Sugar Creek Opera

11/20/2025

Recently, Opera for the Young Tour came to Gilman Elementary to perform The Elixir of Love! We are so happy to provide this experience for the children of Gilman Elementary with the help of music teacher Brenda Muench! Opera singers come and perform a reduced version of the opera and some lucky 13 kids also get to be on stage with the singers in costume and have a couple of lines while the rest of the students sing the choruses! It is magical every year!! Enjoy these pictures!

02/03/2025

It's that time of year! SHOW THE LOVE Campaign! As we look ahead to this year of 2025, we are starting on a month long fundraising campaign to show the love for Sugar Creek Opera. Help us to continue bringing live professional classical music to Iroquois County and to the children of Iroquois County as well through our gift of Opera for the Young. You can be part of this campaign to help us fund our next musical concert! Be part of something amazing in our 22nd year and help us raise $22,000! Donate today https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2FN2HFJLE7H6Q&ssrt=1738550438116

02/03/2025

Opera for the Young came to see students in Gilman and Thawville this past November! Here is a clip from one of the many tour performances to give a taste of the magic that Opera for the Young creates with children. This is one of many gifts that Sugar Creek Opera provides to the Iroquois County community! Reflect on this in our Show the Love Campaign this month!

10/12/2024

Gilman and Thawville students!!! Get ready! This is coming to you Nov. 1!!

09/26/2024

Tickets for Sunday’s Concert are available at the door.

09/25/2024

Do you have your tickets??? Sugarcreekopera.ticketleap.com/the-last-kiss-of-summer
Free student tickets available on the website www.sugarcreekopera.com

Soprano Megan Brunning invites the public to enjoy an evening of beautiful music Sept. 29 when Sugar Creek Opera will present The Last Kiss of Summer.

09/23/2024

Do you have your tickets for Sunday? The Last Kiss of Summer is this Sunday at 7pm at the Presbyterian Church in Watseka!! Follow the link for tickets

We will be sharing the beautiful music of Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber and Ricky Ian Gordon. Orchestral musicians will share in the concert with the wonderful work “Appalachian Spring” and Megan will join them with “Knoxville Summer of 1915”. This gorgeous concert will be a celebration of th...

09/19/2024

Calling ALL music teachers and band teachers!!!! We have free students for YOUR students. If you are a music teacher or know a music teacher, please tag this in the comments and we will send you the link! Last Kiss of Summer, Sunday Sept. 29 at 7pm! in Watseka at the Presbyterian Church.

09/17/2024

Don't forget to get your tickets for our concert The Last Kiss of Summer! Sunday Sept. 29 at 7pm Available by clicking on this link:

We will be sharing the beautiful music of Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber and Ricky Ian Gordon. Orchestral musicians will share in the concert with the wonderful work “Appalachian Spring” and Megan will join them with “Knoxville Summer of 1915”. This gorgeous concert will be a celebration of th...

09/16/2024