January 8 & 9, 2022 Opera Modesto's third year of our nationally unique Story Into Song Literacy Initiative featured a bi-lingual double bill of one-act operas based on two famous novels – Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima and Miguel Cervantes’ Don Quixote de la Mancha. (photos by David Schroeder and Kathryn Casey) BLESS ME, ULTIMA DULCINEA … [Read more...] about BLESS ME, ULTIMA & DULCINEA
Mozart’s THE MAGIC FLUTE
October 15 & 17, 2021 … [Read more...] about Mozart’s THE MAGIC FLUTE
Opera Modesto Receives First-Ever NEA Grant!
Opera Modesto, formerly Townsend Opera Players, has received the first National Endowment for the Arts Grant in the 37-year history of the company.Modesto, California – April 19, 2021 The $13,000 NEA Art Grants for Arts Projects Opera Grant will support Opera Modesto’s 2021-22 Story Into Song Literacy Initiative production of two one-act bilingual operas: the US premiere of … [Read more...] about Opera Modesto Receives First-Ever NEA Grant!
High, Low & Hip Hopera
The High, Low & Hip Hopera Concert is an exciting and delightfully unique concert, enjoyable for serious classical music lovers AND those who are new to opera. It features music for everyone - from Handel to Mozart, Beethoven to Weill, Musical Theater to Spirituals, and from Enya to Hip Hop. You may laugh, you may make you cry, but you are sure to be delighted. Babatunde … [Read more...] about High, Low & Hip Hopera
The Race
THE RACE is a charming re-telling of tales as old as time. Commissioned by Opera Modesto from composer, Deborah Kavasch and librettist, Linda Bunney-Sarhad, it will be vibrantly brought to life by director Carolina Stevens and Liisa Davila. THE RACE will be performed by a diverse cast of 19 talented performers (11-19 years old) and produced by multiple award-winning filmmaker, … [Read more...] about The Race
