed: Fri, July 9
Opera Goes to Church
Closed: Sun, July 1
Cosi Fan Tutte
Closed: Sat, June 30
Faust
Closed: Sat, June 16
Opera Dogs
Closed: Sun, June 10
Opera Rap: Animals of "Aida"
Closed: Wed, June 6
Dastardly Deals and Wistful Wishes
Closed: Tue, May 22
The Story and Music of 'Nixon in China'
Closed: Wed, May 9
Little Red Riding Hood
Closed: Sat, April 28
Mark Panuccio
Closed: Fri, March 30
Alice in Operaland
Closed: Sat, Feb. 24
This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price
Closed: Tue, Feb. 20
Shakespeare Goes to the Opera
Closed: Wed, Jan. 24
A Young Person's Guide to Opera
Closed: Sat, Dec. 2
Some Enchanted Evening Gala
Closed: Sat, Nov. 4
Dastardly Deals and Wistful Wishes: A 2007 Season Preview
Closed: Wed, Oct. 25
Ghost Tour
Closed: Fri, Oct. 13
Crossing Over: Acclaimed Visual Artists Design Opera
Closed: Mon, Oct. 9
The Tales of Hoffmann
Closed: Sat, July 22
A Masked Ball
Closed: Sat, July 15
L'Etoile
Closed: Sat, June 24
Opening Night Dinner
Closed: Thu, June 15
Tosca
Closed: Fri, June 23
How to Fall in Love with Opera
Closed: Tue, June 6
Cincinnati Opera Stage Curtain Up
Closed: Fri, June 2
Little Red Riding Hood
Closed: Mon, May 15
Little Red Riding Hood
Closed: Sat, April 22
Housing Opportunities Made Equal Forum
Closed: Fri, April 21
A Conversation with Martina Arroyo
Closed: Tue, April 18
Elegance and Elan
Closed: Mon, March 13
The Music Shop
Closed: Sat, March 11
Closed: Sat, April 27
Find Your Voice
Closed: Wed, Feb. 27
Find Your Voice
Closed: Sat, Feb. 23
Find Your Voice
Closed: Sun, Feb. 17
Opera Fusion: New Works presents Morning Star
Closed: Wed, Dec. 5
Opera Fusion: New Works presents Morning Star
Closed: Tue, Dec. 4
La Traviata
Closed: Sat, July 28
Maria de Buenos Aires
Closed: Fri, July 27
Opera Goes to Temple
Closed: Sun, July 22
Back to the Zoo
Closed: Tue, July 10
Porgy and Bess
Closed: Sun, July 8
Measha Brueggergosman
Closed: Mon, June 25
Cincinnati Opera's Pride Night Celebration
Closed: Sat, June 16
Pagliacci and Gianni Schicchi
Closed: Sat, June 16
Little Red Riding Hood
Closed: Tue, May 15
Little Red Riding Hood
Closed: Thu, May 10
World Voice Day Symposium
Closed: Sat, April 14
Life as Bess: A Panel Discussion
Closed: Wed, April 11
Porgy and Bess Redux
Closed: Sun, Feb. 19
Porgy and Bess Redux Cast in Concert
Closed: Sun, Feb. 12
Porgy and Bess Redux Cast in Concert
Closed: Sun, Feb. 12
Porgy and Bess Redux
Closed: Sat, Feb. 4
Porgy and Bess Redux
Closed: Sat, Feb. 4
Doubt
Closed: Sun, Nov. 13
Doubt
Closed: Sat, Nov. 12
The Magic Flute
Closed: Sun, July 31
Opera Goes to Church!
Closed: Tue, July 19
Eugene Onegin
Closed: Sat, July 16
Opera Goes to Church!
Closed: Fri, July 1
A Flowering Tree
Closed: Sat, July 2
Rigoletto
Closed: Sat, June 18
Opera Goes to Church!
