Upcoming Events
2025 Season
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Love Italian Style - Opera in English!
Thursday June 5 (7:30 pm) Friday June 6 (7:30 pm) Saturday June 7 (2:00 pm) - pre-performance lecture at 1:00 Sunday June 8 (2:00 pm) - pre-performance lecture at 1:00 Greater Worcester Opera presents Love Italian Style - Opera in English! The production includes act one of Puccini's La Bohème, Menotti's The Telephone, and act one of Verdi's La Traviata, fully staged and costumed, and sung in English translation by GWO professionally trained singers. Presented in our common language, opera is so much like musical theatre - come and discover the joy of this art form in an entertaining, accessible, and affordable production. Tickets are available now on our ticket page! Where? Calliope Theatre, 150 Main Street, Boylston, MA |
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La Bohème (Act One):
Rodolpho – Michael Gonzalez (Cover – Thai Johnson) Mimi – Melynda Davis (Cover – Naré Kim) Marcello – Carlo Bunyi (Cover – Steve Huff) Schaunard – John Arnold (Cover – Steve Huff) Colline – Sean Connaughton Benoit – Ben Morse The Telephone: Ben – David Smyth (Cover – Brad Amidon) Lucy – Elaine Crane (Cover – Danielle Prybl) La Traviata (Act One): Alfredo – Thai Johnson (Cover – Michael Gonzalez) Violetta – Sophie Urquhart (Cover – Yunona Tabala) Marquis – Brendan Mahoney Baron – Carlo Bunyi Doctor – Ben Morse Flora – Sara Mitnik (Cover – Katelyn Geary) Gastone – Brad Amidon |
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Summer Concert Series
Wednesdays in July - 8, 16, 23, 30 at 7:00 PM Our popular event is one of the treats of the summer! Featuring a different cast and new songs each night, there is a wealth of talent and entertainment brought to you by GWO's singers from far and near. Listen in air-conditioned comfort, enjoy complimentary refreshments, learn about pieces from our narrations, and hear some truly beautiful and memorable music! July 8 - Opera Meets Broadway July 16 - Gilbert & Sullivan and More! July 23 - Classic Broadway July 30 - Contemporary Broadway $10 admission at the door Cash preferred; venmo, paypal also available Loring Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester |
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Recent Events
February 8, 2025: Winter Cabaret featuring the music of Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra
July 10 - 31, 2024: GWO's Summer Concert Series
June 6-9, 2024 - A Little Night Music at Calliope Productions, Boylston - read the REVIEW
February 10, 2024 - Winter Cabaret featuring Music of the 70's
July 12 - August 2, 2023: GWO's Summer Concert Series
June 8-11, 2023 - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder at Calliope Productions, Boylston
March 18, 2023 - 20th Anniversary Alumni Concert at the JMAC BrickBox Theatre, Worcester, MA
February 4, 2023: Winter Cabaret Fundraiser - Broadway Upside Down!
2022 Summer Concert Series (July, August 2022) sponsored by the West Boylston Cultural Council and the Mass State Cultural Council
Puccini Double-Bill : Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica
Puccini Double Bill - Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica was performed at Calliope Productions in Boylston, MA in June of 2022, with Gianni Schicchi also performed in August at the Briarwood Community. Winner of the EMACT 2022 Consultant's Choice "The Show Must Go On" award. Emily Baker (Suor Angelica) also nominated for Best Actress in a Musical. This program was supported in part by grants from the Bolton, Boylston and Lancaster Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. See our program here.
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (May 2021) Filmed live onstage. Special congratulations to our EMACT Consultant's Choice Award winners Taylor Lawton (Excellence in Musical Theater Performance) and Charles Crane (Excellence in Sound Engineering.)
Read our 4/25/2021 article by Richard Duckett in the Telegram and Gazette: online link here. Pdf here.
Review by METRMag here
Review by Tony's Corner here
Review by METRMag here
Review by Tony's Corner here
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder was presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI). Streaming is presented through special arrangement with MTI. All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. Mtishows.com. All covid protocols were followed during this production and filming.
See one of our "pandemic projects" - featuring Todd Yard & Elaine Crane
Concerts, programs and other ongoing events
The ABC's of Opera
This multi-media introduction to opera includes an engaging talk about the nuts and bolts of this beautiful art form, and live examples. Perfect for a library series or community center, our artists and lecturer unpack the mysteries and highlight the joys of opera in an informative and fun presentation!
Concerts
GWO has a variety of travelling concerts to fit every need and budget. Our professional artists can create concerts specific to your needs, or you can book one of our current selections:
Italian Concert - regional songs, art songs and arias from Italy, featuring voice and mandolin
Broadway Concert - a wide array of songs from the Great White Way
Great American Songbook Concert - featuring standards made popular by Sinatra, Fitzgerald and more
Opera Concert - arias and ensembles to delight, move and entertain
Bernstein on Broadway - a narrated concert of some of this treasured composer's works
Italian Concert - regional songs, art songs and arias from Italy, featuring voice and mandolin
Broadway Concert - a wide array of songs from the Great White Way
Great American Songbook Concert - featuring standards made popular by Sinatra, Fitzgerald and more
Opera Concert - arias and ensembles to delight, move and entertain
Bernstein on Broadway - a narrated concert of some of this treasured composer's works
For more information about concerts, please fill out the form below, or email [email protected]
Touring Opera for Students
Diamonds and ToadsGreater Worcester Opera created an original production for elementary age students. Diamonds and Toads is based on the French fairy tale by Perrault and tells the tale of two sisters, and how by way of a Fairy they learn the value of kind speech, and empathy. This tale has a valuable lesson, and is also an excellent introduction to the music of Mozart, with storybook sets and costumes. The production gave its first performance on January 30, 2009.
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Hansel and Gretel
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