get into the 2025/26 OperaDelaware season!
OperaDelaware’s 2025/26 MainStage season at The Grand Opera House is a searing tribute to the power of art as resistance and the role of artists in revolution. This season features two towering masterpieces: PUCCINI'S TOSCA (Oct 17 + 19) and a company premiere of GIORDANO'S ANDREA CHÉNIER (May 10, 13 + 15).
In the OperaDelaware Studio Series, we’ve got something for everyone: PUCCINI PORTRAITS (featuring highlights of Tosca, Madama Butterfly, and La fanciulla del West), OPERADEATHMATCH (an interactive event where opera's greatest rivals square up in a BOXING ring), SERVICE PROVIDER/PAGLIACCI (two short and impactful operas centered on calamitous love triangles), CABARET FOR TWO: LOVE AND MARRIAGE (from first dates to forever vows, love takes center stage in The Presser Black Box Theater), and STAYIN' ALIVE (a cheeky performance with one rule: NO ONE DIES!)
This season shows the resilience and tenacity of artists who challenge, entertain, and inspire!
sharing Accessible + Exceptional opera across the First State
OperaDelaware is America’s 11th oldest opera company, continually serving the people of Delaware since 1945. In addition to our exciting mainstage season at The Grand, don’t miss performances at the OperaDelaware Studio Series, Pop-Up Opera (available statewide), and our signature Microgalas.
Upcoming Performances
December 18, 2025 - Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts (226 S State Street, Dover) 7:30PM GET TICKETS
December 20, 2025 - Winterthur Candlelight Concert (Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library 5105 Kennett Pike, Wilmington) 6:00PM GET TICKETS
January 23, 2026 - Pagliacci/Service Provider Double Bill at the OperaDelaware Studios (4 S. Poplar Street, Wilmington) 7:30 PM GET TICKETS
January 25, 2026 - Pagliacci/Service Provider Double Bill at the OperaDelaware Studios (4 S. Poplar Street, Wilmington) 2:00PM GET TICKETS
Creating a New Model – OperaDelaware’s Company Artists Program Heads to Second Year
“We started to wonder what it might look like to re-invent what it means to work in opera. Who better to work in our marketing, development and other departments than the entrepreneurial and highly educated artists that we put on our stage?” Brendan Cooke, OperaDelaware General Director.
Opening Night Microgala
Check out pictures captured by our pOPERAzzi at Meghan Newberry Photography, Jea Street, and Moonloop Photography from our previous Opening Night Microgalas.
Add on your tickets for the Opening Night Microgala to join the party before the opera starts!
Opening Night Microgala tickets start at just $50!
Pop-Up Opera - come for an aria, stay for a lifetime!
Our MOBILE OPERA STAGE is on the move, bringing gorgeous, LIVE opera to an outdoor space near you. Book your own Pop-Up Opera performance today!
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