Kenosha Opera Festival

05/31/2023

We love you, Kenosha! And we'll really miss doing this.

08/05/2022

Last call!!! You only have ONE more chance to see the Barber of Seville TOMORROW!!! If you haven't made it out to see the show yet, WHAT are you doing?! Put in your order before time runs out! You won't want to miss this one!

Get tickets here!
https://www.kenoshaoperafestival.com/festival-season-2022

08/03/2022

Get an up close look at our rehearsal process for Kenosha Opera Festival's mainstage production of "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" performing at the Rhode Center for the Arts, two more chances to see it on August 4, and 6! Figaro, Rosina, and the stage director share their thoughts on what has made Rossini's popular work such a timeless classic and what they love most about it!

Check it out and get your tickets now!!!
https://www.kenoshaoperafestival.com/festival-season-2022

Get an up close look at our rehearsal process for Kenosha Opera Festival's mainstage production of "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" performing at the Rhode Center f...

08/01/2022

Are you a student around here?! Know any?! Well this THURSDAY is student night at the opera!!! It's not just our normal student ticket price - if you bring your student ID (including college students) you can get in to see the Barber of Seville for free! The show is really funny, and the singing will leave your jaw on the floor! Tell your friends, and see you this Thursday!!!

07/30/2022

Congratulations to the whole team on opening last night!!! You only have three chances left to see this amazing production at work! You've met the cast, but now let's meet the creative team behind it! Ksenia Leletkina, our conductor, and Greg Eldridge, the stage director, return after their tremendous run of La fille du Regiment, last year!

Ksenia is an in-demand conductor/coach with credits at Palm Beach Opera, Opera Naples, Si Parla Si Canta, the Eastman School of Music, and many more!

Greg's career has taken him all over the world, from credits in his home country at Opera Australia, to Merola Opera, The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, and more!

You can check out Ksenia, the cast, and see all their great work with Greg in our THREE remaining performances of Il Barbiere di Siviglia! Get YOUR tickets NOW!!! (Links in bio).

07/27/2022

Do you have your tickets to see The Barber of Seville opening THIS friday?! This cast is SO fun, you DON'T want to miss it!! Grab your tickets now and get ready to have your hair blown BACK by all the amazing singing and hilarious action!

https://www.kenoshaoperafestival.com/festival-season-2022

07/19/2022

THIS weekend ONLY, our Fellows play their blackbox, semi-concert production of Orfeo ed Euridice!!! Euridice has died and gone to Hades. A despondent Orfeo is visited by Amore who reveals he can go down to Hades and bring her back to life! But... he can't look at her until AFTER they escape hell together... Do you have your tickets yet?! Grab them up right here:
https://www.kenoshaoperafestival.com/festival-season-2022

We're so proud of these young singers and their hard work! The Fellowship is ALL about creating opportunities for young Wisconsin singers, and we couldn't be more excited for them to get to present this! We hope you come and check it out while you have the chance!

Savannah Kroeger Autumn Voyles Marissa Lake

07/17/2022

The Orchestra is in the buuuiiillldiiing!!! We always get SO excited when the instruments finally get together and start to play! You can check out this great pit, deftly led by Ksenia Leletkina, in our production, opening July 29th!!! Tickets are on sale now at our website, grab yours now!!!
www.kenoshaoperafestival.com/festival-season-2022

07/08/2022

Our master clinician for the Master Class (this Sunday, the 10th!), Mitch Roe, is the Director of Artistic Administration at the Florida Grand Opera in Miami Florida where, among his many duties, he oversees their prestigious studio program. Mitch's career has seen him at such major opera institutions as Wolftrap Opera and IMG Artist Management, before his time at FGO, and he is quickly gaining a reputation for professional development seminars, masterclasses, and individual coaching, most recently at the Vienna Summer Music Festival in St. Petersburg, Florida and Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.

Catch Mitch working with our KOF Fellows this weekend and learn all about how singers work behind the scenes, the tradition, history, and languages of opera, and a lot more! Get your tickets NOW! Better yet, there's still time to pick up a Season Ticket and save on ALL our wonderful events this season, including this and all recitals, our Felows' Blackbox production of Orfeo, and even the Mainstage!!!
https://www.kenoshaoperafestival.com/festival-season-2022

07/06/2022

Doesn't this OFFICIAL poster for get you excited?!?! Us too! Don't be the one person in town to stay home, pick up your tickets RIGHT NOW to see this incredible team's work! Or, if you you're the kind of person who likes saving money, grab a Season Ticket to get access to the RESERVED section at all of our ticketed events, all season long! Oh yeah, and it costs less than a single ticket at most companies... Go buy yours NOW!!!
https://www.kenoshaoperafestival.com/festival-season-2022

07/05/2022

Our Fellows are here!!!!! They've been coaching their recital and pop-up repertoire the last few days and they're getting a deserved break today, for the holiday! If you're in a patriotic state of mind, put July 9th and 26th on your calendars to hear them sing the national anthem at the Kenosha Kingfish and the Kenosha Velodrome!