Butler Opera Center

Voices Across Genres

December 03, 2025 - December 04, 2025

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American Opera, Operetta, & Musical Theatre Scenes

Downwind

February 19, 2026

Info / Tickets

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World Premiere

Il Trittico

April 17, 2026 - April 17, 2026

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Music by 
Giacomo Puccini

Libretto by 
Giuseppe Adami & Giovacchino Forzano

Stage Directors
Il Tabarro 
Yingmeige Xiong

Suor Angelica 
Madison Jackson

Gianni Schicchi 
Beatrice Huang

Conductor
Douglas Kinney Frost

Director, Producer, Principal Coach
Tamar Sanikdize

Handel in Focus

December 01, 2990 - December 01, 2999

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Handel’s Alcina
Presented by the Butler Opera Center

Step into a world of enchantment and transformation with the Butler Opera Center’s daring new interpretation of Handel’s Alcina, part of the debut season of the Händel in Focus initiative. This studio-style performance breathes new life into the Baroque masterpiece, blending the elegance of 18th-century music with the immediacy of 21st-century voices.

The opera’s original Italian arias —featuring some of Handel’s most exquisite music—will be performed in full, while the recitatives take an unexpected and powerful turn: spoken in the singers’ native languages—Chinese, Korean, and English—with English transitions to guide the audience through the unfolding drama.

Each performer contributes more than just their voice—they shape the storytelling itself. Under faculty mentorship, cast members craft original, modern-language interpretations of their roles, transforming Alcina into a deeply personal, multilingual exploration of identity, power, and illusion.