Closed: Mon, June 13
Cincinnati Opera: Back to the Zoo
Closed: Wed, June 1
Opera Rap: The Onegin Experience
Closed: Sat, May 21
Opera Redux: The Magic Flute
Closed: Sun, May 15
Opera Redux: The Magic Flute
Closed: Sun, May 8
Opera Redux: The Magic Flute
Closed: Sat, April 30
Opera Rap: Mozart's Magical Masterpiece
Closed: Thu, April 28
Opera Rap: A Panoramic View of Indian Storytelling
Closed: Tue, April 12
Opera Rap: The Russian Soul, Tchaikovsky and Eugene Onegin
Closed: Thu, April 7
Opera Rap: Rigoletto - Passion and Politics, Fools and Censorship
Closed: Wed, April 6
This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price
Closed: Sat, Feb. 26
This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price
Closed: Wed, Feb. 23
This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price
Closed: Sun, Feb. 20
Storytime and the Making of This Little Light of Mine
Closed: Sat, Feb. 19
Opera Rap: Season Preview
Closed: Tue, Oct. 25
This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price
Closed: Sat, Feb. 12
Home for the Holidays
Closed: Sun, Dec. 12
Cincinnati Opera Ball: An Evening Under the Tsars
Closed: Sat, Nov. 20
Rick Leech -- Life is a Song
Closed: Fri, Nov. 5
La Boheme
Closed: Sun, July 25
Otello
Closed: Sat, July 10
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Closed: Sat, June 26
90th Anniversary Gala Concert
Closed: Sat, June 19
The Wonder Years: From Otello to Boheme
Closed: Wed, May 19
The Meistersinger Experience
Closed: Sat, May 8
Wagner: The Man and His Art
Closed: Wed, May 5
Exploring Wagner
Closed: Thu, March 18
Otello: Was It Love or Control?
Closed: Thu, March 4
2010 Season Preview
Closed: Thu, Feb. 18
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sun, Jan. 24
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sat, Jan. 23
Cincinnati Opera by the Decades
Closed: Wed, Jan. 20
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Mon, Jan. 18
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sat, Jan. 16
Bal Du Moulin Rouge
Closed: Sat, Nov. 21
Late Night at the Moulin Rouge
Closed: Sat, Nov. 21
Carmen
Closed: Sun, July 26
Ainadamar Opening Night Party
Closed: Thu, July 9
Ainadamar
Closed: Sat, July 11
Little Ashes
Closed: Mon, July 6
Don Carlo
Closed: Sat, June 27
Opera Idol Concert
Closed: Tue, July 5
The Marriage of Figaro
Closed: Sat, June 13
Novice's Guide to Carmen
Closed: Thu, May 21
How Nanita Learned to Make Flan
Closed: Sat, May 16
How Nanita Learned to Make Flan
Closed: Sat, May 9
Opera Rap: Ainadamar - Fountain of Tears
Closed: Tue, April 14
Don Carlo: History, Music and Drama
Closed: Tue, March 17
Nicole Cabell Recital
Closed: Wed, Feb. 25
Sex, Violence, and Toreadors
Closed: Sun, Feb. 22
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sun, Feb. 15
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sat, Feb. 14
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sat, Feb. 14
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sat, Feb. 14
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sun, Feb. 8
Opera Rap: Ainadamar - Fountain of Tears
Closed: Sun, Feb. 15
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Sat, Feb. 7
Oh Freedom!
Closed: Thu, Feb. 5
A Conversation With Sir Roger Norrington
Closed: Thu, Jan. 29
A Seductive Night in Spain Gala
Closed: Sat, Nov. 22
Hansel & Gretel
Closed: Sun, Nov. 2
Hansel & Gretel
Closed: Fri, Oct. 31
Opera Goes to Spain
Closed: Wed, Oct. 15
Violetta's Champagne and Shoes Reception
Closed: Sun, July 27
La Traviata
Closed: Sun, July 27
Florencia en el Amazonas
Closed: Sat, July 12
Lucia di Lammermoor
Closed: Sat, June 28
Cincinnati Opera Center presents Curtain Up
Closed: Sat, June 14
Madame Butterfly
Closed: Sun, June 15
Opera in the Amazon
Closed: Wed, June 4
Florencia Magic
Closed: Thu, May 29
The Barber of Seville
Closed: Sat, April 19
How To Fall In Love With Opera
Closed: Tue, April 15
A Musical Celebration of an Extraordinary Life: Patricia A. Corbett
Closed: Sat, March 29
Famous Violettas
Closed: Tue, March 4
This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price
Closed: Sat, Feb. 26
Butterfly's Ancient Traditions
Closed: Tue, Feb. 12
I Love Lucy
Closed: Tue, Jan. 15
A Celebration of Cincinnati Opera
Closed: Thu, Dec. 13
Opera in the Amazon: Una Noche Magica Gala
Closed: Sat, Nov. 17
Rise for Freedom: The John P. Parker Story
Closed: Sun, Oct. 14
Rise for Freedom: The John P. Parker Story
Closed: Sun, Oct. 21
Rise for Freedom: Musical Roots
Closed: Mon, Oct. 8
Portraying Local Heroes: Meet the Cast
Closed: Sun, Sept. 30
Finding North
Closed: Sat, Sept. 8
Nixon in China
Closed: Sat, July 14
