PROGRAM: The Handmaid’s Tale
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When Dystopia Stops Feeling Like Fiction: Opera as a Mirror of the Present
When Dystopia Stops Feeling Like Fiction: Opera as a Mirror of the Present Opera has never shied away from tyrants. By Austin T. Richey, Ph. D. Digital Media Manager and Storyteller, Detroit Opera The Central Park Five at Detroit Opera, 2025. Austin T. Richey / Detroit Opera. Across centuries of repertoire, power appears...
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Opera, Pop Culture, and Why The Handmaid’s Tale Already Has a Fandom
Opera, Pop Culture, and Why The Handmaid’s Tale Already Has a Fandom By Austin T. Richey, Ph. D. Digital Media Manager and Storyteller, Detroit Opera Women dressed in red gowns protest outside the Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Summit in Manhattan, New York, July 31, 2018. Shannon Stapleton / Reuters. Long before a single note of The Handmaid’s Tale is...
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Free Community Events – The Handmaid’s Tale
Join Detroit Opera for a series of free community events leading up to The Handmaid’s Tale. Moderated discussions with local experts will explore key themes from the opera — including female disempowerment, reproductive rights, and control—examining how patriarchal systems use religious extremism and political power to oppress women, as well as themes of survival, memory,...
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PROGRAM: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
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In Conversation: An Evening With Margaret Atwood
Join us for an intimate 75-minute conversation with award-winning author Margaret Atwood. In advance of our The Handmaid’s Tale opera production by Poul Ruders and Paul Bentley in March, the author will read a short selection from her novel as well as talk about her storied career as detailed in her memoir, Book of Lives. This conversation will be moderated by Sam...
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Gleaners Community Food Drive at Detroit Opera!
This holiday season, Detroit Opera invites you to join our Gleaners Community Food Drive. Bring three canned food items to the Detroit Opera House Box Office and receive a complimentary ticket to the Thursday, December 11th performance of Highways & Valleys. Detroit Opera will be accepting donations during regular box office hours and during each performance of Highways & Valleys. Your simple donation helps nourish our community and...
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PROGRAM: Highways & Valleys
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Twice the Drama: The Tradition of the Opera Double Bill
Opera has always been about grand emotions—love, betrayal, joy, despair—but sometimes those stories are best told in smaller, sharper doses. That’s where the tradition of the double bill comes in: two short operas presented together in a single evening, creating a powerful balance of contrast and connection. By Austin T. Richey, Ph. D. Digital Media...
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25/26 Season 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...
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