Oberlin

"Opera is not only alive and well at Oberlin, it's also adventurous."
- Donald Rosenberg, Plain Dealer

Staging two major productions each year, Oberlin Opera Theater is known for artistic excellence and innovation. Whether presenting a bold, new interpretation of a classic, the world premiere of a contemporary work, or a historically informed version of a little-known baroque gem, Oberlin Opera Theater often challenges operatic norms. Its productions have received the highest critical acclaim from local and national publications, earning positive reviews in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Plain Dealer.

Many great artists have worked on Oberlin operas. Past conductors have included Robert Spano, Stephen Lord, Ward Holmquist, and Ari Pelto, and the program has developed some of today’s brightest stars, including Denyce Graves, Franco Farina, Alyson Cambridge, Christopher Robertson, Lisa Saffer, and Robert Sims. In 2002, 2003, 2007, and 2008, Oberlin graduates Carolyn Betty, Alyson Cambridge, Alek Shrader, and Edward Parks, respectively, won the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions.

This blog will explore one of the world's great operatic training grounds, offering candid student perspectives on what happens behind the scenes of an Oberlin Opera Theater production.

Latest Blog Entries

WE WANT YOU!
by Cree Carrico '11
To audition for Candide! Attention all male-bodied and male-voiced individuals, we want YOU for Oberlin Opera Theatre's spring production of Candide! Word around the con is that the production may have to be canceled due to a severe lack...
››› November 22, 2009 | 2 Responses

Taking a walk in someone else's shoes.
by Cree Carrico '11
We look like we walked straight out of a Venitian storybook and onto the stage of Hall Auditorium. But let me tell you, what goes on between the pages of that story book is a real pain.
››› November 22, 2009 | 0 Responses

Last chance!
by Cree Carrico '11
So if you haven't see our production of Cosi Fan Tutte yet, this afternoon is your very last chance. So bolt over to the Central Ticket Service office at Hall Auditorium and pick up your tickets now. You can also...
››› November 22, 2009 | 0 Responses

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