Tulsa Opera

09/05/2026

🎶 CALLING ALL SINGERS! 🎶

Audition for the 2027 Raise Your Voice Tour: Sid the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing

Calling all singers! Tulsa Opera is seeking locally based singers with ***daytime availability*** for our 2027 Raise Your Voice Tour, bringing opera to libraries and 2nd grade classrooms throughout the community. This is a paid opportunity!

🎤 AUDITIONS

Saturday, September 12, 2026
10:00 AM–12:00 PM
📍 The Laven Sowell Opera Center
1610 S Boulder Ave., Tulsa, OK 74119

WHAT TO PREPARE:
One aria or song in an operatic or classical theatre style, no more than 3 minutes. No contemporary pop or country selections, please. Great American Songbook standards are welcome.

WHAT TO BRING:
📄 Sheet music, 3-hole punched and in a binder for the pianist
🎹 A pianist will be provided — no a ca****la or recorded accompaniment

A headshot and resume are optional.

📅 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Daytime availability during tour rehearsals and performances is non-negotiable. If you are not available during the day, you will not be considered for a role.
• Tour responsibilities include moving, setting up and breaking down scenery at each performance venue.
• Artists must complete a routine background check before performances.
• Rehearsals typically take place weekday evenings, plus weekday mornings and afternoons.

TENTATIVE 2027 DATES:
• Feb. 27–March 14 — Rehearsals
• March 15–19 — Library Performances
• March 22–26 — School Performances
• March 29–April 2 — School Performances

👉 REGISTER FOR AN AUDITION:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/Rzds9WFGgn

You’ll receive your final audition timeframe by email within 72 hours of submitting the form.

Questions or need assistance? Email [email protected].

Learn more about the Raise Your Voice Tour at https://tulsaopera.com/education/raise-your-voice/
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09/04/2026

🎨✨ It's not just any Friday ... it's FIRST FRIDAY. 🎶

And that means it's time to grab a couple of friends and enjoy a free cruise through Tulsa's amazing galleries, where you never know what fabulous experiences you'll encounter --- like a free concert by Tulsa's own troupe of resident opera stars!

Hear amazing homegrown talent when the Tulsa Opera Filstrup Resident Artists offer up gorgeous opera arias and Broadway tunes as you browse the incredible works at Tulsa Artists Coalition. 🎨🎶

📍 Tulsa Artists Coalition
9 E. Reconciliation Way
🗓️ Tonight — Friday, September 4
⏰ 7:30 PM

Bring a friend, wander the galleries, and let the Filstrup Resident Artists provide the soundtrack to your First Friday! ❤️

Find out more about the Filstrup Resident Artist Company and how you can book them to entertain at your special event!
https://tulsaopera.com/about-us/resident-artists/

09/03/2026

📚 LAST DAY FOR LOUISA MAY!

Today is the LAST DAY to register for our October 17 Book Club session! ⏰

This October, meet the rule-breaking woman behind the story we all love. We’re diving into LOUSIA MAY ALCOTT: A PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY by Susan Cheever, and exploring the fascinating life of the woman who gave us LITTLE WOMEN. Don't miss your chance for treats, live music, and captivating conversation!

📖 Saturday, October 17
🕙 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
📍 Baden Hall | The Laven Sowell Opera Center

Registration closes TODAY! Don’t miss your chance to join us.
🎟 https://secure.tulsaopera.com/36638/36662

Thanks to Magic City Books for supplying our books!

09/03/2026

📞💕 Love is on Hold!
What happens when love tangles with a phone-obsessed girlfriend and the anxieties of a blind date? Two very funny chamber operas!

Menotti’s THE TELEPHONE and Heggie’s AT THE STATUE OF VENUS make up this delightful double bill about love, connection, and the complications of modern romance.

LOVE ON HOLD
📅 Saturday, September 19
⏰ 7:30 p.m.
📍 Laven Sowell Opera Center, 1610 S. Boulder Ave., Tulsa, OK 74119

Come enjoy the laughs, the music, and a little operatic relationship drama.
Get your tickets—and maybe put your phone on silent. 📵💕

🎟https://secure.tulsaopera.com/36630/36643

09/02/2026

We’re proud to celebrate Tulsa Opera Board of Directors member Wendy Williams, who has been named one of TulsaKids Magazine’s IMPACTFUL WOMEN OF THE 918!❤️

Wendy’s lifelong commitment to education, healthcare, and strengthening our community is truly inspiring. We’re grateful to have her leadership, perspective, and passion as part of the Tulsa Opera family.
Congratulations, Wendy, on this well-deserved recognition! 👏✨

Read Wendy’s full profile in TulsaKids Magazine:

Wendy Williams is executive director of the Miss Weary Foundation and administrator of the Health and Safety Education Training Center.

09/01/2026

🍃September is full of fun at Tulsa Opera! Check out these events (many free)!🍃

🪷Aria Yoga with Tulsa Opera
Free flow set to beautiful opera music!
6:00-6:45 PM Tuesdays

👉September 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
River Parks at 17th and Riverside Drive

🎟️FREE

See Aria Yoga - Tulsa Opera for more information: https://tulsaopera.com/yoga/

🎨FIRST FRIDAY
Join the Filstrup Resident Artists for a free concert as you browse the amazing art.

