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# Opera Memphis

## Sitemaps
- [XML Sitemap](https://operamemphis.org/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages.

## Pages
- [Join Our Mailing List](https://operamemphis.org/join-our-mailing-list/)
- [Black Roots of Opera](https://operamemphis.org/community/black-roots-of-opera/): These traveling productions bring Opera memphis artists directly to your school, engaging students with music, history, and powerful storytelling.
- [Student Night at the Opera](https://operamemphis.org/community/student-night-at-the-opera/): Want to experience the magic of live music and storytelling with your students? Join Opera Memphis for a preview performance of the Gilbert & Sullivan comedy The Pirates of Penzance.
- [Expanding Horizons](https://operamemphis.org/community/expanding-horizons/): Free Tickets for Active Military, Veterans, First Responders, Teachers, and Librarians
- [Stories](https://operamemphis.org/stories/)
- [Plan Your Visit](https://operamemphis.org/plan-your-visit/): Policies, FAQs, and everything you need before curtain.
- [Student Matinee](https://operamemphis.org/community/student-matinee/): This operatic version of Little Red Riding Hood introduces young audiences to music by composers J. Offenbach and G. Rossini, with a story adaptation by John Davies.
- [Masterclasses](https://operamemphis.org/community/masterclasses/): A dynamic educational session providing direct coaching and industry insight from professional opera artists.
- [Tickets](https://operamemphis.org/tickets/): Box Office
- [Rentals](https://operamemphis.org/rentals/): Opera Memphis offers a wide array of rental options to support the creative needs of opera companies, schools, theaters, and arts organizations across the country. From hand-crafted sets and exquisite costumes to orchestra parts and flexible venue space, our rentals reflect the same artistic integrity and Memphis soul that define everything we do. Whether you are staging a grand production or seeking a unique space for your next event, we are here to help you make something unforgettable.
- [Volunteer Registration](https://operamemphis.org/volunteer-registration/): Register new volunteers and collect details on their availability, interests, and experience.
- [Volunteer](https://operamemphis.org/get-involved/volunteer/): Join the team that brings opera to life across the Mid-South
- [Ways to Give](https://operamemphis.org/ways-to-give/): There are many ways to support Opera Memphis. Explore each type of donation below. If you have questions or would like to learn more, contact our Development team by email or by calling (901) 202-4542.
- [Auditions](https://operamemphis.org/auditions/): Join the Voices of Opera Memphis for Our Upcoming Season
- [Employment & Internships](https://operamemphis.org/get-involved/employment-internships/): Join the team behind the music
- [Get Involved](https://operamemphis.org/get-involved/): Be Part of the Story
- [Curated Performances](https://operamemphis.org/community/curated-performances/): An intimate, customizable live performance delivered wherever you are
- [30 Days of Opera](https://operamemphis.org/30-days-of-opera/): Across more than a decade, 30 Days of Opera has presented hundreds of 
- [New to the Opera](https://operamemphis.org/new-to-the-opera/): You're in the right place.
- [Holiday Caroling](https://operamemphis.org/community/holiday-caroling/): Celebrate the season with live music from the Opera Memphis Holiday Carolers
- [Summer Opera Intensive](https://operamemphis.org/community/summer-opera-intensive/): A two-week performance training intensive for Mid-South youth
- [Community](https://operamemphis.org/community/): Together, we keep the music alive.
- [Education](https://operamemphis.org/community/education/): Bringing the magic of opera to young people across Memphis
- [Board of Trustees](https://operamemphis.org/board-of-trustees/): Leadership in service of the art form.
- [Handorf Company Artist Program](https://operamemphis.org/about/handorf-company-artist-program/): Most Company Artists arrive having completed their graduate studies, and many have been part of one or more Young Artist Programs. At Opera Memphis, training continues with coaching crafted around each artist’s needs, with teachers and coaches drawn from the company’s leadership and a rotating roster of visiting professionals.
- [Home](https://operamemphis.org/): Since 1956, Opera Memphis has never stopped singing. Thirteen presidents, nine recessions, three trips to The Final Four, and one global pandemic later, here we are, still making music.
- [About](https://operamemphis.org/about/): Since 1956, Opera Memphis has never stopped singing.
- [Staff](https://operamemphis.org/staff/): The people behind the performance.
- [Contact](https://operamemphis.org/contact/): Box office, auditions, careers - we'd love to hear from you.

