NICKEL CITY OPERA

06/28/2026

Part 2

06/28/2026

Candle Opera Concert, Ruminski’s birthday light up the stage

Polish American community news

06/28/2026

The encore!

06/06/2026

Get your tickets!!

06/03/2026

Get ur tix!!

05/16/2026

Do not miss this exciting, romantic evening of 1000 candles, a full orchestra and global class opera singers...Saturday June 13th at 7pm at CANTERBURY WOODS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER in Williamsville NY. Ticks are $35-50 and LIMITED...only 250 seats.
www.nickelcityopera.org and on EVENTBRITE under nickel opera candles

05/13/2026

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1985171493376?aff=oddtdtcreator

Click now to get your tickets for the CANDLE OPERA CONCERT which has LIMITED SEATING. Do not wait until the week of the show. You will not be able to get a seat. Many are being held for residents of Canterbury Woods. There are only 251 seats! So, act now! See this special concert with more than 1000 candles, 4 stellar singers and a full orchestra! Candle events are being eagerly attended all over the world! Includes Metropolitan Opera singer Valerian Ruminski and World Class tenor Eric Fennell along with other top artists singing classic melodies! Check it out! Saturday June 13th at 7pm at CANTERBURY WOODS 705 Renaissance Rd in Williamsville NY.

05/11/2026

SINGER SPOTLIGHT: American born tenor and resident of Berlin, Eric Fennell is thrilled to return to Buffalo for A Candle Opera Concert. He has performed twice with Nickel City Opera in productions of RIGOLETTO (2010) and SHOT! (2016). Eric has also appeared with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in BEETHOVEN'S 9TH SYMPHONY and in an Opera Gala at Artpark. His other opera credits include CARMEN (Don José) with Opéra de Toulon (France), Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Salzburg Landestheater, LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN (Hoffmann) with Teatro San Carlo (Napoli), Staatstheater Mainz, Hawaii Opera Theater and Deutsches National Theater Weimar, RIGOLETTO (Duca) with Deutsche Oper Berlin, Theater Bremen and Gärtnerplatztheater (Munich), WERTHER (Werther) with Staatstheater Braunschweig and Lyric Opera of Dublin, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Mitch) with Teatro Colón (Buenos Aires), MADAMA BUTTERFLY(Pinkerton) with Austin Lyric Opera, Opera Saratoga and Utah Opera, LA BOHÈME (Rodolfo) with New York City Opera, Opera Saratoga and Chattanooga Opera and SALOME (Narraboth) with Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Florence).
NCO welcomes back Eric to Buffalo for our 'A Candle Opera Concert'! June 13th. TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../candle-opera-concert...

05/07/2026

SINGER SPOTLIGHT: Shirley (XiaoLing) Wang is an award-winning Taiwan-born Asian American operatic soprano, keynote speaker, three-time bestselling author and educator whose work lives between cultures. A Carnegie Hall soloist, Shirley has performed over 20 operatic roles and presented over 200 storytelling-based recitals across the United States. Her repertoire includes leading roles in MADAMA BUTTERFLY (Cio-Cio-San), AIDA (Aida), LE NOZZE DI FIGARO (Countess) and TOSCA (Tosca) along with appearances in concert, chamber and cross-cultural productions. She will appear as Cio-Cio-San in a series of concert performances of MADAMA BUTTERFLY in Las Vegas in May 2026 and speaker and performer at TEDxLasVegas 2026. Shirley offers keynote concerts integrating live performance with storytelling and hosts the podcast ALL AROUND CLASSICAL. As founder of Brillante Music Institute in Los Angeles, her work reshapes cultural understanding, empathy and connection through music. NCO welcomes Shirley to Buffalo for our 'A Candle Opera Concert'! June 13th. TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/candle-opera-concert-nickel-city-opera-tickets-1985171493376?aff=oddtdtcreator