Detroit Opera House, in association with Chew Entertainment, presents Symphonic PFunk: Celebrating the Music of Parliament Funkadelic! January 31, 2026 | 8:00PM Get ready to groove, Detroit! The legendary funkmaster George Clinton lands the Mothership at the Detroit Opera House for one night only, celebrating 50 years of funkadelic magic like never before. Featuring the...
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August 20, 2025 – Chorus director, pianist and coach Katherine Kozak has enjoyed affiliations with numerous companies throughout the United States. Her most long-standing relationship is with The Glimmerglass Festival, where she is the current Chorus Director. 2025 marks her 14th summer season with the Upstate New York company. Katherine’s work with the chorus can...
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WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY AND DETROIT OPERA HOUSE PRESENTS Bugs Bunny at the Symphony Celebrating Bugs Bunny’s 85th Birthday! April 18 & 19, 2026 Conducted by George Daugherty Created by George Daugherty & David Ka Lik Wong This beloved concert has played to millions all over the world with over 300 major orchestras, and now makes...
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Our 25/26 Season Brochure has dropped! Journey along with Detroit Opera and Dance @ Detroit Opera as we celebrate America’s semiquincentennial, and what it means to be American, through opera and dance. By becoming a subscriber, you’ll experience a symphony of movement and voice in honor of 250 years of America’s spirit as well as...
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Highways and Valleys – Two American Love Stories is a unique double bill combining voices often excluded from the operatic mainstream: the “Dean of African American composers,” William Grant Still, and the Jewish émigré Kurt Weill. From their marginalized positions in American society, both composers sought out the heart of American folk music and brought...
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With our community partner the University of Michigan School of Social Work, Detroit Opera has prepared a Reflection and Resource Guide to help you respond to the themes raised by our production of The Central Park Five, performed at the Detroit Opera House May 10 – 18, 2025. Click the image below to download the...
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From our colleagues Tia Graham and Ryan Patrick Hooper at WDET Detroit: Three years ago, X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X sold out shows at the Detroit Opera House for the first time in over a decade. Now, the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer behind that success is back in Detroit. Anthony Davis returns this...
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From the assembly lines of the Motor City to the rhythms of Motown and techno, Detroit is a city forged in struggle and creativity. But its history includes people with almost unimaginable survival stories: decades in prison for crimes they didn’t commit. These Detroiters were wrongfully convicted—some as children, others by the manipulation of police...
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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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