OPERA America Onstage
OPERA America Onstage, our signature public programming series, welcomes artists, students, and opera audiences for intimate performances and conversations with our industry’s leading artists and rising talent.
Join us throughout the year at our National Opera Center and in broadcasts online as we learn the inner workings of the industry and witness the talent shaping its future. Following each event, you’re invited to meet the guests and artists for a casual reception.
Creators in Conversation with OperaCréole & Opera Lafayette
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. ET
In Person at the National Opera Center & Livestreamed
This winter, OperaCréole, in collaboration with Opera Lafayette, will present the world premiere of Edmond Dédé’s 1887 opera Morgiane, ou Le sultan d’Ispahan, the oldest known opera composed by a Black American. Join Givonna Joseph, founder and artistic director, OperaCréole; Eldric Bashful, general director, Opera Ebony; Patrick Quigley, conductor; Lisa Mion, managing director, Opera Lafayette; and Marc A. Scorca, president/CEO of OPERA America, for a dynamic conversation about bringing Dédé’s work out of the history books and onto the stage — delving into the production, its cultural significance, and the French Creole and Louisiana influences that shape it.
Attendees are invited to a casual reception with the guest following the event.
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The 2024–2025 season of OPERA America Onstage is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Programming at the National Opera Center is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Tickets
Students with a valid school ID are eligible for free tickets to Onstage Events.
Members receive discounted tickets to all OPERA America Onstage events.
For assistance, contact us at Membership@operaamerica.org or 646.699.5248. To learn about becoming a member, visit Membership.
Faces in the Flames at New Works Showcase (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
My Dearest Friend at New Works Showcase (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Monkey: A Kung Fu Puppet Parable at New Works Showcase (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Monkey: A Kung Fu Puppet Parable at New Works Showcase (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Anthony Roth Costanzo in Conversation (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Anthony Roth Costanzo in Conversation (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Jeanine Tesori in Conversation (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Jeanine Tesori in Conversation (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Jeanine Tesori in Conversation (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Jeanine Tesori in Conversation (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Jeanine Tesori in Conversation (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Jake Heggie in Conversation (credit: Sarah K. Ivins)
Jake Heggie in Conversation (credit: Sarah K. Ivins)
Anthony Davis in Conversation (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Digital Opera Awards 2023 (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Creators in Concert (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Creators in Concert (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Creators in Concert (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Creators in Concert (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Creators in Concert (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Creators in Concert (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Creators in Concert Reception (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Creators in Concert Reception (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
Marc A. Scorca (credit: Marcel Sokalski)
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2024–2025 Season
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2022–2023 Season
2021–2022 Season
2020–2021 Season
2019–2020 Season
2018–2019 Season
2017–2018 Season
2016–2017 Season
- Emerging Artist Recital: Jensen Foundation Vocal Competition Winner
- Creators in Concert: Matthew Aucoin
- David Henry Hwang in Conversation
- Emerging Artist Recital: Florentine Opera Studio Artists
- Jamie Barton in Conversation
- Emerging Artist Recital: Houston Grand Opera Studio Artists
- Thomas Hampson in Conversation
- Emerging Artist Recital: Opera Index 2015 Arthur E. Walters Memorial Award Winner
- Creators in Concert: William Bolcom
- Emerging Artist Recital: Arizona Opera Studio Artists
- Renée Fleming in Conversation
2015–2016 Season
- Masters at Work: Crafting an Opera with Carlisle Floyd
- Emerging Artist Recital: Opera Columbus Cooper-Bing Vocal Competition
- Creators in Concert: Jennifer Higdon
- Emerging Artist Recital: Opera Philadelphia Emerging Artists
- Joyce DiDonato in Conversation
- New Opera Showcase
- Emerging Artist Recital: The Glimmerglass Festival Young Artists
- Sondra Radvanovsky in Conversation
- Creators in Concert: Jake Heggie
- Isabel Leonard in Conversation
- Emerging Artist Recital: Jensen Foundation Competition Winner
2014–2015 Season
- Christopher Alden in Conversation
- Double Date: Bolcom & Morris, Burton & Musto
- Emerging Artist Recital: Fort Worth Opera and the Opera Guild of Fort Worth 2014 McCammon Voice Competition Winner
- Creators in Concert: Tobias Picker
- Christine Goerke in Conversation
- Emerging Artist Recital: Boston Lyric Opera
- Creators in Concert: David T. Little
- Emerging Artist Recital: Washington National Opera 2015 Cafritz Young Artists
- Sherrill Milnes in Conversation
- Emerging Artist Recital: 2014 Music Academy of the West Marilyn Horne Song Competition Winners
2013–2014 Season
- Emerging Artist Recital: Music Academy of the West 2012 Marilyn Horne Song Competition Winners
- Concert: "Songs of Celebration – An Anniversary Toast"
- Emerging Artist Recital: Chautauqua Opera Young Artist Recital Winners
- Concert: OPERA America Songbook
- Creators in Concert: Mark Adamo
- Susan Graham in Conversation
- Lawrence Brownlee in Conversation
- Creators in Concert: Paola Prestini
- Creators in Concert: Ricky Ian Gordon
2012–2013 Season
- Salon with Anthony Davis
- Lotfi Mansouri in Conversation
- Concert I: OPERA America Songbook
- Carlisle Floyd in Conversation
- Salon with Kevin Puts
- Salon with Missy Mazzoli
- Salon with Douglas Cuomo
- Bartlett Sher in Conversation
- Concert II: OPERA America Songbook
- Saluting Julius Rudel, in Conversation with Diana Soviero, Frank Corsaro, and Spiro Malas
- Salon with Gene Scheer
- Eric Owens in Conversation
- Recital: "The Americas," with soprano Jennifer Aylmer and pianist Timothy Long
