Opera Montana, 1807 West Dickerson, Suite C, Bozeman, MT (2026)

08/31/2026

📣 A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT- MEET THE ARTISTS!

👗Christine Taylor Price- Jessie Maclean

A River Runs Through It will be Christine’s debut with Opera Montana. Recent seasons have seen Ms. Price in a wide range of leading roles, including Amalia in She Loves Me at Opera Saratoga, Adina in L’elisir d’amore with Gulfshore Opera as well as Opera in Williamsburg where she also appeared as Zerlina in Don Giovanni. She was featured in Ohio Light Opera’s 2023 and 2024 seasons as Sarah Brown in Guys & Dolls, Eurydice in Orpheus in the Underworld and Angèle Didier in The Count of Luxembourg.

Please help us welcome Christine as the caring and perceptive Jessie! 🎉

🎟️Tickets to A River Runs Through It are on sale now: https://operamontana.easy-ware-ticketing.com/eventsByMovie/A000000242?cpm=facebook

The A River Runs Through It world premiere happens September 18-20 & 24-27 at The Ellen Theatre.

Music by Zach Redler
Libretto by Kelley Rourke & Matt Foss
Based on the Novella by Norman Maclean

Commissioned, developed, and premiered by Opera Montana

With funding from Carol Glenn & Sal Lalani, Drs. Dennis & Anne Wentz, and Ron Lerner, in loving memory of his wife, Jane Lerner

Based on the novel by Norman Maclean, by kind permission of The University of Chicago Press, Jean Maclean Snyder and John N. Maclean.

08/30/2026

📣Meet the cast of Carmen

These talented artists will be performing at the Ellen Theatre in Carmen this spring!

🌹Interested in seeing Carmen? Why not see the whole season!

👉Subscribe today: https://easy-ware-forms.com/operamontana/watershedseason?cpm=website

Georges Bizet’s electrifying masterpiece returns to Bozeman for the first time in nearly twenty years. This bold new production follows the free-spirited Carmen and the soldier drawn into her dangerous orbit, where desire and jealousy collide. With its unforgettable melodies and fiery drama, Carmen delivers a night at the opera that is as passionate as it is spectacular.
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✨Performance Dates:✨
Friday, April 30 @ 7:00pm
Sunday, May 2 @ 3:00pm
Friday, May 7 @ 7:00pm
Sunday, May 9 @ 3:00pm

Learn more about Carmen: https://www.operamontana.org/show/carmen-2009

08/28/2026

📣 Meet Clara Maclean

👂Listen to this sneak peak sung by Phyllis Pancella!

A River Runs Through It premieres September 18-20 & 24-27 at The Ellen Theatre.

🎟️Get your tickets today for A River Runs Through It:
https://operamontana.easy-ware-ticketing.com/eventsByMovie/A000000242?cpm=facebook

Music by Zach Redler
Libretto by Kelley Rourke & Matt Foss
Based on the Novella by Norman Maclean

Commissioned, developed, and premiered by Opera Montana

With funding from Carol Glenn & Sal Lalani, Drs. Dennis & Anne Wentz, and Ron Lerner, in loving memory of his wife, Jane Lerner

Based on the novel by Norman Maclean, by kind permission of The University of Chicago Press, Jean Maclean Snyder and John N. Maclean.

08/27/2026

Opera Montana on MPR!

Check out Montana Public Radio’s arts and life interview of our Artistic Director Michael Sakir and Education Director Emerald Hart-Ullman on A River Runs Through It.

🎧Find the interview here: https://www.mtpr.org/arts-life/2026-08-24/a-river-runs-through-it-gets-its-opera-debut-in-bozeman

🎟️Get your tickets today for A River Runs Through It:
https://operamontana.easy-ware-ticketing.com/eventsByMovie/A000000242?cpm=facebook

Music by Zach Redler
Libretto by Kelley Rourke & Matt Foss
Based on the Novella by Norman Maclean

Commissioned, developed, and premiered by Opera Montana

With funding from Carol Glenn & Sal Lalani, Drs. Dennis & Anne Wentz, and Ron Lerner, in loving memory of his wife, Jane Lerner

Based on the novel by Norman Maclean, by kind permission of The University of Chicago Press, Jean Maclean Snyder and John N. Maclean.

08/25/2026

📣 It’s time to place your bids!

✨Our online auction for A River Runs Through It is NOW OPEN!✨

This will be your ONLY CHANCE to bid on a limited edition framed fine art print of Clyde Aspevig’s “The Blackfoot”

👉 Start bidding here:https://event.auctria.com/d7154ddc-5845-480c-a199-515bd32546db/

This auction was made in support of The World Premiere of "A River Runs Through It" 🎣

All auction proceeds go to Opera Montana

The A River Runs Through It premieres September 18-20 & 24-27 at The Ellen Theatre.

🎟️Get your tickets today for A River Runs Through It: https://operamontana.easy-ware-ticketing.com/eventsByMovie/A000000242?cpm=facebook

Music by Zach Redler
Libretto by Kelley Rourke & Matt Foss
Based on the Novella by Norman Maclean

Commissioned, developed, and premiered by Opera Montana

With funding from Carol Glenn & Sal Lalani, Drs. Dennis & Anne Wentz, and Ron Lerner, in loving memory of his wife, Jane Lerner

Based on the novel by Norman Maclean, by kind permission of The University of Chicago Press, Jean Maclean Snyder and John N. Maclean.