## Set Rentals
- [Madama Butterfly](https://operamemphis.org/set-rentals/madama-butterfly/): This set from Opera Memphis's production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly brings the sweeping drama of feudal Japan to life with evocative scenic design. The full collection of scenic pieces is available for rent, offering a striking visual environment for this beloved tragedy. The accompanying costume collection is also available for rental.
- [The Mikado](https://operamemphis.org/set-rentals/the-mikado/): Opera Memphis offers the full set from its anime and manga-inspired production of The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan's beloved comic opera set in Japan. The design features bold, stylized scenic elements suited to a broad range of venues. Costume pieces from the same production are also available to rent alongside the set.

## Productions
- [Rigoletto](https://operamemphis.org/production/rigoletto-2026-27/): Verdi's masterpiece of love, vengeance, and a curse that cannot be outrun. Rigoletto, the sharp-tongued court jester, mocks the world from the shadows of the Duke of Mantua's palace while hiding his greatest treasure: his daughter, Gilda. When the Duke's roving eye finds her, Rigoletto's thirst for revenge sets in motion one of opera's most devastating tragedies. Performed with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, this is Verdi at full power, home to some of the most recognizable melodies ever written for the stage.
- [Mozart’s The Secret Gardener](https://operamemphis.org/production/the-secret-gardener/): An opera about a garden, performed in one. Written when Mozart was just eighteen, this sparkling comedy follows a countess who disguises herself as a humble gardener to escape her past, only to find her old flame, a marriage-minded mayor, and a tangle of jealous suitors waiting among the flowerbeds. Mistaken identities bloom, hearts mend, and Mozart's youthful genius shines in every note. Presented outdoors on the Morrow Lawn at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens, it is opera in the open air at its most charming.
- [Voices of Tomorrow: A Tribute to Chelsea Miller](https://operamemphis.org/production/voices-of-tomorrow/): An evening to celebrate the legacy of Memphis soprano Chelsea Miller, featuring former and current Handorf Company Artists. Chelsea was a young artist with Opera Memphis in 2015, and went on to sing in fourteen mainstage shows for Opera Memphis, as well as countless performances as a featured singer in 30 Days of Opera. She is inseparable to the legacy of Opera Memphis over the past decade, and her voice still resonates in our hearts.
- [The Pirates of Penzance](https://operamemphis.org/production/the-pirates-of-penzance/): Gilbert and Sullivan's most beloved comedy lands just in time for Valentine's weekend. Frederic, apprenticed to a band of soft-hearted pirates by clerical error, falls for the lovely Mabel on the very day his service ends. One leap-year technicality later, duty and love are at war, a Major-General is patter-singing his way through history, and the bumbling police are no help at all. Swashbuckling, sentimental, and very silly, it remains one of the funniest nights in all of musical theatre.
- [Opera Goes to Broadway](https://operamemphis.org/production/opera-goes-to-broadway/): The great American songbook meets the operatic voice. This crowd-favorite concert brings Opera Memphis singers out of the opera house and into the world of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Sondheim, and the showstoppers that built Broadway. No subtitles, no stuffiness, just powerhouse voices singing the songs you already love the way they were meant to be heard.
- [I Hear America Singing](https://operamemphis.org/production/i-hear-america-singing/): Featuring works by Berlin, Orth, Sankaram, Presley, and more
- [LaZer Divas Vs. The Sky Pirates of Destiny](https://operamemphis.org/production/lazer-divas-vs-the-sky-pirates-of-destiny/): In partnership with the Museum of Science and History
- [The Barber of Seville](https://operamemphis.org/production/the-barber-of-seville/): Gioachino Rossini
- [Pretty Little Room](https://operamemphis.org/production/pretty-little-room/): The world premiere of Pretty Little Room, a new chamber opera by Memphis composer Robert G. Patterson and librettist Jerre Dye, brings to the stage the true 1892 story of Alice Mitchell and Freda Ward. Directed by Joy Brooke Fairfield and Ned Canty and conducted by Micah Gleason, the opera premieres at Crosstown Theater, returning this consequential Memphis story to its city of origin in operatic form. A decade in the making, the work traces its roots to the 2018 Opera 901 festival and an original 2017 commission supported by Jeanie Mercer and Breen Bland, and stands as one of the most significant world premieres in Opera Memphis's contemporary history.
- [Jamie Barton in Recital](https://operamemphis.org/production/jamie-barton-in-recital/): Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton performs an evening recital with pianist Kathleen Kelly at Harris Concert Hall, joined by Opera Memphis Handorf Company Artists Tina O'Malley, Perri DiChristina, and Joel Clemens. Barton is among the most celebrated mezzo-sopranos of her generation, and her appearance in Memphis treats the city as a genuine destination on the American recital circuit. The pairing of Barton with the company's emerging Handorf artists makes this a rare cross-generational evening, placing Memphis's next-generation singers in direct musical conversation with one of opera's most compelling voices.
- [Verdi’s Requiem](https://operamemphis.org/production/verdis-requiem/): In partnership with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra
- [Sweeney Todd](https://operamemphis.org/production/sweeney-todd/): Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler. In partnership with Playhouse on the Square
- [Christmas Fiesta 2025](https://operamemphis.org/production/christmas-fiesta-2025/): Various

