Opera Company of Philadelphia

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A scene from Sergei Prokofiev's "The Love for Three Oranges", presented by Opera Philadelphia in September 2019.

Opera Is What Living Sounds Like. Are You Listening?

Opera Philadelphia is committed to embracing innovation and developing opera for the 21st century. Our mission:

  • Delivering outstanding productions of traditional and new repertoire that engage our public and propel our genre forward
  • Identifying extraordinary artists, both established and emerging, and provide opportunities for them to create their most imaginative and inspired work.
  • Presenting innovative programming relevant to the multi-cultural Philadelphia region that broadens and diversifies the opera audience.

Opera Philadelphia is a Professional Company Member of OPERA America. Support provided by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund.

"They're increasingly taking chances, offering unusual and new work along with repertory staples, and carving out a place for themselves as proponents of American opera." ~Anne Midgette, The Washington Post

"Things are looking up, operatically speaking, in the City of Brotherly Love." ~Opera News

"One of the nation’s most innovative companies." ~U-T San Diego

"Philadelphia has some of the richest operatic DNA in America." ~Fred Plotkin, WQXR Operavore

Note:  The above descriptive information came from the organization's Our Mission page.

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