Name: The Barber of Seville
Start: 2026-10-11T14:00:00
Location: The Brown Theatre

Kentucky Opera

Songs My Mother Taught Me celebrates all the mother figures in our lives with all the (musical) trappings of a Mother’s Day done right: breakfast in bed, flowers, mimosas, and gorgeous poetic odes to the caretakers who raised us. With composers ranging from J.S. Bach and W.A. Mozart to Amy Beach and Jake Heggie, this concert featuring your favorite local artists is sure to delight and tug at the heartstrings in equal measure.

Songs My Mother Taught Me in Concert

A new youth opera full of swashbuckling fun, daring escapades, and a timeless story of justice and courage that reminds us all to “lead with love.” Performed by the talented artists of our Youth Opera Project, this family-friendly production brings the legend to life with energy and imagination.

Robin Hood

Laugh-out-loud antics and mayhem meet an exercise fueled romp in Rossini’s madcap comedy. When a disguised count falls for the ward of a local bigwig, only a barber of quality can save the day. Best news of all? We open with a bang back at the Brown!

The Barber of Seville

The Brown Theatre

Acclaimed Philadelphia artist John Dowell felt called by his grandmother in a dream to travel to the cotton fields of South Carolina where his ancestors had likely been enslaved. Thus began an exploration that would take him on an unexpected journey using cotton as a metaphor for the Black Experience in America.

Cotton

Kentucky Opera Center for Cultural Health

Two men take a risky bet on the fidelity of their fiancées, then disguised themselves as their new potential suitors in this deliciously ironic comedy about relationships and the true nature of love.

Così fan tutte

Family dysfunction has never been as vividly rendered as it is by Strauss in this landmark operatic adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s radical play of the same name. Witnessing Strauss’ wild, unharnessed work is one of life’s truly unforgettable experiences.