Greensboro Opera

Go Executive Board Meeting
2022-01-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-03-08 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom Meeting

The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess
2022-01-21 19:30
The reviews are in!

Classical Voice of North Carolina (CVNC)
by Timothy H. Lindeman
Greensboro Opera presents Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess
Voix des Arts
by Joseph Newsome
Porgy and Bess Performance Review

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See vibrant images from our January 2022 performances.

Meet the Cast
With an acclaimed cast that has sung in the great houses and concert halls of the globe, this production of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess is sure to be one of the best offerings in the opera world this season.

Meet the Cast

Watch Cast Interviews
Members of the Porgy and Bess cast sat down with us to talk about their roles and experience. Learn more about the opera through these interviews as we release them over the coming months.

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Porgy and Bess: From Novel to Play to Opera
The Greensboro and Triad arts and humanities community has been hit hard with the cancellation of live performances and other events. Thanks to a North Carolina Humanities Council Relief Grant, Greensboro Opera brought our community together in a virtual, immersive experience focusing on the evolution of the Gershwins’ beloved Porgy and Bess from novel to play to opera.
In a three-part series delivered in February and March 2021, UNCG Professor Emeritus Keith Cushman outlined the progression of this timeless tale from its beginning as novel by DuBose Heyward to its adaptation as a theatrical production and eventual operatic setting.

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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
2022-01-21 19:30 - 21:30, 2022-01-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts, 300 North Elm Street, Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States
Greensboro Opera presents Porgy and Bess!
January 21, 2022 at 7:30 pm
January 23, 2022 at 2:00 pm
Location: Steven Tanger Center for Performing Arts, Greensboro, NC

Purchase tickets here: ticketmaster.com/artist/2585791?venueId=369803

GO Monthly Board Meeting
2022-01-25 18:30 - 19:30, 2022-02-15 18:30 - 19:30

Opera at the Carolina - VIP Reception
2022-02-07 08:30 - 21:00 | Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Green Street, Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States
VIP Reception for Opera at the Carolina
Location: Renaissance Room Carolina Theatre

Opera at the Carolina
2022-02-07 09:00 - 12:00, 2022-02-08 09:00 - 12:00, 2022-02-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Green Street, Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States

GO Executive Board Meeting
2022-02-08 18:00 - 19:00

GO Development Committee Meeting
2022-02-22 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-03-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Zoom Meeting

GO Monthly Board Meeting
2022-03-15 17:30 - 18:30
*The March board meeting will be followed by our Annual Meeting at 6:30 pm.

GO Annual Meeting
2022-03-15 18:30 - 19:30
Location TBD

Je t'aime La bohème! A very special entertaining dinner event
2022-09-29 18:30 - 21:00 | The Vineyard, 3404 Whitehurst Rd., Greensboro, NC, 27410
A soirée parisienne!
Join us for an evening celebrating Bohemian Paris in the finest of fashions. Enjoy live music and entertainment, a money wall with a prize drawing, wine and gourmet delicacies! Audience-favorite soprano Díana Thompson-Brewer, singing the role of Musetta in GO’s November production of La bohème, will sing arias from Puccini’s masterwork opera.

Díana Thompson-Brewer

Modern Black Tie/Sophisticated Bohemian Optional

Catering by Brad at the Painted Plate
Wine donated by JOLO Winery & Vineyards
Venue donated by Marty and Asheley Kotis
Tables seat 8

All proceeds benefit Greensboro Opera’s November 2022 production of La bohème.
Your safety is important to Greensboro Opera. We are continuing to monitor public health guidance to provide a safe space for Gala attendees.

Black Heritage Day ~ An Afro Classical Celebration!
2023-06-10 11:00 - 2023-06-20 15:00 | Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum, 6136 Burlington Road, Gibsonville, 27249, United States
Black Heritage Day was conceived as a celebration of Black history, culture, food, and music. On the grounds of the historic Palmer Memorial Institute, there will be Black-owned food trucks serving BBQ, vegan, and Haitian dishes, a vendor fair with Black-owned businesses, exhibits and resources about Black history and local museums, and a very special performance at 1:30 pm, in partnership with Greensboro Opera, by international singer Chrystal E. Williams, mezzo-soprano, and Felipe Hostins, accordion.

