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Anchorage Opera receives operating support from the Atwood Foundation, the Richard L and Diane M Block Foundation, The Carr Foundation, and from the Municipality of Anchorage. Anchorage Opera is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, grants from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rasmuson Foundation, and the Kumin Foundation, as well as from many generous individuals and corporate community leaders. Our Guest Artists’ Fitness Sponsor is The Alaska Club. Our Official Parking Sponsor is EasyPark. Our Official Airline Sponsor is Alaska Airlines. Anchorage Opera is a member of OPERA America.
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2022-2023 Season – Celebrating 60!
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
Oct 21, 22 & 23, 2022
“Ahoy, Matey! Yo Ho Ho! Aarrgghh!”
Toss your worries overboard and set sail for swashbuckling adventure with softhearted buccaneers, dewy-eyed damsels, bumbling British bobbies and “the very model of a modern Major General”. Gilbert and Sullivan’s hilarious, hopeful farce is an action-packed musical romp, overflowing with memorable tunes, tongue-twisting texts and jaunty dances. Chart a course for this fun-filled voyage perfect for the whole family. The Pirates of Penzance – they’ll steal your heart away!
Performed in English with English supertitles
MISSING
March 10, 11 & 12, 2023
“The story we need to tell; the women we must remember””
When Ava, a young white woman, is thrown from her car and badly injured in a crash, she sees another body, a young native girl, lying on the ground. Their eyes meet…their worlds connect. This USA premiere production of Missing, by distinguished First Nations playwright Marie Clements & Juno-award winning composer Brian Current, gives voice, in English and the Native language, Gitxsan, to the stories of missing and murdered Indigenous women. A poetic expression of loss, hope and the spirit finding home.
In English & Gitxsan with English & Gitxsan Supertitles
CARMEN
May 5, 6 & 7, 2023
SEDUCTION, OBSESSION, BETRAYAL…what could possibly go wrong?
No man can resist the fiery seductress, Carmen, who knows what she wants and knows how to get it. To live free and to die free is her credo. But be careful what you wish for when fate deals its final hand. Don José, obsessed with and possessed by Carmen, sacrifices everything to follow her into a life of crime, only to have her leave him for the dashing bullfighter, Escamillo. But in a realm where desire and hot-blooded passion reign supreme, blind love can turn to blind rage and love triangles can be deadly! One of the most popular operas of all time, Bizet’s flamenco-infused music overflows with famous melodies including the ‘Habanera’ and Toreador Song.
In French with English Supertitles
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News and Press
AO Mourns the Loss of One of Our Family
It is with great sorrow that we mourn the loss of a great man and great friend, Peter M. Ricca. All of us at Anchorage Opera are incredibly grateful and humbled to have had him in our lives. One of our most dedicated champions and supporters, he was deeply loved and...
Anchorage Opera Announces Alaska Premiere of Frida, a Season Kickoff event and Community Projects for their 2019-2020 “Season of Masterpieces”
Anchorage, Alaska: Anchorage Opera Anchorage Opera (AO) will present the Alaska premiere production of the late 20th century opera Frida, composed by R. X. Rodriguez on February 14, 15 & 16, 2020 in the Sydney Laurence Theatre in the Alaska Center for the...
Rasmuson family donates $1.5 million to Anchorage performing arts organizations
Endowment empowers local arts organizations to have meaningful impact ANCHORAGE, AK – Longtime arts supporters, Ed and Cathy Rasmuson, have established three long-term charitable endowments to support the performing arts in Anchorage. A $1.5 million donation was made...