Dido & Aeneas Project
Once again, YOC Founder Sarah Cullins will work within a school to study, rehearse and perform Purcell’s iconic opera. After successful residencies at Burlington and Colchester high schools in the last two years, this winter’s project will be a combined production of Middlebury, Vergennes and Mount Abraham high schools, culminating in a performance on December 13 and 14.
Made possible with grants from Vermont Humanities, the Vermont Arts Council and the Morris and Bessie Altman Foundation.
Dido & Aeneas Project
Once again, YOC Founder Sarah Cullins will work within a school to study, rehearse and perform Purcell’s iconic opera. After successful residencies at Burlington and Colchester high schools in the last two years, this winter’s project will be a combined production of Middlebury, Vergennes and Mount Abraham high schools, culminating in a performance on December 13 and 14.
Made possible with grants from Vermont Humanities, the Vermont Arts Council and the Morris and Bessie Altman Foundation.
YOC Fall Workshop: Gilbert & Sullivan Operettas
Join the talented teen singers of the Opera Company of Middlebury’s Youth Opera program in their fall opera-scenes production: a spoof on a Gilbert & Sullivan podcast! Scenes from Iolanthe, Patience, and The Mikado have been woven into an inventive script by guest Stage Director Erik Kroncke. Music Director Mary Jane Austin leads from the piano.
No advance tickets - admission by donation at the door.
YOC Fall Workshop: Gilbert & Sullivan Operettas
Join the talented teen singers of the Opera Company of Middlebury’s Youth Opera program in their fall opera-scenes production: a spoof on a Gilbert & Sullivan podcast! Scenes from Iolanthe, Patience, and The Mikado have been woven into an inventive script by guest Stage Director Erik Kroncke. Music Director Mary Jane Austin leads from the piano.
No advance tickets - admission by donation at the door.
YOC Fall Workshop: Gilbert & Sullivan Operettas
Join the talented teen singers of the Opera Company of Middlebury’s Youth Opera program in their fall opera-scenes production: a spoof on a Gilbert & Sullivan podcast! Scenes from Iolanthe, Patience, and The Mikado have been woven into an inventive script by guest Stage Director Erik Kroncke. Music Director Mary Jane Austin leads from the piano.
No advance tickets - admission by donation at the door.
OCM Mainstage: SCALIA/GINSBURG with THE INTERLOPERS
Save the date for Scalia/Ginsburg with The Interlopers!
OCM Mainstage: SCALIA/GINSBURG with “THE INTERLOPERS”
Save the date for our Fall 2024 production with full orchestra! Title to be announced soon.
OCM Mainstage: SCALIA/GINSBURG with “THE INTERLOPERS”
Save the date for Scalia/Ginsburg with The Interlopers!
Youth Opera Company: Project Serenade at Island Arts
Project Serenade concerts feature Youth Opera singers from current and former productions and are a fundamental part of our community service. Concerts are offered for free at retirement residences, long-term care facilities and community centers throughout Vermont. This concert will be free to the public!
A benefit concert to fund the 2024 Project Serenade Concert Series.
For more information and to register, click here.
Youth Opera Company: Project Serenade at Shelburne Vineyard
Project Serenade concerts feature Youth Opera singers from current and former productions and are a fundamental part of our community service. Concerts are offered for free at retirement residences, long-term care facilities and community centers throughout Vermont. This concert will be free to the public!
A benefit concert to fund the 2024 Project Serenade Concert Series.
For more information and tickets, click here.
OCM Mainstage: LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT (The Daughter of the Regiment) Matinee
Save the date for this wonderful production with full orchestra! More info coming soon.
Young Artist Opera: Rossini’s LA SCALA DI SETA (The Silken Ladder)
Join us for this fully staged opera farce, Rossini’s LA SCALA DI SETA (The Silken Ladder), by our talented group of Spring 2024 Young Artists. More info coming soon.
OCM Mainstage: LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT (The Daughter of the Regiment)
Save the date for this wonderful production with full orchestra! More info coming soon.
