Chautauqua Opera Company

A Note from General and Artistic Director Steven Osgood:

For 90 consecutive summers, Chautauquans have gathered in Norton Hall to celebrate opera’s rich history, to hear our country’s great singers, and to catch first glimpses of promising young singers as they launch their professional careers. Our 2020 season of Tosca, Thumbprint and The Mother Of Us All was set to celebrate the centenary of the 19th Amendment, the central role Western New York played in the suffrage movement, and to give voice to three powerful women. Nevertheless, with the health and safety of our company and audience as the highest priority, it has become undeniably clear that the global COVID-19 crisis makes it impossible to proceed with this season’s productions.

Much planning continues for this summer and next, and I look forward to sharing happier news with you in the coming weeks and months. Please stay safe, stay healthy, and stay connected with us.

Click Here to read Steven’s full letter to the community.