Happy Sunday! We are back this week featuring pianist, Blake Hansen. Blake was more recently a featured on the Hartford Opera Theater stage in world premiere of The Faith Operas. If you missed The Faith Operas, it is not too late to catch Hartford Opera this season. We are ramping up for The Tender Land in June at The Aetna Theatre at the Wadsworth Atheneum. A much sought after accompanist and chamber musician, Blake Hansen collaborates as a rehearsal and performance accompan

One of our major tenets of the opera without borders initiative is accessibility. We want to bring more communities into the arts. Development Director, Charity Clark describes our plans to reach out to both the deaf and blind communities this season. If you would like to join us in this effort, please CLICK HERE to be redirected to our campaign. #accessibility #art #artists #opera #music #inclusion #operawithoutborders

Happy Sunday, opera fans! We are pleased to introduce you to this Sunday's spotlight artist, Kelly Hill! Kelly was Elizabeth Proctor in last year's performance of The Crucible and was nominated for a Broadway World Connecticut Award for Best Actress in a Musical Production. Here is what Kelly is up to this season. Kelly Hill, mezzo-soprano, graduated with a Master’s Degree and Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music as a student of Doris Yarick-Cross. This summer, Kelly

Hartford Opera Theater is proud to spotlight composer, Dan Shore this Sunday! We first worked with Dan in 2012 for his opera, The Chorus Girl for New in November 3. We were delighted to produce Dan's one act opera, An Embarrassing Position on the main stage in spring 2015. Dan Shore is an opera composer and playwright whose many works for the stage include The Beautiful Bridegroom (first prize, National Opera Association’s Chamber Opera Competition), An Embarrassing Position

This week's Spotlight Sunday features Thaddaeus Bourne! Thaddaeus joined us last season as Reverend Hale in The Crucible. Here is what he is up to this season. This fall, baritone Thaddaeus Bourne performs as Belcore in L’elisir d’amore (Project Opera), El Dancaïro in Carmen (Long Island Opera), and Charlie in Jake Heggie’s Three Decembers (Opera MODO). In the 2015-16 season he performed as the baritone soloist in the Yellow River Cantata (The Confucius Institute), as a gues

Vote for Hartford Opera Theater in the Hartford Magazine's "Best of" poll. Nominate us to be featured in the May issue and show the rest of the state how much you love Hartford Opera Theater! You must enter at least 10 nominees on your ballot to count. When you fill out your entry make sure to write the city next to the name of the nominee. (Ex. Hartford Opera Theater, Hartford). You can nominate us in 2 categories on the Entertainment Page - Theater Group (Hartford Opera T

A recent interview with Costume Designer and Broadway World Connecticut Nominee for The Crucible with Hartford Opera Theater.

Hello everyone! We hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Today, we launch our newest social media feature -- HOT Spotlight Sunday! Every Sunday, we will feature a current or past HOT artist. From composers to directors, scenic designers to orchestra members and of course, singers, we want to feature you! Have you worked with HOT in the past? Do you have an upcoming project you would like us to promote? Please contact us at administration@hartfordoperatheater.com if you wou

The HOT Blog! Keep up with all of the latest information about Hartford Opera Theater right here. Ever wonder how a production comes together or what is going on behind the scenes, this is your ticket to all the action. Join us here every Sunday for our new Spotlight Series. We will feature a different artist every week. Find out what your favorite singers, composers, directors and designers are up to and where else you can see their work. Photo - Shelly Dexter - 3AM Blues by