Musicians of the Detroit Opera Orchestra

01/11/2024

This performance will surprise and delight you! Grab some friends and share the fun!

This Saturday! The return of Too Hot to Handel, one night only. Tickets are available at bit.ly/TooHotDetroit, or we have limited pit seats available - so you can be up close - available only by calling 313.237.7464.

01/04/2024

Come join our orchestra as we continue sharing Opera with our diverse Detroit communities. We are excited to get to work with our new President Patty Isacson Sabee! Resume deadline January 23

11/12/2023

Detroit Opera Orchestra performs again on-stage and out of the pit! December 16, 7:30pm at Western International High School, 1500 Scotten St, Detroit MI.

Following an exciting on-stage performance of Arias and Overtures at the Opera House, your Detroit Opera Orchestra comes to the community with a special new program that includes Hebrides Overture, Copland American Songs, Copland Appalachian Spring, and more!

Register for free tickets at detroitopera.org

11/09/2023

Very excited to perform with our Music Director Roberto Kalb on Dec 16th as we bring the Detroit Opera Orchestra to the community at Western International High School. The orchestra will perform Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring, Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture, Rossini Trancredi Overture. And we are proud to feature our Resident Artists onstage beside us singing beautiful arias! More information and reservations at detroitopera.org

11/03/2023

Thank you Detroit Opera - Detroit Opera House for sharing this special moment from the Arias and Overtures performance!

A (recent) throwback of Eliot Heaton, Detroit Opera Orchestra Concertmaster, performing “Estrellita” by Manuel Ponce during Arias and Overtures.

Thank you for your incredible leadership and artistry, Eliot!

10/16/2023

Congratulations Yuval and Roberto!

Congratulations to our Gary L. Wasserman Artistic Director, Yuval Sharon, on his International Opera Awards nomination for New Production - Orfeo at Santa Fe Opera. Another congratulations to our Music Director, Roberto Kalb, who was conductor on the nominated World Premiere of Gabriela Lena Frank: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego at San Diego Opera. Learn more here: https://operaawards.org/archive/2023/

10/08/2023

09/30/2023

Thank you Detroit Opera - Detroit Opera House for presenting some behind the scene photos of our incredible musicians working to bring this production of Madame Butterfly to our community. Musicians photographed: Concertmaster Eliot Heaton, Principal Viola John Madison, Yuri Popowicz, Velda Kelly, Brendan Ige, Ben Maxwell, Megan Yip, Dennis Carter, and Principal Bass Derek Weller. 📸 Austin Richey

09/27/2023

First orchestra read for Madame Butterfly. So nice to back with all our friends in the pit. Opening night Oct 7-get your tickets now!!

08/29/2023

Musicians of the Detroit Opera Orchestra are excited to welcome our new CEO Patty Isacson Sabee! We can’t wait to learn about your plans for future and how we can bring them to life!