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POP opens our 15th Anniversary Season with an immersive production of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci, under the stars and overlooked by gorgeous Victorian houses at Heritage Square Museum. One of the most iconic operas of all time, Pagliacci is best known for the haunting aria “Vesti la giubba” and its unforgettable main character, Canio—the clown who must perform while his world falls apart. Set in a worn-down traveling circus, Pagliacci explores themes of jealousy, betrayal, and the blurry line between stage and reality. In classic POP fashion, this production places the audience in the middle of the drama during the opera’s famous “play-within-a-play.”

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Pagliacci

Heritage Square Museum

The first of its kind ever written, this mariachi opera by José “Pepé” Martínez and Leonard Foglia marries two musical worlds with one thing in common: each finds its fullest voice in the telling of moving tales, and Cruzar is no exception. After leaving his wife and son in Mexico to find work in the United States, Laurentino is torn between distance and duty. Decades later, and with days to live, he looks back on how the choices he made became the secrets he kept, with consequences that will redefine what it means to be a family. With sorrowful serenades, Cruzar creates a seamless musical merger that spans the distance of its cultural differences with sublimely bittersweet songs that make full use of their enhanced ability to take an emotional toll. Grammy-award-winning mariachi band Mariachi los Camperos will perform with Lyric Opera of Kansas City in this production.

Cruzar la Cara de la Luna

Lyric Opera of Kansas City

One of the top collegiate vocal competitions in the nation, the VanderLaan Prize gives vocal students a chance to compete for cash prizes. 10 finalists will be chosen to perform in the final-round concert, judged by world-class opera professionals.

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Blair Salter

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 28, 2026

VanderLaan Prize · Opera Grand Rapids

Past events

5 - 14 Sep, 2025

Pagliacci · Pacific Opera Project

7 - 9 Mar, 2025

Cruzar la Cara de la Luna · Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Pagliacci by Leoncavallo

Pacific Opera Project

Conductor in Cruzar la Cara de la Luna by Foglia

Lyric Opera of Kansas City

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