JOIN US IN CELEBRATING WORLD OPERA DAY 2024 BY HELPING US REACH OUR GOAL TO BRING OUR 2025 SEASON TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU! CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW TO READ ABOUT OUR ANNUAL APPEAL, AND HELP US GET TO OUR GOAL BY THE END OF THE YEAR, AND UNLOCK A MATCHING $50K!
World Premiere of Truman and Nancy: A One-Act Opera Exploring Truman Capote’s Haunted Legacy
Join us for this emotionally resonant work, that blends deep storytelling with lyrical beauty. Truman and Nancy, offers a new, introspective take on the iconic author Truman Capote and the source of his most well-known masterpiece: “In Cold Blood.”
Kathleen Echols (Nancy Clutter)
Joshua Collier (Truman Capote)
Opera Vermont announces 2025 season!
But wait… I thought that this was BARN OPERA’s website!
Why are you saying Opera Vermont?
We understand that you might have questions, and we are here to answer them! Please visit our FAQ page which has many answers to some of your questions, but if you have other ones, please feel free to write Executive Director Tricia Welch or Artistic Director Joshua Collier, and we at BARN OPERA/Opera Vermont are happy to answer any question you might have! Thank you for your support of BARN OPERA, Opera Vermont, and live opera in general!
Beppe @ The BARN
In promotion of “Terra Madre” his new album
Superstar Italian guitarist, Beppe Gambetta, plays for the first time at the BARN OPERA House
August 21, 2024 @ 7:30p
Play Every Town
August 24, 2024 @ 7:30pm
The BARN OPERA House
Beginning as a pandemic project, Burlington-based pianist, David Feurzeig plans to play a piano concert in every town within the state of Vermont within the next 5 years. This fundraiser to battle climate change, will feature Brandon residents, Grammy Award Winning composer & Mac-Dowell Fellow Eve Beglarian, and Internationally recognized operatic tenor and Artistic Director of Opera Vermont, Joshua Collier
Coming to the BARN OPERA House in May
Emily Baker, Soprano
Rachel Deatherage, Mezzo Soprano
Chad Kranak, Tenor
Wayne Hu, Baritone
Eric Malson, Piano
BARN OPERA / Opera Vermont 2024 Season
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Tosca
FEBRUARY 16 & 17
Highland Center for the Arts
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A Night at the Opera
MAY 18
The BARN OPERA House
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Opera al Mare
JUNE 17 - JULY 6
Cesenatico, Italy
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Beppe Gambetta
AUGUST 21
The BARN OPERA House
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Play Every Town
AUGUST 24
The BARN OPERA House
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Puccini Gala
SEPTEMBER 21 & 22
The BARN OPERA House (9/21)
Chandler Center for the Arts (9/22)
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Truman & Nancy
NOVEMBER 15 & 16
The BARN OPERA House
Do you enjoy having OPERA in your backyard?
Consider becoming a part of the OPERA donor circle by supporting our programming for the Brandon, Rutland County, and state-wide audiences with a tax-deductible donation! With every donation, you’ll know that you were instrumental in making sure that high-quality OPERA thrives in the community that we all love.
We accept cash, check, money order, stock transfer, or likely any other form of donation - Just reach out!
Thank you so much in advance for being part of the reason why we will be able to produce the celebrated, innovative, high-quality performances you’ve come to expect, for many, many, years to come.
Opera Vermont in February
Sonja Krenek (Tosca)
Joshua Collier (Cavaradossi)
Wayne Hu (Scarpai
BARN OPERA in Italy
Opera al Mare
June - July 2024
Situated on the beautiful Adriatic Sea, this historic fishing village - with its Porto Canale designed by Leonardo DaVinci - is a perfect juxtaposition between the historic and the contemporary. With endless history and charm, and equally endless sand and azure water, Cesenatico is the perfect place for hard work, and equally hard play. Performance experience in a 19th century jewel-box theatre steps away from the historic part of town, and the ability to be immersed in a town that has been unspoiled by english-speaking tourism, will give you the push you need to become more fluent in the rich Italian language and culture of opera.
Join us in the summer of 2024 for Opera al Mare.
More 2024 Info Coming Soon!
Barn Opera Holiday 2023
BARN OPERA presents
Amahl & the Night Visitors
BARN OPERA welcomes all our friends and neighbors, from the young (Age 5) to the young at heart!
ALL ARE MOST WELCOME!
$10 PER PERSON!
BARN OPERA New Year 2023
From Venice to Vermont
Also available in person at The Brandon Inn or Neshobe Cafe
15% Discount for Attendees - code with ticket receipt
An Exciting Announcement from our Artistic Director, Joshua Collier, about the future direction of BARN OPERA
Hear what people are saying about
THE BARN OPERA HOUSE…
“It’s a miracle! Vermont opened its first real opera house!”
“...One of Vermont’s most magical hidden gems.”
“BARN OPERA: Brandon’s grand opera in miniature”
Artistic Director, Joshua Collier, the BARN OPERA artistic team, and the Board of Directors of BARN OPERA are pleased to welcome our friends and neighbors to the new BARN OPERA House for a production soon! Come see the BARN, have a glass of wine, laugh, cry, take pictures in the beautiful space, and see all the projects that we have in the works, all the while celebrating Brandon Vermont’s very own opera and opera house!
A picture is worth a thousand words…
Relive some of your favorite BARN OPERA moments with us!
The Final Moment of Amahl & the Night Visitors 2021
Joshua Collier as Montresor in the World Premiere of Felix Jarrar's "The Cask of Amontillado"
Casual cast photo of Tosca 2021
Cast and Crew of Tosca 2021
BARN OPERA's original Amahls - Jonathan and Joshua Kafumbe (2019)
BARN OPERA's first (of many!) standing ovation for Madama Butterfly (2018)
Handpainted sign by world-renowned folk artist, Warren Kimble
Cast and Crew of Cosi Fan Tutte (2018)
Act I Finale of Cosi Fan Tutte
Final tragic moment of La Boheme (2018)
Just starting to see the BARN OPERA House begin to take shape (L to R, Nicholas Tocci, Joshua Collier, Russ McColman)
Cast of BARN OPERA's inaugural production of Madama Butterfly (2018)
Production still from filmed World Premiere of Felix Jarrar and Bea Goodwin's "Patience & Pearl" (2020)
Joshua Collier's First sketching of the BARN OPERA House (1/3)
Joshua Collier's First sketching of the BARN OPERA House (2/3)
Joshua Collier's First sketching of the BARN OPERA House (3/3)
Pamina and Papageno in The Magic Flute (2019)
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Claire Black (Principal Pianist)
Cailin Marcel Manson (Music Director)
Tricia Welch (Executive Director)
Catherine Jai Orellana (Stage Manager)
Russ McColman (Technical Director)
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