Ahoy there, opera fans!
We confess that Tulsa Opera’s 2025-26 Season is a veritable treasure chest filled with more than a few of our favorite things!
We’ve climbed every mountain to bring you the sound of music on the high seas, along with a series of musical experiences that will have you alternatively shivering with spooky delight, taking a trip down memory lane to sunny shores, waltzing in your seat, and remembering why we have rainbows. X marks the spot for musical treasure!
Here’s what’s in the 2025-26 treasure chest:
⛰️ THE SOUND OF MUSIC starring Jenn Gambatese (@jenngambatese ), Leona Mitchell, and Sam Briggs (@sambriggs_vfinal ) (November 15, 2025)
🏴☠️ THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE starring Meghan Picerno (@meghanpicerno ), Chris Mosz (@christhetenor ), Jason Zacher (@jason.zacher ), Tesia Kwarteng (@tesiatee ), and Kevin Thompson (@basso_thompson ) (January 30 and February 1, 2026)
🎼 SING ME A WALTZ: Celebrating Johann Strauss at 200, featuring the Tulsa Opera Signature Chorale and Maestro Aaron Beck (@cons154 ) (May 16, 2026)
🌅 VOICES AFTER DARK Recital Series with Maestro Aaron Beck and our Filstrup Resident Artists (October 25, 2025; February 28, 2026; April 18, 2026)
🦒 NOAH's FLOOD featuring the Tulsa Youth Opera and Tulsa Youth Symphony (June 5 & 6, 2026)
Find full details and purchase one of our delightful packages or single tickets for the upcoming season at tulsaopera.com.
Scenes from last night's 2026-27 Season Launch Party. Thanks to all who celebrated with us! And if you didn't make it, you can still check out our exciting upcoming season. Tickets are on sale now!
/season-2026-27/
📸 Tom Gilbert
Announcing our 2026-27 Season with FOUR company premieres!
VOICES AFTER DARK : LOVE ON HOLD
A double bill of Menotti's THE TELEPHONE (company premiere!) and Heggie's AT THE STATUE OF VENUS
September 19, 2026 at the Laven Sowell Opera Center, 1610 S. Boulder Ave., Tulsa, OK 74119.
Mark Adamo's LITTLE WOMEN - company premiere!
Saturday, November 21 and Sunday, November 22 in the Liddy Doenges Theater at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.
VOICES AFTER DARK: OPERA IN THE KEY OF JAZZ
Saturday, January 23, 2027
Lynn Riggs Black Box Theater at the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E 4th St, Tulsa, OK 74120.
Mozart's COSI FAN TUTTE --- company premiere!
Friday, May 7 and Sunday, May 9, 2027, in the Williams Theater at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.
Tulsa Youth Opera presents VOICES OF TOMORROW
Wednesday, May 12 in the Williams Theater in the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.
VOICES AFTER DARK: THE IMPRESARIO --- company premiere!
Saturday, June 5, 2027, 7:30 p.m. in Baden Hall at the Laven Sowell Opera Center.
Tickets on sale now at tulsaopera.com.
Madama Butterfly. Marcellina. Suor Angelica. The Witch. Even the Queen of the Night!
Tulsa Opera salutes the moms of opera ... and everywhere else. Happy Mother's Day!
Guess what time it is?
It's OPERA STORY TIME!
Today, Saturday May 9, 10:30 - 11:00 AM at the Tulsa Botanic Garden, 3900 Tulsa Botanic Dr, Tulsa, OK 74127.
Bring the littles and enjoy storybooks, singing, and loads of fun in the sunshine! Free with garden admission or membership.
Can't make it this week? Opera Story Time takes place the second Saturday of each month through October 10. The next session will be June 13. For more information, see tulsaopera.com/opera-story-time/.
Look, you don't *have* to dance at the Tulsa Opera Signature Chorale's SING ME A WALTZ concert.
But nobody's stopping you, either. In fact, we'll teach you the three easy steps right now!
STEP ONE: Put on your dancing shoes and head for the German American Society of Tulsa next Saturday, May 16, at 7:30 PM .
STEP TWO: Come early --- 7:00 PM if you want a free dance lesson with choreographer Kara Staiger. Available for ticketed patrons only.
STEP THREE: Choose your groove --- you can sit back and enjoy an evening of wonderful waltzes, take to the dance floor and waltz the night away serenade dby the Tulsa Opera Signature Chorale, or do a little of both!
Tickets at /sing-me-a-waltz/.
It's a beautiful spring day, so come flow with us!
Join Tulsa Opera today and every Tuesday from 6:00-6:45 PM at Aria Yoga in River Parks! This free, fun, relaxing class is set to gorgeous opera music and is open to all ages and levels. Meet in the grassy area near 17th and Riverside. BYO mat and water. For more info see /yoga/
What an amazing display of Tulsa talent at Tulsa Artist Fellowship's First Friday, featuring the artists of our 2026 Art at the Opera initiative and our own Filstrup Resident Artists in concert! Thanks to all the artists who came to The Pirates of Penzance, created works based on their experience, and shared them with us here.
For more information about Art at the Opera, see /art-at-the-opera/
@tulsaartistfellowship
Friday's pay-what-you-can Bounce'n Beethovens class at the Laven Sowell Opera Center is full, but you can still join the waitlist! It's the perfect way to nurture your child’s creativity, confidence, and developmental growth while helping to plant a lifelong love of music.
Friday, May 8 10:00 AM
Laven Sowell Opera Center
1610 S. Boulder Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74119
Find out more and get on the waitlist at
https://bouncenbeethovens.opus1.io/w/tulsaoperapwyc
Put on your dancing shoes and join the Tulsa Opera Signature Chorale for a joyful evening of music that shimmers, dances, and sings. Sing Me a Waltz features choral selections from Johann Strauss’s beloved operettas, timeless waltzes, and works by his contemporaries and admirers—all performed with piano and voices in rich harmony.
FREE DANCE CLASS FOR TICKETHOLDERS AT 7:00 PM
CONCERT AND WALTZING AT 7:30 PM
Saturday, May 16, 2026
German-American Society of Tulsa
1429 Terrace Drive, Tulsa, OK 74104
More information and tickets at tulsaopera.com/sing-me-a-waltz/