## Costume Rentals
- [H.M.S. Pinafore](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/h-m-s-pinafore/): Opera Memphis's H.M.S. Pinafore costume collection brings Gilbert and Sullivan's nautical comic opera to life with sailor uniforms, officer dress, and Victorian civilian attire. The full set supports principal roles and a large ensemble cast typical of the work. Individual pieces and full production plots are available for rental.
- [The Pirates of Penzance](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/the-pirates-of-penzance/): Opera Memphis's Pirates of Penzance collection includes the colorful pirate and major-general costumes from Gilbert and Sullivan's enduring comic opera. Please note that police officer uniforms are no longer included with this production rental. Remaining pieces are available as a full set or as individual costumes.
- [Pagliacci](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/pagliacci/): Opera Memphis offers the costume collection from its production of Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, a cornerstone of the verismo repertoire set among a traveling commedia dell'arte troupe. The collection blends the theatrical costumes-within-costumes that define the opera's drama with period late-19th-century Italian garments. Full sets and individual pieces are available.
- [Rigoletto](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/rigoletto/): Opera Memphis offers the costume collection from its production of Verdi's Rigoletto, one of the most frequently performed operas in the world. The designs reflect the Renaissance Italian court setting, with costumes covering the full range of principals and ensemble characters across the social spectrum of Mantua. Full sets and individual pieces are available.
- [The Medium](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/the-medium/): Opera Memphis offers costumes from its production of Menotti's The Medium, a tense and atmospheric chamber opera centered on a fraudulent spiritualist. The small-cast work calls for intimate, expressionistic costume design that serves both the dramatic realism and the supernatural elements of the story. Individual pieces and the full production set are available for rent.
- [Mamelles de Tiresias](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/mamelles-de-tiresias/): Opera Memphis offers costumes from its production of Poulenc's surrealist comic opera Les Mamelles de Tirésias, based on Guillaume Apollinaire's absurdist play. The collection features inventive, fantastical designs that reflect the work's playful and unconventional aesthetic. Full production sets and individual costumes are available for rent.
- [Dido and Aeneas](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/dido-and-aeneas/): Opera Memphis offers costumes from its production of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, one of the earliest and most celebrated works in the English Baroque repertoire. The collection reflects the mythological drama of Carthage and the divine, with costumes suited to both intimate chamber productions and larger stage settings. Individual pieces and full plots are available.
- [The Marriage of Figaro](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/the-marriage-of-figaro/): This collection from Opera Memphis's production of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro features period 18th-century Spanish court costumes for one of the most beloved comic operas in the repertoire. Designs cover the full principal cast and ensemble, with attention to the class distinctions central to the drama. Full sets and individual pieces are available.
- [Madama Butterfly](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/madama-butterfly/): Opera Memphis offers the full costume collection from its production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly, one of the most performed operas in the world. The collection features detailed Japanese-inspired garments for principals and chorus, including the iconic costumes for Cio-Cio-San and Pinkerton. The matching set is also available for rental.
