North Carolina Opera

08/31/2026

A beloved member of the NC Opera family needs our support. ❤️

Denise Schumaker has been part of North Carolina Opera since our very beginning, helping bring countless productions to life through her extraordinary work with our costumes. Her artistry and talent have touched stages across the Triangle, making her a treasured member of the local arts community.

Denise is now facing a devastating cancer diagnosis. We hope the NC Opera community will join us in surrounding her with the same care and generosity she has given to our stages and artists for so many years.

If you are able, please consider supporting Denise and her family or sharing her story.

Less than a year after losing our mother to stage 4 cancer, our family is facing another devasta… Jaime Morris needs your support for Help Denise Fight Cancer

07/18/2026

📣 Don’t forget to submit your audition materials by this evening for a time slot! Space may be available for us to hear women on this date as well, so please feel free to send us an email and we will respond by 7/21. We can’t wait to hear you!

🎶 Sing with North Carolina Opera! 🎶

We're holding chorus auditions for our upcoming productions of CARMEN, TURANDOT, and ORFEO & EURIDICE.

📅 Saturday, July 25
🕙 10:00AM to 2:00PM
📍 Meredith College

A pianist will be provided, and there is no fee to audition.

To request an audition time, email [email protected] by July 18 with your contact information, your audition selection(s), and any relevant materials such as a résumé, headshot, or performance links. Audition time slots will be assigned by July 21.

We'd love to hear you!

07/14/2026

🎟️✨ Presale starts NOW!

Be the first to grab tickets to CARMEN, TURANDOT, and ORFEO & EURIDICE in Concert before the general public.

Use Offer Code ENCORE to unlock early access! 🔓

🎶 Grab your tickets today at the link in the comments.

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07/10/2026

North Carolina Opera is pleased to welcome two outstanding new members to our Board of Directors for the 2026-27 season.

🌟 Please join us in welcoming Brooke Huckabee, Head of Global Revenue Enablement at SAS, and Henry R Baker, Commercial Construction Estimator at 35 North. Their professional expertise, passion for the arts, and commitment to our community will help strengthen North Carolina Opera as we continue to inspire audiences across the state.

We also extend our heartfelt gratitude to our departing board members, Dr. Shohreh Taavoni and Bill Rustin, for their years of dedicated service. We are especially grateful to Bill for his leadership as Board Chair during the 2018-19 season. Their guidance and support have made a lasting impact on our organization.

👏 Welcome, Brooke and Henry, and thank you, Shohreh and Bill!

07/07/2026

🎶 Sing with North Carolina Opera! 🎶

We're holding chorus auditions for our upcoming productions of CARMEN, TURANDOT, and ORFEO & EURIDICE.

📅 Saturday, July 25
🕙 10:00AM to 2:00PM
📍 Meredith College

A pianist will be provided, and there is no fee to audition.

To request an audition time, email [email protected] by July 18 with your contact information, your audition selection(s), and any relevant materials such as a résumé, headshot, or performance links. Audition time slots will be assigned by July 21.

We'd love to hear you!

05/20/2026

Keeping opera relevant and profitable isn't easy. In Raleigh, North Carolina Opera just put on the best-selling show in company history.

05/15/2026

Before he debuts at North Carolina Opera next season, get to know rising Colombian baritone Laureano Quant in this feature from OPERA America.

A graduate of Yale University and Manhattan School of Music, and recent member of Lyric Opera of Chicago's Ryan Opera Center, Quant has drawn attention for performances described as “robust and full of swagger.”

This October he brings that charisma and star quality to Raleigh in one of opera’s most iconic roles: the magnetic bullfighter Escamillo in Bizet’s CARMEN.

Read more 👇

Baritone Laureano Quant is an “electrifying performer.”

05/13/2026

Fresh off her critically acclaimed debut as Cio-Cio-San in North Carolina Opera’s record-breaking production of MADAMA BUTTERFLY, soprano Caitlin Gotimer is making international headlines ahead of her UK debut as Tosca at Glyndebourne. In a new Q&A with musicOMH, she reflects on Puccini, the growing excitement around opera, and her recent experience in Raleigh, where she notes that “Opera is going through a bit of a cultural renaissance.”

Caitlin returns to NC Opera next season for another exciting role debut as Liù in the company premiere of TURANDOT.

Read the full interview below 👇

The American soprano talks about her UK debut in a role she loves, ahead of Glyndebourne's first-ever staging of Puccini's iconic opera

05/05/2026

Thanks for sharing our 2026/2027 season announcement, Operawire! 🤩

From sweeping spectacle to intimate storytelling, every performance next season is created to be experienced live, in the room, together. And we can’t wait to welcome you!

🌟 Subscriptions available now starting at just $123. Learn more and choose your seats at ncopera.org.

North Carolina Opera has announced its 2026-27 season.

04/29/2026

ICYMI: Our 2026–2027 season is here!

From CARMEN to the company premiere of TURANDOT and ORFEO & EURIDICE in concert, it’s a season built for you to experience live and in person.

Take a look at the full announcement from BroadwayWorld below 👇

North Carolina Opera revealed its 2026–2027 season, featuring Bizet's Carmen, Puccini's Turandot, and the company premiere of Gluck's Orfeo & Euridice in concert at the Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh.