Opera Festivals and Companies in USA


This list is sorted by the state names of USA.

Name 2008 Season Location Theatre
Mobile Opera Mar 13 & 15
Oct 23 & 25
Mobile, Alabama Mobile Civic Center Theatre
Opera Birmingham Jan 17 - Apr 26
Dec 6
Birmingham, Alabama Alabama Theatre
Anchorage Opera Feb 2–10
Apr 12-20
Nov 8-16
Anchorage, Alaska Discovery Theatre
Arizona Opera Oct 11 – Nov 23 Flagstaff, Arizona Ardrey Auditorium
Berkeley Opera Mar 15 – Jul 20 Berkeley, California Julia Morgan Theatre
Long Beach Opera Mar 14 - Jun 8 Long Beach, California Opera House
Los Angeles Opera Jan 19 – Jun 28
Sep 6 – Dec 14
Los Angeles, California Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Townsend Opera Players Feb 24 – Apr 27 Modesto, California Foster Family Theatre
West Bay Opera Feb 15 – Jun 1
Oct 17–19 & 24–26
Palo Alto, California Lucie Stern Community Theatre
Sacramento Opera Feb 22, 24 & 26
May 2, 4 & 6
Nov 21, 23, & 25
Sacramento, California Sacramento Community Center Theatre
Lyric Opera San Diego Sep 26-28
Oct 2-5
Nov 14-23
San Diego, California Birch North Park Theatre
San Diego Opera Jan 26 – May 11 San Diego, California Civic Theatre
Pocket Opera Feb 24 – Jul 27 San Francisco, California Legion of Honor
San Francisco Opera May 2 – Jul 6
Sep 5 – Dec 14
San Francisco, California War Memorial Opera House
Opera San Jose Feb 9 – May 4
Sep 6 – Nov 23
San Jose, California California Theatre
Pacific Repertory Opera Oct 31 & Nov 1 San Luis Obispo, California Harmon Hall
Opera Pacific Jan 23 – May 24
Sep 13 – Nov 1
Santa Ana, California Segerstrom Hall
Opera Santa Barbara Feb 23 - Mar 9 Santa Barbara, California Lobero Theatre
Festival Opera Jul 12-20
Aug 9-17
Walnut Creek, California Hofmann Theatre
Aspen Music Festival Jun 21 – Aug 16 Aspen, Colorado Wheeler Opera House
Central City Opera Jun 6 – Aug 10 Central City, Colorado Opera House
Opera Colorado Feb 8 – Jun 15
Nov 8-16
Denver, Colorado Buell Theater
Connecticut Opera Mar 7 – May 30
Nov 2-8
Hartford, Connecticut Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
Connecticut Grand Opera May 10 Stamford, Connecticut The Palace Theatre
Washington Concert Opera Nov 9 Washington, DC Lisner Auditorium of The George Washington University
Summer Opera Theatre Company Jun 14 – Jul 27 Washington, DC Hartke Theatre
Washington National Opera Mar 15 – May 22
Sep 13 – Nov 22
Washington, DC Kennedy Center Opera House
Florida Grand Opera Jan 26 – May 11
Nov 15 – Dec 6
Miami, Florida Broward Center
Miami Lyric Opera Mar 2 – Nov 1 Miami Beach, Florida Colony Theatre
Orlando Opera Company Feb 15 – May 11
Nov 14, 16 & 18
Orlando, Florida Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre
Pensacola Opera Jan 18 - Mar 09 Pensacola, Florida Pensacola Opera Center
Sarasota Opera Mar 1 – Apr 13
Nov 7 - 16
Sarasota, Florida Sarasota Opera House
Opera Tampa Dec 5 & 7 Tampa, Florida Carol Morsani Hall
Palm Beach Opera Jan 25 – Mar 31
Dec 12-15
West Palm Beach, Florida Kravis Center
Atlanta Opera Feb 2 - May 4
Oct 4 - Nov 23
Atlanta, Georgia John A. Williams Theatre
Augusta Opera Mar 21-22
May 16-17
Augusta, Georgia Imperial Theatre
Hawaii Opera Theatre Feb 1 – Mar 4
Aug 1-10
Honolulu, Hawaii Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall
Opera Idaho! Nov 1 Boise, Idaho Morrison Center for the Performing Arts
Chicago Opera Theater Apr 30 - Jun 8 Chicago, Illinois Harris Theater
Lyric Opera of Chicago Jan 5 – Mar 30
Sep 27 – Dec 31
Chicago, Illinois Krainik Theatre
Ravinia Festival Jul 9 – Aug 15 Highland Park, Illinois Ravinia Park
Indiana University Opera Jul 25 – Aug 2
Sep 26 – Nov 22
Bloomington, Indiana Indiana University Opera Theatre
Des Moines Metro Opera Jun 20 - Jul 13 Indianola, Iowa Blank Performing Arts Center
Wichita Grand Opera Feb 3 – Jul 4
