Once Upon A Mattress
nce Upon A Mattress is a hilarious, heartwarming twist on a classic fairy tale. Packed with golden-age Broadway tunes, clever humor, and larger-than-life characters, Once Upon A Mattress offers a [...]
The Knock
A patriotic opera of heartache and hope The Knock delves into the resilience and bravery of military spouses facing the unknown. Set in the American suburbs during the Iraq War, [...]
The Barber of Seville
Opera’s most famous comedy Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville is fast, funny, and full of unforgettable music. Figaro-the town’s most resourceful barber-cooks up clever schemes to help true love [...]
Central City Opera announces 2025 summer festival
Artistic Director Alison Moritz's first season features 'The Barber of Seville,' 'The Knock,' and a Broadway musical TBA
A rare and well-done ‘Street Scene’ in Central City
Kurt Weill’s seldom-seen opera has it all – music, dance and drama
Central City serves up a trio of musical treats
Puccini’s seldom-performed ‘Girl of the Golden West’ is a festival highlight this summer
Fourth time’s a charm for director of ‘The Pirates of Penzance’
A conversation with Kyle Lang, who directs and choreographs the first show of Central City Opera's summer season
Street Scene
Unfolding across two sweltering summer days in New York City, Kurt Weill's two-act American opera, Street Scene, explores the intricacies of the multi-ethnic inhabitants residing in a tenement building, highlighting [...]
The Girl of the Golden West
Amid the excitement of the Gold Rush, Giacomo Puccini's The Girl of the Golden West (La fanciulla del west) vividly portrays life in a mining camp. In the rendition [...]
The Pirates of Penzance
Taking place against the scenic backdrop of Cornwall's coastline, The Pirates of Penzance is a humorous operetta centered on a young man who finds himself inadvertently apprenticed to a [...]
Central City serves up a memorable ‘Kiss Me, Kate’
Plenty of laughs and great performances add up to a rollicking good show
A fun, thoroughly batty operetta in Central City
The storied opera house serves up a beautiful production of Strauss’s ‘Die Fledermaus’
