Marigny Opera Ballet

04/20/2026

Verismo Opera and the Marigny Opera Ballet are seeking professional singers for principal roles for the upcoming 2026-2027 season of ballet-operas. Singers seeking an invitation to live auditions should submit one aria of their choosing. If auditioning for a particular role, please prepare a selection of a similar style and language of the work. Rehearsals and performances will be held at the historical Marigny Opera House in New Orleans, LA. Select singers will be offered contracts for individual projects or the full 2026-2027 season.

The 2026/2027 Season:

Cain, overo il primo omicidio (A. Scarlatti) Sep 10 - Sep 18
Die Sieben Todsünden (K. Weill) Dec 10 - Dec 20
La Damnation de Faust (H. Berlioz) March 4 - March 14
Dido and Aeneas (H. Purcell) May 13 - May 23

Audition form in bio.
For inquiries, please email : [email protected]
Rehearsal lengths vary from role to role.

Video Auditions will be accepted on a rolling basis.

04/17/2026

The Marigny Opera Ballet is seeking professional dancers for the upcoming 2026 - 2027 season of ballet-opera. These roles are for the main company, and will be accompanied by live orchestra at the Marigny Opera House in New Orleans, Louisiana. Select dance artists with a strong foundation in ballet, contemporary, and partnering techniques will be offered contracts for individual projects (8 weeks) or the full 2026 - 2027 season (32 weeks).

If you would like to be invited to audition, please fill out the audition link in bio.

For inquiries: [email protected].

04/16/2026

Join us for our 13th Season as we partner with Verismo Opera to present 4 ballet-operas that span 300 years of masterpieces of dance, singing and live orchestral music! The new season will be directed by Bogdan Mynka, Founder of Verismo Opera and newly-appointed Artistic Director of the Marigny Opera House. Local dancemaker Amalia Najera will lead as Resident Choreographer for the Marigny Opera Ballet.

Explore the season: marignyoperaballet.org

03/14/2026

HOMECOMING/UN AUTRE SOIR with Sweet Crude - March 13-15; 20-22 at the Marigny Opera House. Tickets: marignyoperaballet.org. (Photo: Alex André)

03/13/2026

Thank you, Dean Shaprio and NOLA.com for a sensational preview of our two premieres opening tonight, March 13th!

One of the choreographers has has performed with the Joffrey Ballet, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet and other companies throughout the U.S. and Europe.

03/12/2026

Thank you, Peggy Laborde and WYES for a great interview with choreographer Shane Urton - about Marigny Opera Ballet's HOMECOMING/UN AUTRE SOIR - with music by Sweet Crude! Watch Steppin' Out tonight (Thursday) at 7pm, and get tickets for the ballet at marignyoperaballet.org

03/12/2026

HOMECOMING/UN AUTRE SOIR opening night is now sold out! For tickets to all other performances: marignyoperaballet.org.

03/12/2026

Marigny Opera Ballet's HOMECOMING/UN AUTRE SOIR: two world premieres to original music by New Orleans' own SWEET CRUDE. Opening night is sold out; tickets still available for all other performances: March 14, 15, 20, 22 and 22 at 8pm. For tickets: marignyoperaballet.org

02/11/2026

New Orleans' own SWEET CRUDE BAND and MARIGNY OPERA BALLET---now in its 12th season-- premiere two contemporary ballets March 13-22 at the Marigny Opera House, New Orleans! Tickets now available at marignyoperaballet.org.

Both of the new ballets will be accompanied live by SWEET CRUDE. HOMECOMING (choreographer: Shane Urton) is danced to an original score commissioned by the band, and UN AUTRE JOUR (choreographer: Amalia Najera) is performed to a suite of some of SWEET CRUDE's greatest songs.

12/10/2025

WINTERLIGHT runs through December 14th, with tickets still available at marignyoperahouse.org. (Photos: Marc Pagani)