Nov 1-16
Wichita, Kansas Mary Jane Teall Theater
Kentucky Opera Sep 26 - Nov 30 Louisville, Kentucky Whitney Hall
New Orleans Opera Mar 14 – Apr 20
Oct 17 – Nov 16
New Orleans, Louisiana McAlister Auditorium
Shreveport Opera Mar 1 & Apr 26
Nov 8
Shreveport, Louisiana RiverView Theater
PORTopera Jul 24 & 26 Portland, Maine Merrill Auditorium
Annapolis Opera Mar 7-9
Nov 2 & Dec 7
Annapolis, Maryland Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
Baltimore Opera Mar 29 – May 18
Oct 11 - Nov 23
Baltimore, Maryland Lyric Opera House
Opera Vivente Mar 1 – Apr 19
Sep 26 – Oct 4
Baltimore, Maryland Opera Vivente
Opera Boston Jan 2-5
May 2-6
Oct 17-21
Boston, Massachusetts Cutler Majestic Theatre
Boston Lyric Opera Mar 14 – May 6
Nov 7-18
Boston, Massachusetts Shubert Theatre
College Light Opera Company Jun 24 - Aug 23 Falmouth, Massachusetts Highfield Theatre
Berkshire Opera Company Jul 11 - Aug 24 Pittsfield, Massachusetts Koussevitzky Arts Center
Michigan Opera Theatre Mar 29 – May 18
Oct 18-25
Detroit, Michigan Detroit Opera House
Opera Grand Rapids Feb 15, 16
May 2, 3
Nov 7, 8
Grand Rapids, Michigan Betty Van Andel Opera Center
Minnesota Opera Jan 26 – Apr 20
Sep 20 – Nov 9
Minneapolis, Minnesota Ordway Music Theatre
Mississippi Opera Nov 15 Jackson, Mississippi Thalia Mara Hall
Lyric Opera of Kansas City Mar 8 – May 11
Sep 13 – Nov 16
Kansas City, Missouri Lyric Theatre
Union Avenue Opera Jul 11 – Aug 30 Saint Louis, Missouri Union Avenue Opera Theatre
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis May 24 - Jun 29 Saint Louis, Missouri Loretto-Hilton Theater
Springfield Regional Opera Oct 26 & 28 Springfield, Missouri Gillioz Theatre
Opera Omaha Jan 24 – Apr 13
Sep 12 – Oct 19
Omaha, Nebraska Orpheum Theatre
Nevada Opera Feb 8 & 10
Apr 11 & 13
Oct 3 & 5
Reno, Nevada Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts
Opera North Aug 9-23 Lebanon, New Hampshire Lebanon Opera House
Granite State Opera Nov 7 & Temple, New Hampshire Capitol Center for the Arts
Bohème Opera Apr 12-13 Trenton, New Jersey Patriots Theater
Opera Southwest Oct 4 - 1 Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque Opera Theatre
Santa Fe Opera Jun 27 – Aug 23 Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe Opera Theater
Bard Summerscape Jul 4 –Aug 17 Annandale-on-Hudson, New York Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Tri-cities Opera Feb 1-3
May 2-4
Oct 31 - Nov 8
Binghamton, New York Broome County Forum Theatre
Chautauqua Opera Jul 3 – Aug 18 Chautauqua, New York Norton Memorial Hall
Glimmerglass Opera Jul 5 – Aug 24 Cooperstown, New York Alice Busch Opera Theater
Caramoor International Music Festival Jun 21 – Aug 3 Katonah, New York Venetian Theatre
Amato Opera Theatre Jan 1 – Jun 8 New York, New York Amato Opera Theatre
Dicapo Opera Theatre Jan 19 – May 10
Oct 4 - 14
New York, New York Dicapo Theatre
Gotham Chamber Opera Jan New York, New York Skirball Center
New York City Opera Mar 5 – Apr 20 New York, New York New York State Theater
New York Grand Opera Jul 16 & Aug 13 New York, New York Naumburg Bandshell
The Metropolitan Opera Sep 22 – Dec 31 New York, New York Lincoln Center
Taconic Opera Oct 18-19 Peekskill, New York Yorktown Stage
Mercury Opera Rochester Jan 18 & 20
Jun 6 & 7
Rochester, New York Eastman Theatre
Lake George Opera Festival Jul 3-13 Saratoga Springs, New York Spa Little Theater
Syracuse Opera Mar 7 & 9
Apr 25 & 27
Oct 24 & 26
Syracuse, New York Crouse-Hinds Concert Theater
Opera Carolina Feb 1 – May 4
Oct 18-26
Charlotte, North Carolina Belk Theater
Opera Company of North Carolina Jan 17-20
May 30 – Jun 1
Raleigh, North Carolina Fletcher Opera Theater
Piedmont Opera Oct 10, 12, 14 Winston-Salem, North Carolina Stevens Center of the North Carolina School of the Arts
