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Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Oct. 22-23, 2022
Learn MoreChange the way you look at ballet - Bending the lines between classical and contemporary ballet, master choreographer Alonzo King draws on the strengths of his extraordinary dancers altering the way we look at ballet today.
Faust
November 12-20, 2022
Learn MoreWith music that has almost never been heard in 150 years, this version restores Gounod’s original version – with newly discovered scenes and music – in a revelatory take on the classic story about a deal with the devil.
Mark Morris Dance Group: The Hard Nut
December 3-4, 2022
Learn MoreSet to Tchaikovsky’s beloved music (with live orchestra), Mark Morris Dance Group’s The Hard Nut is a beloved retro-modern reimagining of The Nutcracker, which channeled the warm spirit of this holiday tradition into the swinging 70’s with “fun and amazement dance in the same step” (NYT)
Aida in Concert
December 30, 2022
Learn MoreA rare peek behind the spectacle of the intimate drama and stunning music Verdi was a master of weaving together. A special one-night-only offering with a stellar cast: Detroit Opera’s own Christine Goerke and soprano Angel Blue both make role debuts under the baton of Jonathon Heyward.
Ballet Preljocaj: Swan Lake
February 17-19, 2023
Learn MoreCombining Tchaikovsky’s musical masterpiece with contemporary arrangements, he reinvents the timeless tale of love, betrayal, seduction, and remorse into a contemporary ecological tragedy.
Xerxes
March 4-12, 2023
Learn MoreA fast-paced mix of comedy and drama, this was Handel at his most innovative – and Tazewell Thompson’s striking and sumptuous production brings out all its many wonders.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
March 17-19, 2023
Learn MoreAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater has for more than 50 years entertained generations, transcended barriers and celebrated the African American cultural experience.
Ainadamar
April 8-16, 2023
Learn MoreFlamenco, rumba rhythms, and classical singing are woven together by one of today’s most exciting composers, Osvaldo Golijov. Ainadamar (“Fountain of Tears”) tells the tragic story of poet, playwright, and national icon Federico Garcia Lorca, killed by fascists during the Spanish Civil War.
State Ballet of Georgia
April 29-30, 2023
Learn MoreInternational ballet star Nina Ananiashvili (former prima ballerina with Bolshoi Ballet, The Royal Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre) leads this dynamic group with a program of mostly George Balanchine, accompanied by full orchestra.
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2022-23 Season
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Wotan’s digital world comes alive on the Detroit Opera House stage thanks to LA-based PXT Studio and its founders Kaitlyn Pietras and Jason H. Thompson. For The Valkyries, PXT continues their Detroit collaboration with the help of three graduates of Detroit’s College for Creative Studies: Thomas Hamilton, Kayla Wenzel, and Eli McCaffrey.
Meet the cast of our upcoming production of The Valkyries featuring Sir Andrew Davis, Christine Goerke, and more amazing artists!
Over the summer, Detroit Opera’s Artistic Director Yuval Sharon talked with Associate Artistic Director Christine Goerke about bringing Wagner...