Here you can find all of Opera Grand Rapids’ upcoming performances and events. New events are added all the time, so be sure to check back regularly!
Penny
by Douglas Pew
March 19-April 2, 2021
Virtual Performance
Penny is a NEW opera about the power of music. In the course of this one-hour opera, we see the leading character Penny Rutherford, an autistic woman, literally and figuratively find her voice. As Penny learns to express herself through singing, she transforms before our eyes.
Second Nature
by Matthew Aucoin
April 30 & May 2, 2021
TBA
Second Nature imagines our planet a hundred years from now. Climate change has wreaked havoc worldwide, and humans have had to seal themselves in an artificial habitat to escape. But two children’s curiosity leads them back out into nature in hopes of finding a world that is worth saving.
Turandot
by Giacomo Puccini
SPRING 2022
DeVos Performance Hall
Puccini’s final opera takes us to mythical China. The princess Turandot has renounced love. She will only marry a prince who can answer her three riddles. Hundreds have tried – all have failed. Until an unknown Prince solves the mystery of Turandot’s riddles, and the secret to her heart. Featuring opera’s most iconic aria “Nessun dorma,” Turandot is a visual, dramatic and musical feast for the senses not to be missed.
Aida
by Giuseppe Verdi
2022-23 SEASON
DeVos Performance Hall
Verdi’s towering masterpiece Aida is a tale of patriotism, love and betrayal set against the backdrop of ancient Egypt. Aida, princess of Ethiopia, is the captive slave of the Egyptian princess Amneris. Both are in love with Radamès, who commands the Egyptian army against the invading Ethiopians. The love triangle turns to ruin when Aida’s father, Amonasro, appeals to his daughter’s love of country to betray Radamès.