Event Series
Opera 2022–23 Season
Oberlin Opera has long been synonymous with excellence. Staging two major productions with orchestra each year, Oberlin Opera often challenges the operatic norm, and its performances have received critical acclaim.
Past conductors have included Robert Spano ’84, Stephen Lord, Ward Holmquist, and Ari Pelto. The program has developed some of today’s brightest stars, including Rhiannon Giddens, Alek Shrader, Denyce Graves, Alyson Cambridge, Lisa Saffer, and Daniel Okulitch.

Past Events
Oberlin Opera Theater presents one-act operas by Offenbach and Rossini
Thursday, November 10, 2022
8:00 pm
Hall Auditorium
Romance and deception engulf this pairing of one-act comedies. In Offenbach’s Le mariage aux lanternes (“The Wedding by Lantern Light”), romance blooms in the French countryside...
Oberlin Opera Theater presents one-act operas by Offenbach and Rossini
Friday, November 11, 2022
8:00 pm
Hall Auditorium
Romance and deception engulf this pairing of one-act comedies. In Offenbach’s Le mariage aux lanternes (“The Wedding by Lantern Light”), romance blooms in the French countryside...
Oberlin Opera Theater presents one-act operas by Offenbach and Rossini
Saturday, November 12, 2022
8:00 pm
Hall Auditorium
Romance and deception engulf this pairing of one-act comedies. In Offenbach’s Le mariage aux lanternes (“The Wedding by Lantern Light”), romance blooms in the French countryside...
Oberlin Opera Theater presents one-act operas by Offenbach and Rossini
Sunday, November 13, 2022
2:00 pm
Hall Auditorium
Romance and deception engulf this pairing of one-act comedies. In Offenbach’s Le mariage aux lanternes (“The Wedding by Lantern Light”), romance blooms in the French countryside...
Oberlin Opera presents "Alice Tierney" (world premiere)
Friday, January 27, 2023
8:00 pm
Finney Chapel
Webcast Available
The Friday, January 27 performance will be streamed live. Watch the webcast – streamed live at concert time. The remaining performances are in-person only. ____ The story, developed at Oberlin...
Oberlin Opera presents "Alice Tierney" (world premiere)
Saturday, January 28, 2023
8:00 pm
Finney Chapel
The Friday, January 27 performance will be streamed live. The remaining performances are in-person only. ____ The story, developed at Oberlin by composer Melissa Dunphy and librettist Jacqueline...
Oberlin Opera presents "Alice Tierney" (world premiere)
Sunday, January 29, 2023
6:30 pm
Finney Chapel
The Friday, January 27 performance will be streamed live. The remaining performances are in-person only. ____ The story, developed at Oberlin by composer Melissa Dunphy and librettist Jacqueline...
Oberlin Opera Theater presents Bernstein's "Candide"
Thursday, March 9, 2023
8:00 pm
Hall Auditorium
Bernstein’s 1988 treatment of Voltaire’s satirical novella, about the naive Candide and his plagued search for his beloved, features witty lyrics and brilliant Broadway-influenced music...
Oberlin Opera Theater presents Bernstein's "Candide"
Friday, March 10, 2023
8:00 pm
Hall Auditorium
Bernstein’s 1988 treatment of Voltaire’s satirical novella, about the naive Candide and his plagued search for his beloved, features witty lyrics and brilliant Broadway-influenced music...
Oberlin Opera Theater presents Bernstein's "Candide"
Saturday, March 11, 2023
8:00 pm
Hall Auditorium
Bernstein’s 1988 treatment of Voltaire’s satirical novella, about the naive Candide and his plagued search for his beloved, features witty lyrics and brilliant Broadway-influenced music...
Oberlin Opera Theater presents Bernstein's "Candide"
Sunday, March 12, 2023
2:00 pm
Hall Auditorium
Bernstein’s 1988 treatment of Voltaire’s satirical novella, about the naive Candide and his plagued search for his beloved, features witty lyrics and brilliant Broadway-influenced music...