Opera Goes to Church
Closed: Fri, July 9
Opera Goes to Church
Closed: Sun, July 1
Cosi Fan Tutte
Closed: Sat, June 30
Faust
Closed: Sat, June 16
Opera Dogs
Closed: Sun, June 10
Opera Rap: Animals of "Aida"
Closed: Wed, June 6
Dastardly Deals and Wistful Wishes
Closed: Tue, May 22
The Story and Music of 'Nixon in China'
Closed: Wed, May 9
Little Red Riding Hood
Closed: Sat, April 28
Mark Panuccio
Closed: Fri, March 30
Alice in Operaland
Closed: Sat, Feb. 24
This Little Light of Mine: The Stories of Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price
Closed: Tue, Feb. 20
Shakespeare Goes to the Opera
Closed: Wed, Jan. 24
A Young Person's Guide to Opera
Closed: Sat, Dec. 2
Some Enchanted Evening Gala
Closed: Sat, Nov. 4
Dastardly Deals and Wistful Wishes: A 2007 Season Preview
Closed: Wed, Oct. 25
Ghost Tour
Closed: Fri, Oct. 13
Crossing Over: Acclaimed Visual Artists Design Opera
Closed: Mon, Oct. 9
The Tales of Hoffmann
Closed: Sat, July 22
A Masked Ball
Closed: Sat, July 15
L'Etoile
Closed: Sat, June 24
Opening Night Dinner
Closed: Thu, June 15
Tosca
Closed: Fri, June 23
How to Fall in Love with Opera
Closed: Tue, June 6
Cincinnati Opera Stage Curtain Up
Closed: Fri, June 2
Little Red Riding Hood
Closed: Mon, May 15
Little Red Riding Hood
Closed: Sat, April 22
Housing Opportunities Made Equal Forum
Closed: Fri, April 21
A Conversation with Martina Arroyo
Closed: Tue, April 18
Elegance and Elan
Closed: Mon, March 13
The Music Shop
Closed: Sat, March 11
Cincinnati Opera News:
Posted Tue, April 20
Canceled by Reason of Volcano, Surgery and Wherewithal -Music in Cincinnati article
Canceled by Reason of Volcano, Surgery and Wherewithal -Music in Cincinnati article
Posted Tue, April 6
Back surgery stills Metropolitan Opera music director James Levine's baton -Cincinnati Enquirer article
Back surgery stills Metropolitan Opera music director James Levine's baton -Cincinnati Enquirer article
Posted Tue, Nov. 3
CET EXPRESS - Anne Zaring Talks About the 2009 Cincinnati Opera Ball -CET Connect video
CET EXPRESS - Anne Zaring Talks About the 2009 Cincinnati Opera Ball -CET Connect video
Posted Fri, June 26
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera Announces Exclusive Regional Premiere of the film Little Ashes
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera Announces Exclusive Regional Premiere of the film Little Ashes
Posted Fri, Aug. 8
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera's Remarkable 2008 Season saw Critical Acclaim, Audience Ovations and New Partnerships
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera's Remarkable 2008 Season saw Critical Acclaim, Audience Ovations and New Partnerships
Posted Wed, July 30
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera Announces Outstanding, Star-Studded 90th Anniversary season and updates for 2009
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera Announces Outstanding, Star-Studded 90th Anniversary season and updates for 2009
Posted Mon, July 21
'La Traviata' creators wanted 'mirror to the music' -Cincinnati Enquirer article
'La Traviata' creators wanted 'mirror to the music' -Cincinnati Enquirer article
Posted Mon, July 7
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera Announces the Establishment of the Cynthia and Frank Stewart Emerging Artist Fund
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera Announces the Establishment of the Cynthia and Frank Stewart Emerging Artist Fund
Posted Tue, March 11
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera Education Announces Family-Friendly Opera Performances of The Barber of Seville
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera Education Announces Family-Friendly Opera Performances of The Barber of Seville
Posted Mon, Oct. 1
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera Introduces Cast and Creative Team for Rise For Freedom: The John P. Parker Story
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera Introduces Cast and Creative Team for Rise For Freedom: The John P. Parker Story
Posted Wed, Aug. 15
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera's Thrilling 2007 Season Concludes With A Record Breaking Aida
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera's Thrilling 2007 Season Concludes With A Record Breaking Aida
Posted Thu, Aug. 2
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera Presents the World Premiere of 'Rise for Freedom: The John P. Parker Story' Oct. 13-21
Press Release: Cincinnati Opera Presents the World Premiere of 'Rise for Freedom: The John P. Parker Story' Oct. 13-21