Perfect for the Epiphany holiday, Amahl & the Night Visitors is a charming introduction to opera for audiences of all ages!

Daniel Okulitch (as Johan) and Julia Mintzer (as Marianne) in Paola Prestini’s Silent Night. Photo by Royce Vavrek. Listen to the chirps of cicadas long enough, and you might begin to impose your own ...

NORTHAMPTON — Talk with just about any member of the Valley Light Opera, who will be celebrating their 50th anniversary with a production of “H.M.S. Pinafore or The Lass That Loved a Sailor” at the ...

NORTHAMPTON — If you want to know who they are…well, it’s not quite who you’d expect. For six performances at the Academy of Music starting Nov. 1, the Valley Light Opera will offer a refreshed take ...

HADLEY — When Michael Greenebaum sat in the pit with his double bass, waiting for conductor Bill Venman to signal the opening drumroll of Arthur Sullivan’s overture on Nov. 7, 1975, he didn’t think he ...

Elaine Crane, who plays Wynn Somme in Valley Light Opera’s “The McAdo,” rehearses at the Academy of Music. Kathy Blaisdell, who plays “Katishaugh” in Valley Light Opera’s “The McAdo,” rehearses at the ...

BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Light Opera of New Jersey (LONJ) held their annual Stars of Tomorrow vocal competition on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church in Basking Ridge. The event drew ...

Schenectady Light Opera Company President John Meglino speaks after giving Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara a tour of the theatre on Tuesday in Schenectady.