Opera Company of Middlebury

09/18/2025

✨The countdown is on! ✨

A Bernstein Festival opens next week! Watch Artistic Director Douglas Anderson explain why Leonard Bernstein deserves the full festival treatment 🎥 🎶

Reserve your tickets now at townhalltheater.org.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRE59MATfsA

Opera Company of Middlebury's Artistic Director Doug Anderson reveals the exciting lineup for A Bernstein Festival, celebrating Leonard Bernstein's remarkabl...

09/17/2025

OCM's own Maestro Filippo Ciabatti will be conducting Handel's Messiah this weekend with Upper Valley Baroque! Don't miss it!

For the first time in decades, George Frederic Handel’s most famous oratorio, “Messiah.” will be performed in its entirety in Vermont.

09/15/2025

🎶✨ FREE TICKETS for anyone 26 & under! 🎶✨

Opera Company of Middlebury’s BERNSTEIN FESTIVAL:
Sept 24 – Oct 5

🎥 West Side Story – Sept 25
🎥 Candide (green-screen opera film) – Oct 1
🎭 A Bernstein Songbook + Trouble in Tahiti – Oct 3–5

🙌All events are FREE for ages 26 & under
🚗 Drivers/chaperone tickets get 50% off tickets!

👉 Register at https://www.ocmvermont.org/opera-under-26

Don’t miss it!

08/25/2025

🎶 Tickets are on sale NOW for A Bernstein Festival! 🎶

Sept 24 | A Bernstein Festival Opening Night
Sept 25 | West Side Story (1961 film screening)
Oct 2 | Candide (OCM's 2021 film screening)
Oct 3 - 5 | The Bernstein Songbook + Trouble in Tahiti

All events will take place on the Town Hall Theater mainstage. More event details on our website: ocmvermont.org

Tickets available here: https://www.townhalltheater.org/basicsec-4
You can also call or visit the Town Hall Theater Box Office, open weekdays noon-5pm.

72-76 Merchants Row
Middlebury, VT 05753
(802) 382-9222

08/18/2025

🎉 For the first time ever, OCM is putting on a festival! A composer as legendary as Leonard Bernstein deserves nothing less than an all out celebration. 🎉

Get ready for an incredible lineup of films and talks, all leading up to our spectacular mainstage production of A Bernstein Songbook + Trouble in Tahiti!

🎟️ MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: Tickets are available NOW for OCM members!
📅 Sale to the general public: Monday, August 25

Want early access? There's still time to join as a member and secure your tickets before everyone else! ocmvermont.org/membership

See you there! ✨

08/13/2025

Congratulations to the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Theater on their opening night of Oklahoma! In Concert. We are thrilled for the many members of our OCM family who are involved in the production, including Oklahoma Music Director Allison Steinmetz, Cameron Steinmetz (playing Will Parker) and ensemble member Jennifer Carpenter (who recently appeared in OCM's La Boheme ensemble) as well as members of the cast who are current or former members of Youth Opera Company productions: Keegan Davis (playing Kate) and ensemble members Siena DeMink and Bailey Antos-Ketcham. In bocca al lupo tutti!

08/12/2025

Announcing the cast of The Bernstein Songbook + Trouble in Tahiti! 🎭

We're thrilled to welcome back Olga Perez Flora as Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti, who you may recognize from OCM’s productions of A Streetcar Named Desire, Dido and Aeneas, and Completing the Picture. Joining her for his OCM debut is Kenneth Stavert! Our Trouble in Tahiti Jazz Trio features soprano Rachel Weinfeld, a returning Orphée aux Enfers ensemble member; tenor Patrick Bessenbacher, beloved by OCM audiences for his leading role in last year's La Fille du Régiment; and baritone Evan Fleming, a proud alumnus of OCM’s Young Artist Program and Fidelio ensemble member!

This incredible group will perform Leonard Bernstein’s Broadway musicals, from On the Town (1944) through Candide (1956) and West Side Story (1957), culminating in a full production of Bernstein's rarely seen one-act opera, Trouble in Tahiti.

Check out our website for cast bios, performance details, and the full events lineup for A Bernstein Festival!

Tickets go on sale for members on August 18 and to the general public on August 25.

P.S. There's still time to become a member to get early ticket access! https://www.ocmvermont.org/membership

07/17/2025

🎭 We've officially announced the lineup for our 23rd season!

After celebrating one of Italy's most beloved opera composers this past season, this fall we're turning our focus to a true American original—Leonard Bernstein.

A Bernstein Festival will feature films, pre-performance talks, and our mainstage production, The Bernstein Songbook—an evening including a cabaret-style retrospective of Bernstein's vocal works with a fully staged production of Trouble in Tahiti. In the spring, we'll return to the grandeur of the Italian masters with a fully-staged production of Verdi's La Traviata.

This coming season, members will have the opportunity to get closer to the action at every level. Become a member today to secure early ticket access and enjoy our new member benefits! ocmvermont.org/membership

07/15/2025

Join Youth Opera tomorrow night at Shelburne Vineyard!

TOMORROW NIGHT - join us for Project Serenade, Live in Concert at Shelburne Vineyard!

Join us for a memorable summer evening as our Youth Opera Company performs a mix of opera arias, duets, and ensembles as well as Golden Age musical theater favorites in a beautiful outdoor setting!

Arrive early to enjoy wine and small plates from Shelburne Vineyard's kitchen, and bring blankets and chairs to set up your own picnic spot. All ages are welcome, with non-alcoholic options available. (Limited accessible seating is available on the veranda - please reserve ahead of time.)

🗓️ THIS Wednesday, July 16 | 7pm
Shelburne Vineyard | Tickets $10 - $50
Learn more & get your tickets here: https://www.shelburnevineyard.com/events-list/project-serenade-youth-opera-2025

07/08/2025

Join us for Project Serenade, Live in Concert at Shelburne Vineyard on July 16!

Come early to set up your picnic and order small plates and wine from the bar! Bring chairs, gather friends, and enjoy an evening of music.

Learn more here: https://www.shelburnevineyard.com/events-list/project-serenade-youth-opera-2025

You're Invited!

Shelburne Vineyard & Opera Company of Middlebury present: Project Serenade, Live in Concert.

Current and former Youth Opera singers join forces for a special benefit concert to support all of OCM's education and outreach programs!

🗓️ Wednesday, July 16 | 7pm
Shelburne Vineyard | Tickets $10 - $50
Learn more & get your tickets here: https://www.shelburnevineyard.com/events-list/project-serenade-youth-opera-2025

06/26/2025

🎶 Still can't get over La Bohème? Neither can we!

If you missed our appearance on Vermont Public a few weeks ago, check out the recording to relive some musical moments from the show! 💫

https://www.vermontpublic.org/2025-05-26/opera-company-of-middlebury-live

06/23/2025

🎭✨ At OCM, we're committed to fostering artists at every level, including our youngest performers! We were thrilled to have six talented children join our La Bohème children's chorus.

Just like , we auditioned young singers with "Happy Birthday"! Check out this recent New York Times article about auditions at the Met: "The Pint-Size Singers Hoping to Be Opera Stars"

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/arts/music/metropolitan-opera-childrens-chorus-tryouts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ok8.n70C.ByBfG4PzIdKG&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Production photo courtesy of Dave Devine Photography.