👉Friday, September 4, 7:30 PM
Tulsa Artist Coalition
9 E Reconciliation Way, Tulsa, OK 74103

🎟️FREE

🎞️LITTLE WOMEN SCREENING
In advance of our November production of Mark Adamo’s LITTLE WOMEN, revisit the beloved story with a screening of Greta Gerwig’s 2019 film, complete with a free concert by the Filstrup Resident Artists!

👉Thursday, September 10, 7:00 PM
Circle Cinema
10 S. Lewis Ave. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104

🎟️Get tickets: https://circlecinema.easy-ware-ticketing.com/generaladmission/aGZRGK589NVsJ2QjDFR9ww

🎭OPERA STORY TIME
Songs, stories, and heaps of joy, sparking early literacy skills and music appreciation in your budding bookworms and little music lovers.

👉Saturday, September 12, 10:30 - 11:00 AM
Tulsa Botanic Garden
3900 Tulsa Botanic Dr, Tulsa, OK 74127

🎟️Free with garden membership or tickets

See Opera Story Time - Tulsa Opera for more information: https://tulsaopera.com/opera-story-time/

🎶THIRD THURSDAY RECITAL SERIES
The Filstrup Resident Artists elevate your lunch hour with a beautiful FREE concert!

👉Thursday, September 17, 12:15 PM
University United Methodist Church
2915 E 5th St, Tulsa, OK 74104

🎟️FREE

📞💗LOVE ON HOLD: A DOUBLE BILL OF THE TELEPHONE & AT THE STATUE OF VENUS

👉Saturday, September 19, 7:30 PM
Baden Hall, Laven Sowell Opera Center, 1610 S.Boulder Ave

🎟️Get your tickets before it sells out! https://tulsaopera.com/voices-after-dark/

🖼️PHILBROOK FILMS ON THE LAWN: LA LA LAND
Don’t miss the Filstrup Resident Artists ‘ live preshow!

👉Friday, September 25, 7:30 PM
Philbrook Museum of Art
2727 S Rockford Rd Tulsa, OK 74114

🎟️Get tickets: https://www.philbrook.org/events/films-on-the-lawn-la-la-land-35985

09/01/2026

The heat is on, so Aria Yoga is moving indoors today to Baden Hall at the Laven Sowell Opera Center, 1610 S. Boulder Ave., Tulsa, OK 74119.

Aria Yoga meets weekly from 6:00-6:45 PM on Tuesdays, April through mid-October, in River Parks at 17th and Riverside Drive ... except when the weather doesn't cooperate. 🌡

Grab your mat and water bottle (we have a few extra to share) and join us for this free flow class. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Enjoy inspiring opera music paired with guided meditations led by yoga practitioner Sue Webb.

Join us for a cool and relaxing practice!
More info at https://tulsaopera.com/yoga/

08/27/2026

🎶 This Friday, bring your littlest music lovers to Tulsa Opera! 🎶

Looking for a fun way to spend your Friday morning? Bring your little ones ages 0–6 to Bounce’n Beethovens at the Laven Sowell Opera Center for an energetic hour of music, movement, play, and discovery!

✨ Designed especially for young children
🎵 High-quality musical enrichment
💛 Pay what you can

Friday, August 28 | 10–11 AM
📍 Laven Sowell Opera Center
1610 S. Boulder Ave., Tulsa

Come sing, move, wiggle, and make some musical memories together! Registration is required: 👉 https://bouncenbeethovens.opus1.io/w/tulsaoperapwyc

08/25/2026

🌳🧘‍♀️🌿Aria Yoga is back outdoors under the oaks in RiverParks today, 6:00-6:45 PM! Grab your mat and water and join us for a free flow class led by Sue Webb, set to beautiful, relaxing opera music. All ages and skill levels are welcome.

We meet Tuesdays 6:00–6:45 PM from April – mid-October in the grassy area near
17th and Riverside --- except when the weather isn't cooperative, and then we move inside to the Laven Sowell Opera Center, just minutes away at 1610 S. Boulder Ave. Today, we're outdoors!

For more information about Aria Yoga, see https://tulsaopera.com/yoga/.

08/25/2026

Imagine a Saturday morning filled with books, treats, live music, and captivating conversation.📚 🍰 🎶 💬

That's Tulsa Opera Book Club.

Join us for our next session as we explore LOUISA MAY ALCOTT: A PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY by Susan Cheever and meet the rule-breaking woman behind the beloved classic LITTLE WOMEN.

Saturday, October 17, 2026
0:00 AM-12:00PM
Baden Hall at the Laven Sowell Opera Center
1610 South Boulder Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74119

Purchase by September 3 in order to receive your copy of the book in time to read and prepare: https://secure.tulsaopera.com/36638/36662

Special thanks to Magic City Books for our copies!