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Guest Director Fenlon Lamb offers a vibrant vision of this classical opera—which tells the story of a two-sided love triangle—in Oberlin Opera Theater’s fall production.

“It was really amazing going into the community and performing an art form that they probably haven't seen before,” second-year voice major Ella Vaugn said, “Teachers would tell us that they've never seen their students so engaged.”

This spring, Oberlin Opera is set to entangle its audiences in the game of love with its production of Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera. Set in a garden, this story will intertwine love, trickery, and the art of gameplay into one. 

“He’s with me in every lesson that I teach,” Daniel Okulitch ‘99 said about former Oberlin voice faculty member Richard Miller (1926-2009).

The award-winning stage director joins Oberlin Conservatory's Voice Division, where she will teach and direct two fully-staged opera productions each academic year.

After an exhaustive international search and multi-round competition, Hanje has won first prize and $10,000 at the 36th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers. She is a student of Professor Salvatore Champagne.

In this Q&A with Havey, she shares her throughts about the framing of this production of Albert Herring as well as women in leadership roles in the opera world.

The Oberlin Opera Theater is back this fall with another social commentary comedy about finding your place in the world. The acclaimed chamber opera will be presented in four performances in Oberlin College’s Hall Auditorium.

Singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer honored for the historical opera Omar.

After 26 years at Oberlin, innovative director Jonathon Field trades higher ed for Mister Ed.