Opera Ithaca

Opera Ithaca is Ithaca NY's professional opera company. Founded in 2014, Opera Ithaca opened its doors with Bartok's BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE and has gone on to produce DON GIOVANNI, DIE FLEDERMAUS, the professional premiere of IL SOGNO by Kristin Hevner Wyatt and the world premiere of BILLY BLYTHE by Bonnie Montgomery. In addition to stage productions, Opera Ithaca is committed to providing a consistent venue for classical vocal music and regularly programs concerts and community outreach events in Ithaca and the surrounding region. 

Opera Ithaca is committed to educating the singers of tomorrow and with that goal in mind started an Apprentice Artist program in 2015 which provides opportunities to young singers who are in between formal training and a professional career. These young singers are cast in supporting roles, sing in the chorus, understudy principal singers and perform in concerts and community outreach events. 

Opera Ithaca is committed to diverse programming and produces thoughtful productions of classic operatic repertoire as well as contemporary works, world premieres and family friendly programming. Opera Ithaca champions the work of women by including an opera penned by a woman each season.