The Nashville Opera is gearing up for the new season with a series of great Operas. See the full season schedule below. Location and ticket details can be found at the bottom of the page
La Boheme
Thursday, September 22, 2022, 7:30pm
Saturday, September 24, 2022 7:30 pm
The Nashville Opera will open up their season with a cornerstone of Italian opera, La Boheme. This will also be the Nashville Opera debut for soprano Michelle Johnson, Flora Hawk, and Hidenori Inoue. In this opera composed by Italian opera great Giacomo Puccini, a group of poor artists (Bohemians) navigate their way through friendship, love, heartbreak, and sickness. For a more in-depth background on La Boheme, read our La Boheme Opera Guide
Cast
- Directed by John Hoomes
- Zach Borichevsky – Rodolfo
- Michelle Johnson – Mimi
- Flora Hawk – Musetta
- Hidenori Inoue – Colline
The Medium
Friday, October 28, 2022, 8:00pm
Saturday, October 29, 2022, 8:00pm
Sunday, October 30, 2022, 3:00pm
The second opera that will be performed at the Nashville Opera for the 2022 season is The Medium, a relatively short opera written and composed by Gian Carlo Menotti. The medium follows an interaction with the paranormal, and ends in a chaotic murder. The performance will feature the Nashville Opera debut for Alissa Anderson, Dee Donosco, and Ryan Bede.
Cast
- Directed by John Hoomes
- Alissa Anderson – Madame Flora
- Helen Zhibing Huang – Monica
- Dee Donasco – Mrs. Gobineau
- Ryan Bede – Mrs. Gobineau
- Kaylee Nichols – Mrs. Nolan
Stuck Elevator
Friday, January 20, 2023, 8:00pm
Saturday, January 21, 2023, 8:00pm
Sunday, January 22, 2023, 3:00pm
Stuck Elevator will be the first opera performed at the Nashville Opera in 2023. Stuck Elevator, written by Byron Au Yong will celebrate its 10th year debut anniversary. Based on a true story, Stuck Elevator follows a Chinese immigrant living in New York City who’s lived through tough times. On his way to deliver Chinese food, he gets stuck in an elevator for 81 hours and brings the audience through comical, thought-provoking, and touching scenes. Julius Ahn will make his Nashville Opera mainstage debut as the main role, Guang.
Cast
- Directed by John Hoomes
- Julius Ahn – Guang
The Pirates of Penzance
Friday, April 21, 2023, 7:30pm
Saturday, April 22, 2023, 7:30pm
Sunday, April 23, 2023, 3:00pm
The final opera that will be performed in the 2022-23 season is Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert’s Pirates of Penzance. It follows the comical story of a pirate gang off the coast of Cornwall.
Cast
- Directed by John Hoomes
- Leroy Davis – The Pirate King
- Curt Olds – Major-General Stanley
- Emily Pulley – Ruth
La Boheme will be held at Jackson Hall at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center
The Medium and Stuck Elevator will be held at The Noah Liff Opera Center, 3622 Redmon St, Nashville, TN 37209.
The Pirates of Penzance will be held at the James K Polk Theater at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, 505 Deaderick St, Nashville, TN 37243
Tickets will go on sale on August 15th, and can be bought on the Nashville Operas official website.