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Madame Butterfly

October 7-15, 2023
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An American soldier’s fantasy of Japan, seductive but harmful. A teenaged Japanese girl and a marriage that comes with an escape clause, for him. An all-Japanese and Japanese-American creative team transports Puccini’s tragedy to a fantastical contemporary setting where reality and dreams intersect.

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Dance Theatre of Harlem

October 21-22, 2023
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Dance Theatre of Harlem returns to the Detroit Opera House with a program showcasing their commitment to access, opportunity and excellence. Using the language of ballet they celebrate African-American culture and bring new life to the art form.

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Starry Night at the Opera House

October 28, 2023
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In his first season as Music Director, Roberto Kalb brings the Detroit Opera Orchestra onstage for a concert featuring superstar singers including Detroit Opera’s Associate Artistic Director soprano Christine Goerke, baritone Rod Gilfry, tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz, soprano Mané Galoyan and more!

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Compañía Nacional de Danza de España: Carmen

January 17, 2024
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Detroit Opera House debut! Spain’s Compañía Nacional de Danza will perform reimagined version of Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen. This will be the only U.S. performance of choreographer Johan Inger’s Carmen during the company’s North American tour.

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Europeras 3 & 4

March 8-10, 2024
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Live theatre at the Gem Theatre for the first time in 10 years! Pioneering composer John Cage reassembles European opera tradition as a collage. Stage action and the music itself are directed by a digital Europeraclock in place of a conductor.

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Batsheva Dance Company: MOMO

March 23-24, 2024
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Detroit Opera House debut! Ohad Naharin has made Batsheva one of the greatest contemporary dance companies in the world. His new creation MOMO premiered in Tel Aviv in December 2022 and is set to a soundtrack largely drawn from the album Landfall by Laurie Anderson and the Kronos Quartet.

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The Life and Legacy of Federico García Lorca

Born June 5,1898, in Fuente Vaqueros, a small town in Granada, Federico García Lorca spent much of his childhood experiencing the culture of rural Spain. The eldest of four, Lorca was the child of a teacher and wealthy landowner. From an early age, he had expressed an interest in the arts…

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Detroit Opera Announces 23/24 Opera Season

Detroit Opera Announces “Collide and Collage,” its 2023–24 Opera Season featuring Madame Butterfly and Breaking the Waves.

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