Connecticut Lyric Opera

08/08/2026

See you tonight at the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce Mystic Outdoor Arts Festival! 🎶

08/07/2026

Catch our very own Daniel Juárez as Mario Cavaradossi in Opera Theater of Connecticut's production of Tosca on August 8th & 9th.

Toi toi toi!

More information here: https://www.operatheaterofct.org/tosca/

08/06/2026

Catch our directors, Kelly Whitesell & Anastasia Rege, performing beloved operatic duets and arias on the Mystic Outdoor Art Festival Performing Arts Stage!

Saturday, August 8, 2026
CLO is slotted to perform at 6:40PM in Mystic River Park

More information here: https://ctvisit.com/events/68th-annual-mystic-outdoor-art-festival

08/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to support us and helped make last weekend’s concerts such a wonderful success!

Opening night was ELECTRIC, with a sold-out performance at the Garde Arts Center. We were so happy to see so many longtime supporters, along with many new faces, and to toast to our future with you all! This was more than a concert; it was a homecoming.

Our second performance was equally meaningful. We performed in Ridgefield for the very first time and were welcomed by such a wonderful audience of opera lovers.

We’re incredibly grateful for the community that continues to grow around Connecticut Lyric Opera. Thank you for believing in our mission and for being part of it!

Stay tuned for our next production, Abigail Adams, coming November 6, 7 & 8, 2026.

More details to come!

08/01/2026

THANK YOU to our wonderful audience and Connecticut Lyric family for joining us for a sold-out performance of NOW That’s What I Call Opera in the Garde Arts Center’s Oasis Room last night!

It was a spectacular evening celebrating the humanity, beauty, and joy of opera, and we were so grateful to share these beloved opera moments with such an enthusiastic audience.

There is one more chance to experience NOW That’s What I Call Opera tonight!

📍 7 PM — Jesse Lee Memorial UMC (Ridgefield) ⛪
🆓 Free admission

Enjoy a free evening of opera's greatest hits with Connecticut Lyric Opera!

07/30/2026

Thanks for the feature The Day!

Join us tomorrow night (Friday, July 31st) at the Garde 7:30PM in the Oasis Room.

Tickets availble on the Garde website or at the box office.

The upcoming concert from the Connecticut Lyric Opera will have an all-star cast of Connecticut opera singers performing all the iconic opera arias you don't know you already know.

07/29/2026

Day 8 - our final artist spotlight features pianist Samuel Oram, the man at the keys for every number this weekend. 🎹

Sam has performed as a soloist in Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and concert halls from Berlin to Taipei to Shenyang. He's worked under conductors like Benjamin Zander and Philippe Entremont, and his playing has been praised for its "stunning artistry" and precision. He's the principal pianist for the New England Chamber Orchestra and CLO's rehearsal pianist, and he teaches piano at Connecticut College.

Every aria, every duet, every soaring high note this weekend has Sam underneath it, driving the whole thing forward. Come hear the artist who makes the singers sound their best.

NOW That's What I Call Opera🗣:

Fri 7/31 @ Garde Arts Center (New London) 🥂
🎟 https://gardearts.org/events/now-thats-what-i-call-opera/

or
Sat 8/1 @ Jesse Lee Memorial UMC (Ridgefield) ⛪
🆓 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/now-thats-what-i-call-opera-registration-1994260101648

07/29/2026

Day 7 — our last singing artist spotlight before the big weekend: Brazilian mezzo-soprano Rebecca de Almeida. 🎭

The New Haven Register called her Carmen debut "staggeringly commanding," and she's made her Carnegie Hall debut and performed across the US, Latin America, and Europe, including this past summer in Graz, Austria. Carmen remains one of her signature roles, and it's easy to see why once you hear her sing it.

See the singers together display the power of the human voice in NOW That's What I Call Opera! 🗣:

Fri 7/31 @ Garde Arts Center (New London) 🥂
🎟 https://gardearts.org/events/now-thats-what-i-call-opera/

or

Sat 8/1 @ Jesse Lee Memorial UMC (Ridgefield) ⛪
🆓 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/now-thats-what-i-call-opera-registration-1994260101648

07/28/2026

Day 6: tenor Chris Gallerani — one of the rising voices joining our headliners this weekend. ↗🔝

Chris recently completed his Master's in Vocal Performance at UConn, with opera credits including Pluton in Offenbach's Orphée aux enfers and Eisenstein in Strauss's Die Fledermaus. Before opera, he studied theater and music at Dartmouth and spent years performing in New York City. Come hear his experience in the way he brings drama to the stage.

Come cheer on the next generation of Connecticut opera talent. Because NOW That's What I Call Opera! 🗣:

Fri 7/31 @ Garde Arts Center (New London) 🥂
🎟 https://gardearts.org/events/now-thats-what-i-call-opera/

or
Sat 8/1 @ Jesse Lee Memorial UMC (Ridgefield) ⛪
🆓 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/now-thats-what-i-call-opera-registration-1994260101648