2027 repertoire
the WELCOME concert
Sunday, July 11, 7:30 PM
Enjoy a free concert by our gifted Spotlight on Opera Teaching Artists as we welcome the participants to Tulsa, then join us for a reception sponsored by the Guild of Tulsa Opera.
THE ARIA EXTRAVAGANZA CONCERT
Saturday, July 17, 6:00 PM
Each season we showcase our singers with a concert of their very best arias and ensembles. It’s a great way for our company to get acquainted and for our audiences to catch each rising star on the ground floor, the better to marvel at their exponential growth throughout the summer!
los coyotes y las conejas/the coyotes and the rabbits
Monday, July 19 through Friday, July 23
Times and Locations TBA
Our popular children’s operas tour the region, visiting libraries, art galleries, museums, hospitals, church schools, and clubs in July and August. In 2027, we bring back our popular production of Hector Armienta’s Spanish/English opera, Los coyotes y las conejas/The Coyotes and the Rabbits. Based on a popular Mexican folk tale, this delightful 30-minute opera follows the adventures of a Scrawny, a young coyote who likes to learn, his cousin Loco who thinks coyotes should stick to hunting, and the two clever rabbit sisters, Chiquita and Banana, who teach the coyotes a valuable lesson about the importance of reading and knowledge!
Performances get booked up quickly! To reserve one for your group, please contact education@tulsa opera.com.
DOUBLE BILL: pUCCINI’S GIANNI SCHICCHI AND CHING’S BUOSO’S GHOST
Friday, August 6, 7:30 PM
Sunday, August 8, 2:30 PM
Puccini’s hilarious one-act opera based on a greedy family from medieval Florence gets an update to modern day Tulsa, where the Donatis enlist the aid of an unscrupulous lawyer to change the will of their wealthy patriach. Buoso Donati has been inconsiderate enough to die, leaving his whole estate to the Church, but his scheming relatives aren’t about to let a legally binding document and the threat of dire punishment for tampering come between them and a fortune! Michael Ching’s equally funny sequel picks up right where Puccini’s final notes leave off, with the relatives enacting a new scheme with a new target … Gianni Schicchi himself! Fully staged and costumed. Sung in English with piano.
the OPERA SCENES SHOWCASE
Friday, July 30, 7:30 PM
Sunday, August 1, 7:30 PM
A magical evening of excerpts from a wide variety of repertoire, chosen to specially highlight the talents of each singer. Fully staged and costumed with piano.