- [The Rape of Lucretia](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/the-rape-of-lucretia/): This collection from Opera Memphis's production of Britten's The Rape of Lucretia features restrained, classically inspired costumes suited to this intimate chamber opera set in ancient Rome. The small principal cast demands precise, character-specific design that balances historical setting with the work's psychological intensity. Full sets and individual pieces are available for rent.
- [Elixir of Love](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/elixir-of-love/): Opera Memphis offers the costume collection from its production of Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore, a warm and comedic opera set in a 19th-century Italian village. The collection features colorful, character-driven designs for both principal and choral roles. Full sets and individual costumes are available to suit a range of production needs.
- [Hansel and Gretel](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/hansel-and-gretel/): The costume collection from Opera Memphis's production of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel offers storybook-inspired designs drawn from the classic fairy tale. Costumes cover the title characters, the Witch, parents, and the ensemble of enchanted children. The collection is well-suited for family-focused productions and holiday programming.
- [The Italian Girl in Algiers](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/the-italian-girl-in-algiers/): This collection from Opera Memphis's production of Rossini's L'Italiana in Algeri features vibrant costumes for this comic opera of cultural clash and romantic intrigue. The designs include both North African and European period styles reflecting the work's setting and characters. Full sets and individual pieces are available to rent.
- [La Bohème](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/la-boh-me/): These costumes from Opera Memphis's production of Puccini's La Bohème capture the bohemian atmosphere of 19th-century Paris. The collection covers principal and ensemble roles, reflecting the mix of artists, students, and working-class characters central to the story. Full costume sets and individual pieces are available for rent.
- [The Mikado](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/the-mikado/): In addition to costumes, we have a corresponding anime and manga-inspired set available for rent. The collection features bold, stylized Japanese-themed designs created for Opera Memphis's distinctive production of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado. Principal and ensemble costumes are available individually or as a full production package.
- [Don Giovanni](https://operamemphis.org/costume-rentals/don-giovanni/): This collection from Opera Memphis's production of Mozart's Don Giovanni features period-appropriate 18th-century costumes for one of opera's most iconic works. The range covers all principal roles as well as ensemble characters spanning multiple social classes. The full costume set, principals plot, and individual pieces are available for rent.

## Seasons
- [2026-27](https://operamemphis.org/seasons/2026-27/)
- [2025-26](https://operamemphis.org/seasons/2025-26/)

## Auditions
- [Handorf Company Artist Singer Auditions, 2027-2028](https://operamemphis.org/auditions/handorf-company-artist-auditions-2027-2028/): In-person auditions are by invitation and appointment only.
- [Summer Opera Intensive Auditions](https://operamemphis.org/auditions/summer-opera-intensive-auditions/): Step into the spotlight with Summer Opera Intensive, an immersive two-week performing arts experience designed for students in grades 7–12!
- [Handorf Company Artist Singer Auditions, 2026-2027](https://operamemphis.org/auditions/handorf-company-artist-auditions-2026-2027/): In-person auditions are by invitation and appointment only.
- [Local Singer Auditions for the 2026-2027 Opera Memphis Season](https://operamemphis.org/auditions/local-singer-auditions-2026-2027/): Opera Memphis is looking for Mid-South singers of all levels and abilities for its upcoming season. Applicants must be at least 18 years old by the time a production begins.