The Cincinnati Opera will open its 2027 Summer Festival with a world premiere honoring civil rights icon John Lewis, leading a season that also features classic operas and the return of a fan-favorite musical.
Last Saturday, the Cincinnati Opera announced its 2027 Summer Festival dates and productions prior to the opera’s opening night performance of Georges Bizet’s “Carmen.”
Evans Mirageas, the Cincinnati Opera’s artistic director, took the stage to share with audiences all that the organization has planned for next summer’s slate, which starts June 18 and runs through Aug. 1.
The 2027 season opens with the world premiere of “John Lewis: Good Trouble” (June 18 and 20), inspired by the life of the civil rights icon, with music by Maria Thompson Corley and libretto by Diana Solomon-Glover, marking the second new work to be created through Cincinnati Opera’s Black Opera Project. “The Marriage of Figaro,” Mozart’s comic masterpiece, returns (July 8 and 10) in a charming period production.
Not performed at Music Hall since 2015, Puccini’s final opera “Turandot” will take the stage in a new-to-Cincinnati production (July 24 and 30; August 1). Completing the season are “Viva Verdi!,” a concert evening celebrating the music of beloved composer Giuseppe Verdi (June 25), and two Studio Sessions (July 1 and 14) in Music Hall’s intimate Wilks Studio, featuring artist-curated performances in a cabaret-style setting.
Learn more about Cincinnati Opera’s current and future slate by visiting the organization’s official website.