David DiChiera took a chance on Detroit in challenging times for the city, and we want to make it clear we intend to stay rooted right here," Sharon said in a statement. This company is of Detroit, and its home since 1996 is the Detroit Opera House. Opera productions are returning to the Detroit Opera House after a two-year break due to COVID-19, and they are ready to welcome audiences back.Īccording to Board Chair Ethan Davidson, they are partnering with sevel opera companies over the next year, including the Metropolitan Opera. We want to take advantage of that recognition and add to it." “We are a Detroit-based company operating in Detroit, a city with a growing national and international recognition as an arts-focused city. "As we enter our second half-century, and with all the unique new productions emerging, our Board and Trustees decided that it was time for a change," Brown said in a statement. It's also part of a vision that Detroit Opera President and CEO Wayne Brown and Gary Wasserman, and Artistic Director Yuval Sharon, announced in spring 2020 that wanted to create a new standard for American opera that emphasized community, accessibility, risk-taking and collaboration. The change comes after 50 years as the Michigan Opera Theatre and is in conjunction with the premiere of La bohème at the Detroit Opera House on April 2.
(WXYZ) - The Michigan Opera Theatre is changing its name to Detroit Opera.
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