Pre-Opera Talks

Detroit Opera offers complimentary opera and dance talks one hour prior to each performance. Noted experts provide background and important information on what you will see on stage, enhancing your performance experience! Opera Talks and Dance Talks provide an insightful and entertaining preview of the works performed on stage.

Unless otherwise directed, Talks take place on the main floor of the auditorium, between aisles two and six. Click here to listen to previous Pre-Opera and Dance Talks!

La traviata Pre-Opera Talks:

Opening Night Oct 19, 2024 – Pre-Opera Talk @ 6:30pm  
Host Arthur White, Director of Community and Audience Engagement at Detroit Opera and guests Yuval Sharon (Gary L. Wasserman Artistic Director of Detroit Opera) and Roberto Kalb (Music Director, Detroit Opera)

Friday October 25, 2024 – Pre-Opera Talk @ 6:30pm 
Host Arthur White, Director of Community and Audience Engagement at Detroit Opera and guests Jack Blaszkiewicz and Suzanne Mallare Acton (Chorus Master of Detroit Opera)

Sunday October 27, 2024 – Pre-Opera Talk @ 1:30pm 
Host Arthur White, Director of Community and Audience Engagement at Detroit Opera and guests Roberto Kalb (Music Director, Detroit Opera) and Suzanne Mallare Acton (Chorus Master of Detroit Opera)