This tragic story of love, vengeance, and sacrifice features an all-star cast led by baritone Joshua Conyers, tenor Christopher Bozeka, and returning to her hometown following her Metropolitan Opera debut, soprano Jazmine Saunders.

Rigoletto

Rochester Institute of Technology

When fairies and mortals cross paths, mayhem is sure to follow. Fairy king Oberon and his wife Tytania are locked in a quarrel when a group of unhappy young lovers wanders into their forest. Oberon dispatches the mischievous sprite Puck to resolve the young lovers’ strife with the help of a magical elixir… but when Puck applies that elixir to the wrong people, chaos erupts across the forest. The young paramours enter a dark and surreal dream world where plans of revenge go hand-in-hand with seduction. Britten’s hypnotizing score sets the perfect atmosphere for this journey into love’s absurdities.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Webster University

Hilarity abounds when family members, disgruntled because their recently deceased, wealthy relative has left them nothing, scheme to rewrite his will before others become aware of his death! 

GIANNI SCHICCHI by Giacomo Puccini 

Monroe Community College Theater

Set during the 1950s “Lavender Scare,” Fellow Travelers follows two men whose romantic involvement becomes a dangerous secret in an era of government surveillance and fear. Recognized as one of the most widely performed and talked-about new American operas of the past decade, Fellow Travelers is based on Thomas Mallon’s acclaimed novel (recently adapted as a CBS/Paramount+ limited series).

Jose Olivares

Events

Upcoming events

Jul 18 - Aug 16, 2026

Fellow Travelers · Glimmerglass Festival

Past events

7 - 10 Aug, 2025

Rigoletto · Finger Lakes Opera

14 - 28 Jun, 2025

A Midsummer Night's Dream · Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

Future and recently performed repertoire

Duke Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream by Britten

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

Senator Potters Asst/Bookseller/Party Guest/Technician//French priest in Fellow Travelers by Spears

Glimmerglass Festival

Count Ceprano in Rigoletto by Verdi

Finger Lakes Opera

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