Fargo-Moorhead Opera Apr 4-6
Oct 31 – Nov 2
Fargo, North Dakota Reineke Festival Concert Hall
Cincinnati Opera Jun 11 –Jul 27 Cincinnati, Ohio Music Hall
Opera Cleveland Apr 18-26
Sep 26 – Nov 8
Cleveland, Ohio State Theatre
Opera Columbus Feb 29 – Apr 20
Oct 24-26
Columbus, Ohio Mershon Auditorium
Dayton Opera Jan 19 – Apr 6
Oct 18-26
Dayton, Ohio Benjamin and Marian Schuster Center
Toledo Opera Mar 1 – 9
May 2 - 4
Nov 8, 14 & 16
Toledo, Ohio Valentine Theatre
Ohio Light Opera Jun 20 – Aug 9 Wooster, Ohio Freedlander Theatre
Tulsa Opera Oct 4, 10 & 12 Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa Performing Arts Center
Eugene Opera Feb 29 – Mar 2
Dec 31
Eugene, Oregon Silva Concert Hall
Portland Opera Feb 8 – May 17
Sep 26 – Nov 15
Portland, Oregon Keller Auditorium
Academy of Vocal Arts Feb 22 – May 17
Oct 2 – Dec 18
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Helen Corning Warden Theater
Opera Company of Philadelphia Feb 8 – Apr 18
Oct 10 – Nov 23
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Music
Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh Aug 5 – Dec 27 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Byham Theater
Pittsburgh Opera Jan 26 – May 11
Oct 18 – Nov 23
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Benedum Center
Opera Providence Feb 15 & 17
May 16 & 18
Providence, RI Columbus Theatre
Spoleto Festival USA May 22 – Jun 8 Charleston, South Carolina Gaillard Municipal Auditorium & Memminger Auditorium
Newberry Opera Company Oct 12 – Nov 19 Newberry South Carolina Newberry Opera House
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Nov 21 Chattanooga, Tennessee Tivoli Theatre
Knoxville Opera Feb 8 & 10
Apr 18 & 20
Knoxville, Tennessee Tennessee Theatre
Opera Memphis Jan 26, 29
Apr 5, 6
Oct 3
Memphis, Tennessee Orpheum Theatre
Nashville Opera Jan 25 – Apr 12
Oct 11 – Nov 25
Nashville, Tennessee Andrew Jackson Hall
Abilene Opera Association Oct 3 - 7 Abilene, Texas Paramount Theatre
Amarillo Opera Apr 26 & Oct 4 Amarillo, Texas Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium
The Dallas Opera Jan 31 – Mar 15
Nov 14 – Dec 13
Dallas, Texas The Music Hall
El Paso Opera Mar 13-15
Sep 11-13
Nov 8
El Paso, Texas Chavez Theatre
Fort Worth Opera May 16 – Jun 8 Fort Worth, Texas Bass Performance Hall
Houston Grand Opera Jan 18 – May 9
Oct 17 – Nov 14
Houston, Texas Wortham Theater Center
Opera in the Heights Jan 24 – Apr 5
Sep 25 – Nov 22
Houston, Texas Lambert Hall Performing Arts Center
San Antonio Opera Jan 25 – 27
Jun 27 - 29
San Antonio, Texas Lila Cockrell Theatre
Utah Festival Opera July 9 - August 9 Logan, Utah Ellen Eccles Theatre
Utah Opera Jan 19 – May 18
Oct 18 - 26
Salt Lake City, Utah Capitol Theatre
Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia Apr 4-6
Oct 26 & Nov 1
Arlington, Virginia Opera Theatre
Virginia Opera Feb 8 – Apr 6
Oct 17 – Dec 6
Fairfax, Virginia GMU Center for the Arts
Virginia Opera Feb 8 – Apr 6
Oct 3 – Nov 23
Norfolk, Virginia Harrison Opera House
Virginia Opera Feb 8 – Apr 6
Oct 24 – Nov 30
Richmond, Virginia Landmark Theater
Opera Roanoke Apr 18 & 20
Oct 3 & 5
Roanoke, Virginia Shaftman Hall
Wolf Trap Opera Jul 11, 13 & 15
Aug 15, 17 & 19
Vienna, Virginia Filene Center
Seattle Opera Jan 12 – May 17
Aug 2 – Nov 1
Seattle, Washington Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
Tacoma Opera Nov 7 & 9 Tacoma, Washington Rialto Theater
Madison Opera Feb 27 – May 11 Madison, Wisconsin Oscar Mayer Theatre
Florentine Opera Feb 15 – Apr 27
Nov 21-23
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Uihlein Hall of the Marcus Center
Skylight Opera Theatre Feb 1-17
Sep 12 - Oct 5
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Cabot Theatre