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), 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!
OperaDelaware’s Fresh Idea
Heidi Waleson, the Wall Street Journal’s opera critic, authored this cover story for Opera America’s spring publication about the debut of OperaDelaware’s Company Artist Model.
Learn more about the innovative Company Artist Model from the four inaugural artists piloting the program: (from left) baritone Gerard Moon, soprano Emily Margevich, soprano Toni Marie Palmertree, and tenor Dane Suarez.
OperaDelaware was selected as the host for Opera America’s 2026 Conference which will be presented in Wilmington, Delaware from May 12-15. The Opera America Conference is the largest annual gathering of opera professionals in the nation, set to attract 500 attendees.
With the eyes of the nation on OperaDelaware, the Company Artist Model takes center stage.
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
May 10, 2026 - Andrea Chénier at The Grand (818 N. Market Street, Wilmington) 2:00PM GET TICKETS
May 13, 2026 - Andrea Chénier at The Grand (818 N. Market Street, Wilmington) 7:30PM GET TICKETS
May 15, 2026 - Andrea Chénier at The Grand (818 N. Market Street, Wilmington) 7:30PM 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 (Meghan Newberry Photography, Jea Street, and Moonloop Photography) from our previous Opening Night Microgalas.
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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