Friends of the Opera (FOTO)

01/27/2025

Happy Birthday, Mozart! 🎶🥳🎂🎈🎉

Although we celebrated a little bit early, TODAY is officially W.A. Mozart's birthday!

Thank you all for coming out last week Sunday to celebrate with a concert and some delicious food. We owe a special thank you to all of the students from Aquina College, Grand Valley State University, Hope College, and Western Michigan University for singing at our January 20th concert! And another thank you to the incredible pianists that collaborated with them: Robert Byrens, Bryan Fields, and Mary Hurd. We are also grateful to Mayflower Congregational Church for sharing a beautiful space to celebrate beautiful music.

Keep an eye out on our website for upcoming events! There are some MetHD events as well as a trip to Detroit coming up this spring.

💻 Visit our Website: https://friendsoftheopera.org/
🎭 Become a Member: https://friendsoftheopera.org/membership
📆 Find an Event: https://friendsoftheopera.org/west-michigan-opera-events

04/20/2024

Ready for our cast party tonight after the final curtain of “La Bohème.” Join us at the opera center for food, beverages, and celebration.

02/01/2024

Leap year means a whole extra day to enjoy opera this month! How will you spend it?
Check out our West Michigan opera events calendar for ideas: https://friendsoftheopera.org/west-michigan-opera-events

01/29/2024

What a great Mozart’s Birthday Party recital today! Thanks to GVSU singers for the entertainment, FOTO members for making this possible, and the FOTO board for making it happen with food, decor, and helping hands.

12/05/2023

Read the latest edition of "Operaphoria" about "Florencia en el Amazonas" with insightful and entertaining commentary from Glen Peterson and Gil Davis.

Enjoy this publication of Operaphoria for the Metropolitan Broadcast of Florencia en el Amazonas, by Catan. Glen Peterson and Gil Davis provide insight..

11/28/2023

Sometimes opera appears in unexpected places - like when writers need an image for their “hitting a high note” reference about the stock market.