Opera Theater of Connecticut

Opera Theater of Connecticut was formed in 1986 to provide professional artists with the vital opportunity to realize their talents in the practice of their crafts, to provide access to the performing arts to a wide audience by presenting high quality productions at an affordable price, and to bring the performing arts into communities not regularly serviced by other arts companies.  Mainstage opera productions are fully mounted, thereby giving the artists (singers, musicians, designers, and support staff) the chance to expand their experiences and their potential.

Opera Theater of Connecticut has a proud reputation for hiring resident Connecticut singers and vocal students from Connecticut universities in principal and secondary roles while also casting nationally known artists. Performers such as Jane Dutton, Carl Tanner, and Bradley Garvin sang at the Andrews Memorial Town Hall theater soon before their debuts at the Metropolitan Opera. Many emerging Connecticut artists have developed their talents as performers, conductors, and designers with Opera Theater of Connecticut before their professions took them farther afield.