Arbor Opera Theater Competitors

Founded in 1976, Boston Lyric Opera is New England’ s largest opera company. Led by Acting General & Artistic Director Bradley Vernatter, BLO is celebrated for its artistic excellence and diverse repertoire. BLO’ s programs are funded in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Founded in 1963, Seattle Opera is a leading American opera company. The company presents the classics of the European repertoire as well as new works of American opera. Seattle Opera performs five operas per year. Seattle Opera strives to produce musically extraordinary, theatrically compelling operas, employing uniformly high quality casts, dramatically aware conductors, and innovative yet textually concerned directors and designers. By continuing our emphasis on the work of Richard Wagner and by achieving national and international recognition for the quality of all our programming, Seattle Opera commits itself to advancing the cultural life of the Pacific Northwest through education and performance.

Michigan Opera Theatre is the State of Michigan’s premiere opera company, which, through its commitment to producing the very best professional productions from the grand opera, opera, operetta, musical theater, ballet and arts education programming, serves as a statewide cultural resource. Founded by internationally recognized impresario Dr. David DiChiera, and led by President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne S. Brown, Michigan Opera Theatre ranks among the nation’s largest opera companies by operating budget and audience. Michigan Opera Theatre offers an essential, vibrant contribution to the quality of life for Detroit area residents and to communities throughout the region. This dynamic cultural resource exemplifies artistic excellence. Since its inception in 1971, Michigan Opera Theatre has offered Southeast Michigan outstanding main stage repertory, and a dance series that brings the world's greatest dance companies to our audience.