Sat, Jun 10, 2023, 11am – 3pm
Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum
6136 Burlington Rd. Gibsonville NC 27249

Food Trucks include Fresh AF Vegan, Sweet’s Turkey BBQ, and Bon Fritay Haitian Food Truck.
Vendors:
Cherries on Ice
Sophie’s Sweet Treats
Saucey Chick Gourmet Sauces
Sydney Austin Designs
Rae Rae Retro Chic
Loyal Royaltees
Genealogy Just Ask, LLC
Only1Bella
Let’s Learn Together
Mama Irie
Gifts To Go
Elegant Affairs
I Did It
Colorwe LLC DBA Deb Fredrick Art
Dreams and Vision
Lulu’s Lemonade
Miss Penns Fascinators
The Peacorn Shop
She Did That
Fula Beauty
Spectrum Homesteaders

This event is free and open to the public. More information can be obtained by visiting the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum website or by contacting Liz Torres Melendez at liz.melendez@ncdcr.gov or 336-449-3310.

dwb (Driving While Black)
2023-06-22 - 2023-06-24
Greensboro Opera’s “Opera in Action” presents:

dwb (Driving While Black) – Roberta Gumbel (librettist) and instrumentalists performing in four different venues
(Mt. Zion Baptist Church, NC A&T, International Civil Rights Museum, Well-Spring Life Plan Community)

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟐 𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦
Tew Recital Hall at UNCG School of Music
100 McIver Street

𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟐 𝟕:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦
Mount Zion Baptist Church Chapel
1301 Alamance Church Road

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟒 𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦
Guilford Park Presbyterian Church
2100 Fernwood Drive

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟒 𝟕:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦
Paul Robeson Theatre at NC A&T
1601 East Market Street

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

GREENSBORO OPERA AND EMF PRESENT:
2023-07-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Sloan Theatre at Greensboro Day School (Greensboro Opera), 5401 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro, NC, 27455, United States
YOURS IS MY HEART ALONE

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 | 6 PM AND 8 PM

Join Greensboro Opera and EMF as we laugh, sigh, and cry through the lens of the most famous and popular operetta repertoire. Feast on favorites from Gilbert & Sullivan, Franz Lèhar, Jacques Offenbach, and others celebrating the treasure trove of some of the best storytelling on stage!
Reserve your tickets now for the annually sold-out celebration of Opera and Broadway classics!

The Gift of the Magi
2023-09-11
David Conte’s, The Gift of the Magi
as part of “Five By O’Henry”

September 7,8 & 10, 2023
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT: www.TicketMeTriad.com
An O. Henry Celebration: Stories & Songs
BELOVED O. HENRY STORIES COME TO LIFE – WITH EXCITING, FRESH TWISTS!
Get your tickets for the best storytelling on stage! https://tinyurl.com/OHenryGO
This season, we have a special treat for fans! Through a robust partnership with Greensboro Opera, O. Henry’s stories will be presented in two ways! “The Gift of the Magi” will be performed in an entirely new and fresh operatic program by the talented Greensboro Opera.
This follows the debut of two new stories for the stage – “Memento” and “Pimiento Pancakes” – which will come to life through the creativity of many beloved actors from previous seasons (including Robby Hassell for the first time as O. Henry himself). O. Henry would be thrilled!

Click Here to Meet Our Cast!

Opera in the Vines
2023-11-19 08:00 - 17:00
Jolo Winery & Vineyards Presents: “Opera In The Vines”
​Proceeds To Benefit The Greensboro Opera
Be part of the fine dining experience at JOLO Winery and Vineyards and enjoy an evening of exquisite food, extraordinary opera favorite singers and repertoire, and award-winning wines.

Amahl and the Night Visitors
2023-12-06 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-12-07 19:30 - 21:30 | High Point University, 1 N. University Parkway, High Point, NC, 27268, United States
Three Kings follow a star to Bethlehem. A miracle happens when they stop for shelter at the home of Amahl, a poor, crippled Shepard boy who lives with his widowed mother. Inspired by the Wise Men’s tale of a kingdom “built on love alone,” Amahl offers his simple gift to the Christ Child.

In this warm and compassionate story, Gian Carlo Menotti has captured the essential spirit of Christmas.
Tickets for this fully staged production are now on sale!

Menotti’s, Amahl and the Night Visitors
– High Point University / December 6th & 7th
All performances begin at 7:30 pm
Click the links below to purchase your tickets!

