A captive by the King of Egypt and his daughter, Amneris, the Ethiopian princess Aida must choose between her love for Radamès, leader of the Egyptian army, and her father and homeland. Collaboration with the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra.



The grandest of grand opera, Giuseppe Verdi’s sweeping masterpiece is the story of the captive Ethiopian princess, Aida, who must choose between her love for Radamès, the leader of the Egyptian army, or her loyalty to her homeland. Known for its spectacle, rousing marches, and sumptuously orchestrated score, this collaboration between Anchorage Opera and the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra is a thrilling night of music drama. 

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Aida

Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

Held captive by the King of Egypt and his daughter, Amneris, the Ethiopian princess Aida must choose between her love for Radamès, the leader of the Egyptian army, and her father and homeland. Join the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra and Anchorage Opera for an unforgettable fully staged production of the grandest of grand opera, written at the height of composer Giuseppe Verdi’s power.

Family is everything.
Diane Tran, an 11th grade honor student in Houston, was jailed for truancy. She works two jobs while balancing school and family. Interviewed on air, Diane revealed that her parents were divorced and said, “I thought my family was happy.”



The poignant and heart wrenching one act, Bound, by composer Huang Ruo and librettist Bao-Long Chu, tells the true story of Diane Tran, an 11th grade honors student in Houston, Texas who was arrested and jailed for repeated truancy after trying to balance her obligations between two jobs, family, and school. Starring internationally renowned soprano Karen Vuong (who sang the title role in Anchorage Opera’s 2025 production of Madama Butterfly), this gripping drama is profoundly relevant and resonant.

Bound

Family… at its most dysfunctional.
Two masters of deception and two surprise endings you will never see coming!
Anchorage Opera opens its 2025-2026 season pairing Menotti’s psychological thriller, The Medium, with Puccini’s riotous comedy, Gianni Schicchi.

The Medium | Gianni Schicchi

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36M5Hi6O80

The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59E40S_EQSY

The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THv6htilWtI

The Artelize Podcast and Adolfo Corrado: Mediterranean flavors, opera and social media

Isabella is in love with Lindoro, who has been unintentionally retained as a valet aboard a cruise ship by Mustafà, who is married to Elvira, but is in love with Isabella. Confused? Good. You’re right where we want you! All aboard for the cruise of a lifetime, complete with an all-you-can-eat buffet, the ship’s spa, a fop of a best friend, a much-put-upon crew, and an effervescent score that will leave you laughing!

The Italian Girl in Algiers

Cio-Cio San marries a dashing American naval officer, but she doesn’t realize that he is merely having his fun before he gets his “true American wife.” Even after they are separated for three years, she holds out hope that he will return to her. When his boat finally sails in, he arrives with his new wife, and Cio-Cio San’s world is irreparably shattered. Join Anchorage Opera for the unforgettable experience of one of the greatest operas ever written.

Madama Butterfly

Two rival socialites duke it out to see who can throw the better gala at the Anchorage Museum. Throw in a pair of conniving caterers, a catty ladder-climber, and a glittering lineup of guests (YOU!) and, well… you have one heck of a party! You are cordially invited to an immersive theatre experience where you get to follow the action from gallery to gallery – and maybe even interact with the stars.

Mozart in the Museum

Anchorage Museum

Violetta has it all. A glamorous life of endless parties and frivolous pleasures. Every man in Paris adores her but only one, Alfredo, truly loves her. In a heartbeat she trades life in the fast-lane for a happily-ever-after life with him in the countryside. Until reality comes knocking in the form of Alfredo’s father, reminding her there’s no escaping a soiled reputation and the only path forward is one of ultimate sacrifice. Returning to high society, she breaks the heart of the man she’ll love to her dying breath. But will Alfredo discover the truth in time for a last reunion or has the clock finally run out for them? Verdi’s sublime, soaring saga of passion, love and loss will tug at your heartstrings and never let go!

La Traviata

Hailed as “a dream come true” (Ruth Bader Ginsburg), a “perfect … jewel” (Opera Today) and a “buoyant show with a deeply serious core” (Süddeutsche Zeitung), Derrick Wang’s comedic “opinion” causes no “dissents”! Put this Alaska premiere production on your entire family’s “docket”. Inspired by the late justices’ own words and by the “operatic precedent” of Händel, Mozart, Rossini, Bellini, Verdi, Offenbach, Bizet, Sullivan, Puccini, Strauss, et al. A delightful look at the notorious RBG, and her fierce judicial opponent Antonin Scalia, through the lens of their great friendship, setting forth the case…”We are different. We are one.”

Scalia/Ginsburg

Shy cameraman Nemorino is hopelessly in love with film star Adina, but will she ever look behind the scenes, or past her super self-confident co-star, Belcore, to give him a chance? Enter “Doctor” Dulcamara from craft services, whose magic love potion is guaranteed to do the trick! Several swigs later, a comedy of blockbuster proportions unfolds – on screen and off! Drink in Donizetti’s delectable comic delight, delicious from the first sip to the last. Guaranteed no hangover – just a Hollywood ending!

The Elixir of Love

No man can resist the fiery seductress, Carmen, who knows what she wants and knows how to get it. To live free and to die free is her credo. But be careful what you wish for when fate deals its final hand. Don José, obsessed with and possessed by Carmen, sacrifices everything to follow her into a life of crime, only to have her leave him for the dashing bullfighter, Escamillo. But in a realm where desire and hot-blooded passion reign supreme, blind love can turn to blind rage and love triangles can be deadly! One of the most popular operas of all time, Bizet’s flamenco-infused music overflows with famous melodies including the ‘Habanera’ and Toreador Song. With its themes of lust, violence and toxic masculinity, Carmen burns just as searingly as it did 150 years ago.

Carmen

When Ava, a young white woman, is thrown from her car in a crash and badly injured, she sees another body, a young native girl, lying on the ground. Their eyes meet…their worlds connect. This USA premiere production of Missing, by distinguished First Nations playwright Marie Clements & Juno-award winning composer Brian Current, gives voice, in English and the Native language, Gitxsan, to the stories of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. A poetic expression of loss, hope and the spirit finding home.

Missing

Toss your worries overboard and set sail for swashbuckling adventure with softhearted buccaneers, dewy-eyed damsels, bumbling British bobbies and “the very model of a modern Major General”. Gilbert and Sullivan’s hilarious, hopeful farce is an effervescent musical romp, overflowing with memorable tunes, tongue twisting texts, jaunty dances and hysterical action. Chart a course for this fun-filled voyage perfect for the whole family. The Pirates of Penzance – they’ll steal your heart away!

Opera events in Anchorage, AK

Aida

Anchorage Opera

Aida

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Bound

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Anchorage Opera

Madama Butterfly

Anchorage Opera

Mozart in the Museum

Anchorage Opera

La Traviata

Anchorage Opera

Scalia/Ginsburg

Anchorage Opera

The Elixir of Love

Anchorage Opera

Carmen

Anchorage Opera

Missing

Anchorage Opera

The Pirates of Penzance

Anchorage Opera