Stage Director

Get out of the way The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Here comes the original Italian Spaghetti Western!  Puccini’s follow-up to his operatic masterpiece Madame Butterfly sets its exciting tale in the American Wild, Wild West, and is filled with all the fantastic music the composer is famous for.

Set during the California Gold Rush, this unique opera features passionate arias, blazing orchestra colors, and hair trigger excitement as the Wild West comes alive.

The Girl of the Golden West

Belmont University

Deep in the shadows of the Colorado Rockies and miles from where anyone can hear you scream; the Overlook Hotel awaits. For its new caretakers, the Torrance family, the only thing more unnerving than their profound seclusion and solitude is the realization that they are not the hotel’s only guests.

While his young son with a sixth sense endures this house of horrors, Jack faces demons – past and present, real and imagined – that ultimately turn him into a monster. 

What started as a desperate search for financial (and marital) sanctuary now spirals out of control and sinks into a terrifying struggle for sanity and survival. Based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel, The Shining features music as beautiful and haunting as the story is horrifying.

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The Shining

Tennessee Performing Arts Center

Experience the timeless tragedy and beauty of "Lucia: The Bride of Lammermoor" at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Andrew Jackson Hall. This captivating performance, directed by John Hoomes and conducted by Dean Williamson, features the Nashville Opera Orchestra. Presented in English with projected English lyrics, this opera is a masterpiece of romantic Italian opera, showcasing the exquisite bel canto style of singing.

Set against the haunting backdrop of the Scottish moors, "Lucia: The Bride of Lammermoor" tells the harrowing tale of Lucia, a young woman caught in a web of familial manipulation, forced into a loveless marriage, and driven to the edge of sanity. With a score by Gaetano Donizetti and a libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, the opera is based on Sir Walter Scott's renowned novel. Since its premiere in Naples at the Teatro San Carlo on September 26, 1835, it has been celebrated for its passionate music, intense drama, and the unforgettable Mad Scene.

Performances are scheduled from April 3 to 5, 2025, starting at $30. Tickets go on sale on May 21, 2024, at 9:30 AM. Ensure your place at this not-to-be-missed event by purchasing your tickets directly through TPAC to avoid the risks of the secondary market. For the convenience and security of our patrons, all tickets are fully digital and accessible via the TPAC Concierge Mobile App, offering a safe, convenient, and flexible way to manage your tickets.

For more information on accessibility at Andrew Jackson Hall and to learn more about TPAC's patron entry protocols, please visit our website. Join us for an unforgettable evening of opera at its finest, and witness the tragic beauty of Lucia's story unfold on stage.

Lucia: The Bride of Lammermoor

Deep in the Scottish moors, trouble brews. Lucia is in love with Edgardo, but is forced into a loveless, arranged marriage to another man by her possessive, controlling brother. Driven to the brink of madness and despair, Lucia takes matters into her own hands, with horrific results.

Considered one of the greatest romantic, Italian operas ever written (based on Sir Walter Scott’s famous novel), Lucia is classic bel canto (beautiful singing) opera featuring passionate music, intense drama, the world famous sextet in Act II, and the show stopping Mad Scene!

Lucia, the Bride of Lammermoor

While preparing for a performance with their commedia dell’arte troupe, Canio becomes enraged when he discovers that his wife, Nedda, has been having an affair. She refuses to give her lover’s name, as their castmate Beppe urges them to get into costume. During the performance, Canio returns to his jealous rage, and Nedda’s young lover, Silvio, rushes the stage to save her—culminating in a very real tragedy. Featuring one of the most well known arias of all time, “Vesti la giubba,” Pagliacci is a verismo masterpiece of dramatic proportions.

Pagliacci

Saenger Theatre Pensacola

North Carolina Opera’s first ever Spanish language opera! Embark on a magical and mysterious journey along the mighty Amazon. Glamorous opera legend Florencia Grimaldi is traveling incognito by steamboat through the enchanted rainforest in hopes of finding her long lost love. Wracked by storms and a cholera outbreak, she and her fellow passengers are drawn deeper into the Amazon, where fantasy and reality intertwine, and their hopes and dreams are tested.

Florencia En El Amazonas

Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts

From the mind Rossini, the King of Italian comic opera, comes this undisputed masterpiece of love and laughter… The Barber of Seville.  The work has proven so popular and funny that even Bugs Bunny got into the act once with an early cartoon titled “The Rabbit of Seville.”

A beautiful young lady must enter an arranged marriage with old Doctor Bartolo, but she is in love with the handsome young Count Almaviva. There is only one man who can help them.

Will Figaro save the day? Will the young lovers be united? Will old Doctor Bartolo get his closest shave ever? And what’s with all the chickens?

Stage Director

John Hoomes

Events

Upcoming events

16 - 18 Apr, 2026

The Barber of Seville · Nashville Opera

Past events

22 - 24 Jan, 2026

The Girl of the Golden West · Nashville Opera

9 - 11 Oct, 2025

The Shining · Nashville Opera

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