Brew a cup of your favorite coffee and step into the world of opera with our General and Artistic Director, Mary Birnbaum! Each month, Mary hosts a delightful and insightful virtual chat featuring special guests from the opera world—singers, directors, designers, and more. Get exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the creative process and exciting previews of what’s in store for the 2026 Summer Festival. Whether you're a seasoned opera lover or just starting your journey, you won’t want to miss these lively conversations from the comfort of your own home! Email admin@operasaratoga.org to sign up!
Brew a cup of your favorite coffee and step into the world of opera with our General and Artistic Director, Mary Birnbaum! Each month, Mary hosts a delightful and insightful virtual chat featuring special guests from the opera world—singers, directors, designers, and more. Get exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the creative process and exciting previews of what’s in store for the 2026 Summer Festival. Whether you're a seasoned opera lover or just starting your journey, you won’t want to miss these lively conversations from the comfort of your own home! Email admin@operasaratoga.org to sign up!
You're invited to join Opera Saratoga for our next Sip & Sing!
Ticket and Location information TBA
Opera Saratoga and the Glimmerglass Festival form a historic New York State partnership to present Kurt Weill, Berthold Brecht, and Elizabeth Hauptmann’s Happy End.
Censored after its second performance in Germany in 1929, Happy End is a satire of big business and big religion; at a neighborhood watering hole where gangsters do deals and the Salvation Army saves souls, Weill asks the question, 'How different are we, anyway?' With a glorious score including "Bilbao Song," "Mandalay Song," and "Surabaya Johnny," Happy End is sure to sparkle.
Happy End will be music directed by Robert Ainsley, the Artistic & General Director of the Glimmerglass Festival and featureAna Karneža, who won the Kurt Weill Foundation’s Lotte Lenya competition in 2024. The performance will be directed byMary Birnbaum in collaboration with Glimmerglass Festival dramaturgKelley Rourke. Birnbaum says “This is an exciting new model of producing opera where regional companies partner with each other to bring opera to individual communities rather than expecting them to travel to us. We’re hoping to build a new audience for opera throughout the state and to focus on sustainability by partnering with the Glimmerglass Festival, whose work we admire.” The piece will tour to venues all over the state including two performances at Universal Preservation Hall on May 28 & 30 at 7:00pm.
Ainsley says, "At Glimmerglass, we’ve always believed that opera should be a shared experience—something that brings people together in unexpected ways. This exciting new collaboration with Opera Saratoga allows us to reach new audiences, nurture artists, and keep this art form thriving—bringing great stories and music to communities across New York State. Happy End has so much heart, humor, and humanity—it is the perfect piece to share with new audiences and to celebrate what’s possible when companies work together."
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Brew a cup of your favorite coffee and step into the world of opera with our General and Artistic Director, Mary Birnbaum! Each month, Mary hosts a delightful and insightful virtual chat featuring special guests from the opera world—singers, directors, designers, and more. Get exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the creative process and exciting previews of what’s in store for the 2026 Summer Festival. Whether you're a seasoned opera lover or just starting your journey, you won’t want to miss these lively conversations from the comfort of your own home! Email admin@operasaratoga.org to sign up!
Opera Saratoga presents
Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata
Friday, December 4th at 7PM
25 Washington St, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
One of the most beloved operas of all time, La Traviata is the story of Violetta Valéry, a Parisian courtesan who falls in love with a nobleman, Alfredo Germont. Despite his family's objections and her declining health, they share one of the greatest love stories of all time. Verdi's masterpiece has influenced contemporary pop culture, serving as the narrative foundation for iconic films like "Pretty Woman" and "Moulin Rouge!"
This abridged version is 80 minutes, with all of the opera's most famous moments.
Sung in Italian with English supertitles.
Brew a cup of your favorite coffee and step into the world of opera with our General and Artistic Director, Mary Birnbaum! Each month, Mary hosts a delightful and insightful virtual chat featuring special guests from the opera world—singers, directors, designers, and more. Get exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the creative process and exciting previews of what’s in store for the 2026 Summer Festival. Whether you're a seasoned opera lover or just starting your journey, you won’t want to miss these lively conversations from the comfort of your own home! Email admin@operasaratoga.org to sign up!
Brew a cup of your favorite coffee and step into the world of opera with our General and Artistic Director, Mary Birnbaum! Each month, Mary hosts a delightful and insightful virtual chat featuring special guests from the opera world—singers, directors, designers, and more. Get exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the creative process and exciting previews of what’s in store for the 2026 Summer Festival. Whether you're a seasoned opera lover or just starting your journey, you won’t want to miss these lively conversations from the comfort of your own home! Email admin@operasaratoga.org to sign up!
Brew a cup of your favorite coffee and step into the world of opera with our General and Artistic Director, Mary Birnbaum! Each month, Mary hosts a delightful and insightful virtual chat featuring special guests from the opera world—singers, directors, designers, and more. Get exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the creative process and exciting previews of what’s in store for the 2026 Summer Festival. Whether you're a seasoned opera lover or just starting your journey, you won’t want to miss these lively conversations from the comfort of your own home! Email admin@operasaratoga.org to sign up!
You're invited to join Opera Saratoga for our next Sip & Sing!
Ticket and Location information TBA
Brew a cup of your favorite coffee and step into the world of opera with our General and Artistic Director, Mary Birnbaum! Each month, Mary hosts a delightful and insightful virtual chat featuring special guests from the opera world—singers, directors, designers, and more. Get exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the creative process and exciting previews of what’s in store for the 2026 Summer Festival. Whether you're a seasoned opera lover or just starting your journey, you won’t want to miss these lively conversations from the comfort of your own home! Email admin@operasaratoga.org to sign up!
Opera Saratoga guest artists join the SSSO for an evening of soaring arias, powerful choruses, and unforgettable theatrical moments. Whether you’re a lifelong opera lover or discovering it for the first time, this program is packed with the melodies you know and the emotional fireworks you’ll never forget.
From romantic duets to dramatic showstoppers, A Night at the Opera brings the grandeur of the opera house into the intimate setting of UPH.
You're invited to join Opera Saratoga for our next Sip & Sing!
Ticket and Location information TBA
Brew a cup of your favorite coffee and step into the world of opera with our General and Artistic Director, Mary Birnbaum! Each month, Mary hosts a delightful and insightful virtual chat featuring special guests from the opera world—singers, directors, designers, and more. Get exclusive behind-the-scenes access to the creative process and exciting previews of what’s in store for the 2026 Summer Festival. Whether you're a seasoned opera lover or just starting your journey, you won’t want to miss these lively conversations from the comfort of your own home! Email admin@operasaratoga.org to sign up!