
Spotlight Sunday Feature - Dana Kaufman and Tom Swift
Welcome back to Spotlight Sundays! We are pleased to resume this exciting feature as part of our countdown to our 10th annual New in November festival on Sunday, November 17 at the Christ Church Cathedral Cathedral House in downtown Hartford. We hope you've already purchased your tickets for this exciting evening celebrating new opera in Connecticut's capital city. To purchase your tickets for NIN10, visit our website! Today we are thrilled to introduce our composer/librettis

Spotlight Sunday Feature - Tony Solitro
Hello HOTOpera fans! We cannot believe that our 9th annual New in November Festival is only 1 week away! We hope you've purchased your tickets and are ready to join us on Sunday, November 18 at 7:00pm at Christ Church Cathedral's Cathedral House in downtown Hartford. Today, we are thrilled to present our last composer feature of NIN9: Tony Solitro. You may remember Tony's opera "She's Fabulous" from last year's New in November 8. Tony's opera "Triangle" based on a play by the

Spotlight Sunday Feature - Nathan Fletcher and Megan Cohen
Welcome back to Spotlight Sunday! This is the second Spotlight Sunday feature during National Opera Week! Thank you to everyone who showed support for opera in your community this week. It's not too late to support your local opera company in Hartford! This week, we are garnering support for our 9th annual New in November Festival. To learn more about how you can help keep innovative, fresh, and affordable opera in Hartford, please visit our fundraiser page in honor of NOW.

Spotlight Sunday Feature - Paul Richards and Wendy Steiner
Welcome back to Spotlight Sundays! Our 9th annual New in November Festival is less than 4 weeks away and we couldn't be happier with the four chamber operas chosen for this year's New in November Festival. We hope you've marked your calendar's for Sunday, November 18 at 7:00pm at the Cathedral House at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Hartford. Today we are thrilled to feature our first composer/librettist duo: Paul Richards and Wendy Steiner; and their opera: The Loathly

Spotlight Sunday Feature - Mark Womack
Welcome back to Spotlight Sundays! We are only 6 days away from Speaking Her Truth including the world premiere of Marie Curie Learns to Swim by local composer, Jessica Rudman! We hope you are planning to join us on Saturday, April 28 at 7:30pm at Christ Church Cathedral's Parish House in downtown Hartford. Today we are pleased to feature baritone, Mark Womack! We are thrilled to have Mark join us for the world premiere of Marie Curie Learns to Swim singing the role of Pierre

Spotlight Sunday Feature - Claudia Rosenthal
Welcome back to Spotlight Sunday! Today we are thrilled to feature another member of the cast of Speaking Her Truth: an evening of music by composer Jessica Rudman. We hope you have already purchased your tickets for this exciting evening of new opera in our capital city! Do you have a friend that enjoys the opera? Invite them to Speaking Her Truth on Saturday, April 28 at 7:30pm at Christ Church Cathedral's Parish House in downtown Hartford. You can purchase tickets through

Interview with Librettist - Kendra Preston Leonard
Hello HOTOpera Fans, We are a few weeks away from our spring production of Speaking Her Truth: an evening of music by composer Jessica Rudman. We hope you will join us for this poignant evening of contemporary opera and song on Saturday, April 28 at 7:30pm at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Hartford. To purchase tickets, click here! Today we're thrilled to share our interview with Kendra Preston Leonard, librettist for Marie Curie Learns to Swim and Four Songs for Lady M

Spotlight Sunday Feature - Hartford Independent Chamber Orchestra {HICO}
Welcome back to Spotlight Sundays! We hope you are as excited as we are for our spring production: Speaking Her Truth, an evening of music by composer Jessica Rudman including the world premiere of Marie Curie Learns to Swim. Tickets are now on sale and we want you to join us on our quest to bring new music and fresh perspectives to the city of Hartford! We hope to see you for this exciting premiere on Saturday, April 28 at 7:30pm at the Parish House at Christ Church Cathedra

Spotlight Sunday Feature - Tony Solitro
Welcome back to Spotlight Sundays! Hartford Opera Theater is proud to introduce composer, Tony Solitro! Tony is the composer of She's Fabulous, which will be featured at our New in November Festival on 11/18! We hope you enjoy learning about Tony and what Opera Without Borders means to him. To learn more about NIN8 and to purchase tickets, visit our website: New in November 8 Tony Solitro is a composer of concert and stage music that combines rich lyricism, visceral rhythmic

Spotlight Sunday - Lisa Williamson
The Tender Land Tickets are on sale! You can buy your tickets through our website. What better way to celebrate how excited we are for this amazing production than to feature our Laurie Moss, Lisa Williamson. You can see Lisa and the entire cast on stage at the Aetna Theatre at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art on June 2 & 4. In the mean time, here is a little about Lisa. Described by the Washington Post as “silvery of voice” and “a showstopper” for her recent performances