Opera Mainstage

A Sip of Elixir and HMS Petit Four

2026 Opera Production | January 14-17, 7:30 p.m.
Abridged Versions of the Elixer of Love and H.M.S. Pinafore

Opera Mainstage presents abridged renditions of two beloved operas: Donizetti's Elixir of Love and Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore. From a romantic comedy with sweeping Italian melodies to a ridiculous parody full of witty British patter, each tells its own story of love overcoming social class.

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Opera Mainstage Program Information

Opera Mainstage is a meticulous year-long course that provides primary attention to the careful musical, vocal, and dramatic learning of a given role as students participate in the production of a classic operatic masterpiece. This program strives to prepare students for further pre-professional study in opera.

Fall Semester focuses on preparation and rehearsals of a full-length operatic production with four public performances.

Spring Semester provides training in acting, movement, dance, stage combat, audition techniques, scene study and an informal performance.

Performances

2025 – Into the Woods
2024 – Merry Wives of Windsor
2023 – Little Women, the Broadway Musical
2022 – "Old Man and the Thief" and "Trial by Jury"
2021 – The Marriage of Figaro
2020 – A Light in the Piazza
2019 – L'Orpheo
2018 – Die Fledermaus
2017 – Magic Flute
2016 – Noye’s Fludde
2015 – Dido and Aeneas
2014 – The Tender Land
2013 – Pirates of Penzance

Faculty

The Conservatory's opera faculty are accomplished professionals who provide rigorous instruction to educate and prepare students to proceed into today's competitive vocal world. All of the professors listed under "Voice" in will take part in training students in opera.

Accolades

Conservatory graduates have won prizes and/or were finalists in competitions through the following programs:

Metropolitan Opera National Council Audition
Bel Canto Opera Foundation
Lyric Opera Chicago - Ryan Opera Center
Glimmerglass Festival Young Artist Program
Florida Grand Opera Young Artist Program
Santa Fe Opera
Wolf Trap Opera
Richard Tucker Music Foundation
Opera Index Award
Stella Maris International Vocal Competition