Upcoming Performances
Rinaldo
Handel’s Baroque blockbuster is viewed through the lens of a child’s fantasy in a contemporary pediatric ward. The young patients venture on a heroic journey, where knights, sorcerers, monsters, and magic are used as a salve for unimaginable challenges.
Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo leads the talented cast in Louisa Proske’s reimagined production, conducted by Detroit Opera Music Director Roberto Kalb.
February 22 – March 2, 2025
Opera
Mark Morris Dance Group: The Look of Love
Mark Morris teams up with musical collaborator Ethan Iverson for The Look of Love, a wistful and heartfelt homage to the chart-topping songs of Burt Bacharach.
November 2 and 3, 2024
Dance
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo
For their 50th anniversary, “The Trocks” brings their internationally beloved troupe of male dancers to Detroit to perform a brilliant combination of skillful pointe work and hilarious parodying of classical ballet favorites such as Swan Lake and The Dying Swan.
November 23 and 24, 2024
Dance
Complexions Contemporary Ballet: 30th Anniversary
Making their Detroit Opera House debut, Complexions Contemporary Ballet has awakened audiences to a new, exciting genre with their singular approach of reinventing dance and contemporary ballet. Led by dance icons Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson with stunning gifted dancers and powerful choreography, Complexions has been hailed as a “matchless American dance company” by the Philadelphia Inquirer and “game changing” by London’s The Guardian.
December 7 and 8, 2024
Dance
Detroit Opera…has placed itself at the center of the operatic conversation”
David Allen
The New York Times