OCM Mainstage: LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT (The Daughter of the Regiment) Cover Performance
Save the date for this wonderful production with our fabulous cover cast accompanied by piano! More info coming soon.
OCM Mainstage: LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT (The Daughter of the Regiment) Matinee
Save the date for this wonderful production with full orchestra! More info coming soon.
OCM Mainstage: LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT (The Daughter of the Regiment) Opening Night
Save the date for this wonderful production with full orchestra! More info coming soon.
MEET THE SINGERS
Join us to meet (and hear!) the cast of LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT. Each cast member will preset their favorite arias or music theater pieces… what a treat!
This event is a fundraiser. Ticket information will be updated once available (April 2024).
Youth Opera Company: A Country Store Opera
Featuring opera scenes and songs from the Italian bel canto tradition, A Country Store Opera showcases the talents of 14 Vermont teen singers from 10 different schools. The original story, written by YOC founder Sarah Cullins, takes place in the local country store of the fictional town of Venice, Vermont. You will meet Addie, the young store owner, Nemo, the townie who is in love with her, Duke, the moonshine kombucha brewer, Bella, the shepherdess who sells fruits and flowers at the farmer’s market, Johnny and Janet, the siblings who work at the store, Alma, their widowed aunt, Mark and Joe, the high school seniors who just came back from a trip abroad to Italy, Tessa and Vicky, the high school girls who are fascinated by their tales of the “real” Venice, and finally, Kat and Tabby, two formerly cranky goth NYC teens who moved to VT during the pandemic and ultimately adopted Vermont as their home. With support and product donation from local businesses such as Vermont Flannel, Vermont Smoke and Cure and the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, this production celebrates Vermont traditions, Vermont products and Vermont talent! Led from the piano by YOC Music Director Mary Jane Austin.
This event is made possible as a part of Stowe Performing Arts’ Noon Music in May series.
Met Live in HD Presents: LA RONDINE
On January 6, ancient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska reprising her thrilling turn as his vengeful daughter Abigaille.
Youth Opera Company: Italian Night at AO Glass
Come celebrate the beauty of the Italian traditions of opera and Venetian style glass blowing at the AO Social Club. An enchanting evening that seamlessly blends the timeless craft of glass blowing with the soaring melodies of opera!
Your ticket includes Italian wine and appetizers by Dedalus and beer by Zero Gravity. Co-sponsored by the Vermont Italian Cultural Association.
On the AO stage: Teen stars from the Opera Company of Middlebury’s Youth Opera Company will delight audiences with songs and opera scenes from Italian bel canto composers such as Donizetti and Rossini. Accompanied by pianist Mary Jane Austin.
By the AO furnace: Glass blowing demonstration by Maestro Rich Arentzen and AO staff making Italian wine glasses – a celebration of how fire, sand, and sweat can be transformed by skill, drive, and imagination!!
Youth Opera Company: A Country Store Opera
Featuring opera scenes and songs from the Italian bel canto tradition, A Country Store Opera showcases the talents of 14 Vermont teen singers from 10 different schools. The original story, written by YOC founder Sarah Cullins, takes place in the local country store of the fictional town of Venice, Vermont. You will meet Addie, the young store owner, Nemo, the townie who is in love with her, Duke, the moonshine kombucha brewer, Bella, the shepherdess who sells fruits and flowers at the farmer’s market, Johnny and Janet, the siblings who work at the store, Alma, their widowed aunt, Mark and Joe, the high school seniors who just came back from a trip abroad to Italy, Tessa and Vicky, the high school girls who are fascinated by their tales of the “real” Venice, and finally, Kat and Tabby, two formerly cranky goth NYC teens who moved to VT during the pandemic and ultimately adopted Vermont as their home. With support and product donation from local businesses such as Vermont Flannel, Vermont Smoke and Cure and the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, this production celebrates Vermont traditions, Vermont products and Vermont talent! Led from the piano by YOC Music Director Mary Jane Austin.