08/24/2026

📚THE OPERA MONTANA BOOK CLUB - Reading A River Runs Through It

We had a wonderful time Sunday afternoon exploring mental health and addiction as a theme in this beautiful novella. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

Join us at the next meeting!

Join Opera Montana for a robust, in-depth conversation about Norman Maclean's novella A River Runs Through It, which inspired the new opera of the same name, premiering this September at the Ellen Theatre.

📕 Book Club Membership is FREE.

Book Club members will learn more about the themes throughout the novella, including nature & spirituality, mental health & addiction, and fly-fishing. Each meeting will have a special guest expert on the topic being discussed.

Copies of the novel are available for purchase at Country Bookshelf.

Visit the link below to sign up.

👉RSVP here: https://forms.gle/QY9f3FsQqY3rq8Qm8

🐟Meeting Dates:
Nature & spirituality - Sunday, September 6 at 2:00pm
Fly-fishing - Sunday, September 13 at 2:00pm

While it is not mandatory to attend all sessions to be a part of this book club, please note that each session is unique and will feature a special guest expert on the topic being discussed.

08/21/2026

📣 A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT- MEET THE ARTISTS!

🌊 Phyllis Pancella - Clara Maclean

Mezzo-soprano Phyllis Pancella is a veteran of international opera and concert stages, in music extending from the baroque to six months ago. Her opera roles have ranged from Carmen and Adalgisa to Lizzie Borden and Nero, with companies from Chicago to Paris, Tel Aviv to Hong Kong.

A highly regarded interpreter of both concert repertoire and chamber music, Ms. Pancella has collaborated with folks from Jane Glover and Daniel Barenboim to Paul Neubauer and Margo Garrett. She has worked with composers on many premieres, including Dominick Argento’s Miss Manners on Music, and has recorded with the Naxos, Erato, Neos, and Navona labels.

Please help us welcome Phyllis as the thoughtful and loving Clara! 🎉

🎟️ Tickets to A River Runs Through It are on sale now: https://operamontana.easy-ware-ticketing.com/eventsByMovie/A000000242?cpm=facebook

The A River Runs Through It world premiere happens September 18-20 & 24-27 at The Ellen Theatre.

Music by Zach Redler
Libretto by Kelley Rourke & Matt Foss
Based on the Novella by Norman Maclean

Commissioned, developed, and premiered by Opera Montana

With funding from Carol Glenn & Sal Lalani, Drs. Dennis & Anne Wentz, and Ron Lerner, in loving memory of his wife, Jane Lerner

Based on the novel by Norman Maclean, by kind permission of The University of Chicago Press, Jean Maclean Snyder and John N. Maclean.

08/20/2026

🎟️ 💨 Tickets are FLYING out the door!

‼️ Our opening weekend is almost SOLD OUT! ‼️

Orange means there are few tickets available. Get your tickets before they’re gone for this world premiere.

👉 Get your tickets today for A River Runs Through It:
https://operamontana.easy-ware-ticketing.com/eventsByMovie/A000000242?cpm=facebook

Music by Zach Redler
Libretto by Kelley Rourke & Matt Foss
Based on the Novella by Norman Maclean

Commissioned, developed, and premiered by Opera Montana

With funding from Carol Glenn & Sal Lalani, Drs. Dennis & Anne Wentz, and Ron Lerner, in loving memory of his wife, Jane Lerner

Based on the novel by Norman Maclean, by kind permission of The University of Chicago Press, Jean Maclean Snyder and John N. Maclean.

08/19/2026

A River Runs Through It’s Opera For All day starts now! 🚨

👉Use Code: MACLEAN

✨This offer is ONLY for the September 24, 25, & 26 performances and seats in the $40-55 price range. ✨

Opera For All is our program ensuring financial accessibility to opera and musical theatre. For each production, we set one day where we give away a number of tickets meant for those for whom the cost of attending one of our productions is prohibitive.

Beginning at 10am, you may use the promo code MACLEAN that can be used to reserve up to 2 free tickets in select seats. Once 40 tickets have been reserved, the offer expires.

‼️NOTICE OF FILMING: These performances are being filmed for broadcast on Montana PBS and its affiliated platforms. Your purchase of a ticket constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded.

🎟️Get your tickets today for A River Runs Through It:
https://operamontana.easy-ware-ticketing.com/eventsByMovie/A000000242?cpm=facebook

Music by Zach Redler
Libretto by Kelley Rourke & Matt Foss
Based on the Novella by Norman Maclean

Commissioned, developed, and premiered by Opera Montana

With funding from Carol Glenn & Sal Lalani, Drs. Dennis & Anne Wentz, and Ron Lerner, in loving memory of his wife, Jane Lerner

Based on the novel by Norman Maclean, by kind permission of The University of Chicago Press, Jean Maclean Snyder and John N. Maclean.

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