NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Tickets are now on sale for the first New Orleans Opera Festival taking place next month.
Organizers share that the inaugural New Orleans Opera Festival will celebrate the city’s rich operatic history while redefining its present, bringing opera out of the box and into the vibrant heart of the French Quarter.
This new festival will run March 24 – April 1 and features everything from site-specific performances to unforgettable experiences across local venues. The festival brings opera back into the heart of the French Quarter — where American Opera began.
Featured performances include:
• Dialogues des Carmélites — a powerful story staged at the historic Old Ursuline Convent.
• Der Rosenkavalier — a romantic and humorous classic at Mahalia Jackson Theater.
• Show Boat in Concert — a magical Riverboat concert along the Mississippi River.
• Golda Schultz: Dark Matter(s) — an intimate recital with one of opera’s brightest voices.
• Pilgrimage — an immersive musical journey in various secret French Quarter locations.
Each performance offers a unique way to experience opera in settings that celebrate New Orleans’ culture, history, and musical soul.
For more information and tickets, click here.