Youth Opera Company: A Country Store Opera
Featuring opera scenes and songs from the Italian bel canto tradition, A Country Store Opera showcases the talents of 14 Vermont teen singers from 10 different schools. The original story, written by YOC founder Sarah Cullins, takes place in the local country store of the fictional town of Venice, Vermont. You will meet Addie, the young store owner, Nemo, the townie who is in love with her, Duke, the moonshine kombucha brewer, Bella, the shepherdess who sells fruits and flowers at the farmer’s market, Johnny and Janet, the siblings who work at the store, Alma, their widowed aunt, Mark and Joe, the high school seniors who just came back from a trip abroad to Italy, Tessa and Vicky, the high school girls who are fascinated by their tales of the “real” Venice, and finally, Kat and Tabby, two formerly cranky goth NYC teens who moved to VT during the pandemic and ultimately adopted Vermont as their home. With support and product donation from local businesses such as Vermont Flannel, Vermont Smoke and Cure and the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, this production celebrates Vermont traditions, Vermont products and Vermont talent! Led from the piano by YOC Music Director Mary Jane Austin.
Youth Opera Company: A Country Store Opera
Featuring opera scenes and songs from the Italian bel canto tradition, A Country Store Opera showcases the talents of 14 Vermont teen singers from 10 different schools. The original story, written by YOC founder Sarah Cullins, takes place in the local country store of the fictional town of Venice, Vermont. You will meet Addie, the young store owner, Nemo, the townie who is in love with her, Duke, the moonshine kombucha brewer, Bella, the shepherdess who sells fruits and flowers at the farmer’s market, Johnny and Janet, the siblings who work at the store, Alma, their widowed aunt, Mark and Joe, the high school seniors who just came back from a trip abroad to Italy, Tessa and Vicky, the high school girls who are fascinated by their tales of the “real” Venice, and finally, Kat and Tabby, two formerly cranky goth NYC teens who moved to VT during the pandemic and ultimately adopted Vermont as their home. With support and product donation from local businesses such as Vermont Flannel, Vermont Smoke and Cure and the Vermont Teddy Bear Company, this production celebrates Vermont traditions, Vermont products and Vermont talent! Led from the piano by YOC Music Director Mary Jane Austin.
Met Live in HD Presents: ROMEO ET JULIETTE
On March 27 (rebroadcast), two singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores.
Met Live in HD Presents: LA FORZA DEL DESTINO
On March 9, Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s grand tale of ill-fated love, deadly vendettas, and family strife, with stellar soprano Lise Davidsen as the noble Leonora, one of the repertory’s most tormented—and thrilling—heroines.
Met Live in HD Presents: CARMEN
On January 31 (rebroadcast), acclaimed English director Carrie Cracknell brings a vital new production of one of opera’s most enduringly powerful works, reinvigorating the classic story with a staging that moves the action to the modern day and finds at the heart of the drama issues that could not be more relevant today: gendered violence, abusive labor structures, and the desire to break through societal boundaries.
YOC's The Dido & Aeneas Project
All 85 members of the choral program at Colchester High School perform this timeless 17th century opera by Henry Purcell. This second installment of Youth Opera’s Dido and Aeneas Project continues the mission of putting the students’ input front and center while crafting a totally unique production reflecting their distinctive understanding and perspective of the piece.
Met Live in HD Presents: NABUCCO
On January 6, ancient Babylon comes to life in a classic Met staging of biblical proportions. Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska reprising her thrilling turn as his vengeful daughter Abigaille.
Youth Opera Company of OCM's FROM SPAIN WITH LOVE
Join the Youth Opera Company of OCM for a fun program as part of Burlington’s Highlight New Year’s Eve celebration!
Met Live in HD Presents: FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS
Sung in Spanish and inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the enchanting story of a Brazilian opera diva who returns to her homeland to perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus—and to search for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle.
Youth Opera Company of OCM's FROM SPAIN WITH LOVE (Copy)
Join the Youth Opera Company of OCM for our final presentation of the Fall ’23 opera workshop.
Youth Opera Company of OCM's FROM SPAIN WITH LOVE
Join the Youth Opera Company of OCM for our final presentation of the Fall ’23 opera workshop.