Chautauqua Opera Company

Meet Steven Osgood at the Amphitheater Plaza to collect your route map, then follow the enchanting voices of our Young Artists from the Amphitheater to the Art Galleries on a mini walking-tour, ending at the VACI Gallery opening.

Enjoy the sunny ambiance of the Athenaeum Parlor and a view of the lake as you are serenaded with a variety of art songs ranging from the very old to the very new.

Students from Marlena Malas’ Voice Program will work with Steven Osgood, General & Artistic Director of the Chautauqua Opera Company.

The Chautauqua Boys’ and Girls’ Club will compete to see who can out-sing the Chautauqua Opera Young Artists.

Enjoy the sunny ambiance of the Athenaeum Parlor and a view of the lake as you are serenaded with a variety of art songs ranging from the very old to the very new.

Get all the colorful details about Don Giovanni from General & Artistic Director, Steven Osgood, and hear excerpts from the opera performed by Chautauqua Opera Apprentice Artists.

When ultimate bad-boy and legendary womanizer Don Giovanni goes too far, he finds himself tangled in his own web of lies and deception. Experience the magic of Mozart in the Amphitheater! With its perfect blend of tragedy and comedy, larger than life characters and stunning score, this opera is an irresistible classic.

Get to know the Chautauqua Opera Young Artists better as they present a curated concert of diverse selections in a laid-back setting.

Coinciding with the bi-annual House Tour, Chautauqua Opera will bring rehearsal out of the practice room and into the park.

Enjoy the sunny ambiance of the Athenaeum Parlor and a view of the lake as you are serenaded with a variety of art songs ranging from the very old to the very new.

Chautauqua Opera Apprentice and Studio Artists | Steven Osgood, conductor | Jorge Parodi, conductor

Shows at 5 & 7 p.m. | A drum-playing donkey, an opera-singing rooster, a cantankerous dog and an opinionated cat discover that friendship, cooperation, and respect for others is far better than facing problems alone. Set to music by Arthur Sullivan, Donizetti, Offenbach, Rossini, and Verdi, this one-act opera for young audiences by John Davies is sure to provide an entertaining introduction to opera for kids of all ages.

Shows at 5 & 7 p.m. | A drum-playing donkey, an opera-singing rooster, a cantankerous dog and an opinionated cat discover that friendship, cooperation, and respect for others is far better than facing problems alone. Set to music by Arthur Sullivan, Donizetti, Offenbach, Rossini, and Verdi, this one-act opera for young audiences by John Davies is sure to provide an entertaining introduction to opera for kids of all ages.

Get to know the Chautauqua Opera Young Artists better as they present a curated concert of diverse selections in a laid-back setting.

Enjoy the sunny ambiance of the Athenaeum Parlor and a view of the lake as you are serenaded with a variety of art songs ranging from the very old to the very new.

An interactive concert in front of the Amphitheater where you, the audience, vote for the repertoire.

Chautauqua Opera Young Artists will work with Marlena Malas, Chair of the Chautauqua Institution Voice Program.

Enjoy the sunny ambiance of the Athenaeum Parlor and a view of the lake as you are serenaded with a variety of art songs ranging from the very old to the very new.

A special performance of Terry Riley’s “In C”, with members of the Music School Festival Orchestra.

Get all the colorful details about Don Pasquale from General & Artistic Director, Steven Osgood, and hear excerpts from the opera performed by Chautauqua Opera Apprentice Artists.