Singer

Based on the Ernest Hemingway 1952 novella, this innovative adaptation of The Old Man and the Sea is the result of a collaboration between illustrious composer Paola Prestini, librettist Royce Vavrek, and conductor and stage director Karmina Šilec. Breathtakingly staged with eight pools of water enhanced with dynamic lighting, costumes, and sound, the performance combines the Hemingway text with original portraits of everyday life to create a look at aging, legacy, and our relationship to the ocean.

Onstage you’ll hear music from longtime collaborators and muses of Prestini’s including Jeffrey Zeigler as the featured cellist, as well as percussionists and a 16-person chorus featuring students from Ohio State’s School of Music. The cast brings to life the book’s pivotal characters: Santiago, Manolin, and the wife, who’s rewritten as La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, a goddess in the Afro-Caribbean faith Santería found floating off the coast of Cuba in 1628. Themes of baseball, ecology, religion, and economy paint a conflict between progress, tradition, passion, and exploitation, ultimately shedding contemporary perspectives on this timeless tale.

The Old Man And The Sea

Mershon Auditorium

Wexner Center for the Arts

Originally set in the charming ambiance of 19th century Spain, we are re-imaging this iconic comedy in current-day Hollywood, where pop princess Rosina is fresh out of rehab after a messy breakup and public meltdown. She’s moved in with her overbearing producer and manager, Dr. Bartolo, who has more than her career on his mind. With the assistance of aging rock legend, turned celebrity voice coach, Don Basilio, Bartolo hopes to marry the young Rosina. However, Hollywood heartthrob Count Almaviva also has his eye on Rosina but wants to win her heart the old-fashioned way, not because of his fame, so he disguises himself as a humble student to approach her. Figaro, a stylist to the stars, and a man-about-town is on the scene to aid with the love connection. A host of personal assistants, housekeepers, out-of-work actors, and even the LAPD show up in this laugh-a-minute comedy.

This production will be sung in Italian with English supertitles and accompanied by a live orchestra featuring members of the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Christopher Bozeka's appearance generously Sponsored by Linda Berry.

The Barber of Seville

College of Southern Nevada North Las Vegas Campus

Join us as hundreds of incredible high school choristers come together with the orchestra in performing a choral masterpiece conducted by Maestro Ernest Richardson. Brahms’ German Requiem is a powerful and emotional work sure to leave a lasting impression.

EPSG:4326

Brahms’ German Requiem

Omaha Performing Arts

A group of military wives gathers after rumors of a possible incident on the battlefront. Their husbands are fighting the war in Fallujah. Meanwhile, a young Army officer makes the long journey to their gathering place. Named for the expression military spouses use for notifications of death, The Knock explores what must be endured by the loved ones of those who serve. Based on years of interviews with real spouses of American soldiers, this new opera tells dramatic stories of heroism that often go unheard, tragedies that go far beyond the conflict. 

The Knock

Cincinnati Music Hall

In this adaptation of Jacques Offenbach’s classic rom-com La Périchole, two struggling singers and lovers arrive in Prohibition–era New Orleans to find success. Can they overcome their adversaries to find happiness? 

Baritone

Armando Contreras

Events

Upcoming events

13 - 17 Feb, 2026

Songbird · Kentucky Opera

Past events

10 - 12 Oct, 2025

The Old Man And The Sea · Opera Columbus

21 - 23 Feb, 2025

The Barber of Seville · Opera Las Vegas

Future and recently performed repertoire

Hemingway/Santiago in The Old Man and the Sea by Prestini

Opera Columbus

Don Andrès in Songbird by Lowe

Kentucky Opera

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