High Point Performance Dates:
12/6 – https://tinyurl.com/HPUWednesday
12/7 – https://tinyurl.com/HPUThursday

Amahl and the Night Visitors
2023-12-14 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-12-15 19:30 - 21:30 | UNCG Auditorium
Three Kings follow a star to Bethlehem. A miracle happens when they stop for shelter at the home of Amahl, a poor, crippled Shepard boy who lives with his widowed mother. Inspired by the Wise Men’s tale of a kingdom “built on love alone,” Amahl offers his simple gift to the Christ Child.

In this warm and compassionate story, Gian Carlo Menotti has captured the essential spirit of Christmas.
Tickets for this fully staged production are now on sale!

Menotti’s, Amahl and the Night Visitors

UNCG Auditorium / December 14th & 15th

Greensboro Performance Dates:
12/14 – www.carolinatheatre.com/event/AmahlThursday
12/15 – www.carolinatheatre.com/event/AmahlFriday

All performances begin at 7:30 pm
*Supported in part by the Randall Thomas Johnson Guest Artist Program Endowment

Glory Denied
2024-04-11 19:30 - 2025-04-11 20:30 | Sloan Theatre at Greensboro Day School (Greensboro Opera), 5401 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro, NC, 27455, United States
Tickets Sold Here!
April 11 & 13 – Sloan Theatre, Greensboro Day School
Glory Denied is a deeply compelling opera with achingly beautiful music, based on the book of the same name by Tom Philpott.

On April 11th and 13th, Greensboro Opera presents the contemporary opera Glory Denied – a poignant saga of America during the Vietnam War. The easy-to-follow opera, sung in English, is based on the heartbreaking true story of Colonel Jim Thompson, America’s longest-held prisoner of war.
United States Army Colonel Floyd “Jim” Thompson, the longest-held prisoner of war (POW) in American history, and his wife, Alyce, were products of the idealism of post-World War II America. When Thompson was shot down and captured, they began a journey that changed them forever.
Thompson survived nine years in captivity, enduring torture and extreme deprivation before he was released. Alyce was left at home with four small children, and the youngest was born the day after Jim was shot down. Alyce had to learn how to navigate her own captivity within the army bureaucracy while grappling with the expectations and judgments of society. They both survived…but not without great cost.
Explore the cost of war to an American family and our country’s painful growth in the 1960s and 1970s in this raw, tragic, and true story. Get your tickets for Glory Denied now!

Opera at the Hoppers!
2025-08-26 18:30 - 20:30 | First National Bank Field, 408 Bellemeade Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, 27401
Yo, ho, ho! Greensboro Opera is setting sail for a swashbuckling evening as we perform the National Anthem—pirate-style!

Join us on Tuesday, August 26th, at 6:30 PM as the Greensboro Grasshoppers take on the Wilmington Blue Rocks. Not only will we be kicking off the game with song, but we’ll also be tossing the first pitch!

We’d love to see you there. Come cheer with us and enjoy a night of music, baseball, and fun!

Harvest Party at Rayson Winery
2025-10-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Rayson Winery and Vineyard, 322 Brix Lane, Mocksville, North Carolina, 27028
Harvest Party at
Rayson Winery and Vineyards
Friday, October 17, 2025

Taste and Experience the Magic!

Join us for the Harvest Party at Rayson Winery and Vineyards – the sister establishment of Greensboro Opera’s official wine sponsor, JOLO Winery and Vineyards.
Friday, October 17th / 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
This special event includes a 3-course plated meal with wine pairings and operatic entertainment provided by Greensboro Opera. Enjoy the incredible talent of David Hartmann and Amber Romero to serenade and entertain you at this special dinner event hosted by Rayson Winery and Bistro Europa restaurant, benefitting Greensboro Opera.

Reservations are required.For more information and to purchase your tickets, click here to be directed to the RaysonWine.com Harvest Party Event.

The Pirates of Penzance
2026-03-05 19:30 | Carolina Theatre, 310 S. Green Street, Greensboro, NC, 27401, United States
March 5, 7:30 pm / Carolina Theatre

Hilarious, Whimsical, Charming & Delightful! Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance.
The Pirates of Penzance is a swashbuckling tale of love, duty, and mistaken identity. The whimsical story unfolds with a colorful cast of characters, including the bumbling Pirate King, the charming Mabel, and the blundering but well-meaning police force. This operetta offers engaging and amusing content for all audiences! You’ll love the characters despite their flaws as they playfully mock societal conventions and stereotypes. Don’t miss the fun, excitement, and incredible talent!
