Upcoming Events
WGO at the Stables
An Unforgettable Afternoon at Haras de Vess Stable
🐎 Live Dressage Performances — Watch the grace and precision of world-class dressage horses at Haras de Vess.
🎼 Live Opera Singers - Stephanie Shelden, Ashley Ruckman, Brendan Boyle, and Peter Volpe
🍰 Traditional High Tea Service — Elegant English High Tea, served on vintage china with delicate pastries, scones, and fine teas.
🎩 Derby-Inspired Hat Contest — Dress to impress! Prizes awarded for most elegant and creative hats.
Brahms Requiem
A masterpiece of comfort and compassion, Brahms’ German Requiem speaks not to mourning, but to the living. This deeply human work offers hope, healing, and reflection—a powerful opening to a season of meaning and memory.
September 27th - 7:00 pm at Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Admission is free
West Side Story in Concert
A landmark of American classic musical theater, West Side Story comes to Wichita in a concert version. Bernstein’s soaring score and Sondheim’s vivid lyrics shine as WGO’s orchestra, dancers, and vocalists bring new focus to this timeless story of love, division, and resilience in 1950s New York.
Century II Concert Hall November 1st and 2nd
Tickets available soon
Puccini: La Fanciulla del West
Set against the rugged backdrop of the 1850 California Gold Rush, Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West is a sweeping tale of love, justice, and second chances on the American frontier. At its heart is Minnie, a fiercely independent saloon owner whose compassion and courage challenge an entire mining camp. With some of Puccini’s most cinematic and richly orchestrated music, this rarely performed gem blends Italian lyricism with the grit and grandeur of the Old West.
Century II Concert Hall April 18-19
Tickets coming soon
1776
As part of Riverfest and in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, Wichita Grand Opera presents the Tony Award-winning musical 1776. This powerful production tells the story of the Continental Congress and the fierce debates behind the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
With wit, urgency, and unforgettable music, 1776 brings to life the Founding Fathers as real individuals striving to form a new nation. At the center is John Adams, fighting to unify a fractured Congress and push a nation toward freedom.
Presented in the Mary Jane Teall Theater, this special performance invites us to reflect on the ideals and individuals that built America.
May 30th and 31st
A Riverfest button is required to attend this performance.
Tickets sold separately.
Tickets on sale soon.
La Cenerentola
La Cenerentola, or “The Triumph of Goodness” tells the classic tale of Cinderella seen through the sunny Italian lens of the great comedic genius, Giachino Rossini.
"La Cenerentola" is an enchanting operatic twist on the beloved Cinderella tale, filled with humor, romance, and beautiful music. In this version, Prince Ramiro disguises himself as a servant to find a bride based on character rather than appearance, while his valet, Dandini, poses as the Prince. The kind-hearted Cenerentola (Cinderella) captures the true Prince's heart, not with a glass slipper, but with a pair of matching bracelets. In this version, the two stepsisters are as ugly and conniving as ever, but instead of a stepmother, the sisters are overseen by a buffoonish and nasty stepfather. Furthermore, the role of the fairy godmother is filled with a kindly and gentle “Godfather.”
This opera showcases Rossini's hilarious comedic timing and brilliant melodies, as the characters navigate mistaken identities, family tensions, and the search for true love. With its themes of forgiveness triumphing over cruelty and inner beauty outshining superficial charm, "La Cenerentola" offers a delightful evening of entertainment that will appeal to seasoned opera lovers and newcomers alike. Don't miss this magical production that proves dreams really do come true!
Learn more about the cast
Century II Concert Hall
May 17th - 7:00 PM
May 18th - 3:00 PM
🖌️: "Moonlit Castle" used with permission by Rodel Gonzales
Opera is for a lifetime, not just a minute.
Kiri Te Kanawa
Opera is for a lifetime, not just a minute.
Kiri Te Kanawa
Past performances
La Cenerentola
La Cenerentola, or “The Triumph of Goodness” tells the classic tale of Cinderella seen through the sunny Italian lens of the great comedic genius, Giachino Rossini.
"La Cenerentola" is an enchanting operatic twist on the beloved Cinderella tale, filled with humor, romance, and beautiful music. In this version, Prince Ramiro disguises himself as a servant to find a bride based on character rather than appearance, while his valet, Dandini, poses as the Prince. The kind-hearted Cenerentola (Cinderella) captures the true Prince's heart, not with a glass slipper, but with a pair of matching bracelets. In this version, the two stepsisters are as ugly and conniving as ever, but instead of a stepmother, the sisters are overseen by a buffoonish and nasty stepfather. Furthermore, the role of the fairy godmother is filled with a kindly and gentle “Godfather.”
This opera showcases Rossini's hilarious comedic timing and brilliant melodies, as the characters navigate mistaken identities, family tensions, and the search for true love. With its themes of forgiveness triumphing over cruelty and inner beauty outshining superficial charm, "La Cenerentola" offers a delightful evening of entertainment that will appeal to seasoned opera lovers and newcomers alike. Don't miss this magical production that proves dreams really do come true!
Learn more about the cast!
La Cenerentola Cast
Hansel and Gretel
In this enchanting operatic adaptation of the classic fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel are two hungry children living in poverty with their broom-maker father and mother. Sent into the woods to gather strawberries, they become lost as night falls. Protected by angels as they sleep, they awaken to discover a magical house made entirely of sweets – a child's dream come true, or so it seems.
But this sugary paradise hides a dark secret: a wicked Witch who lures children into her gingerbread house to capture and eat them. Using their wits and courage, Hansel and Gretel must outsmart the Witch to save themselves and free other children from her evil spell. This timeless tale of bravery, loyalty, faith, and the triumph of good over evil is brought to life with beautiful music and captivating performances. Join us for an unforgettable journey into a world where the power of love and courage, full of life lessons for children and adults alike, overcomes the direst of perils.
Rusalka
Rusalka, a lovely water nymph, falls in love with a human Prince and seeks help from the witch, Ježibaba, to become human in order to win his love. Ježibaba grants her wish but warns that if Rusalka fails to win the Prince's love, she'll be cursed and the Prince forever damned. As a part of the pact, Rusalka loses her voice in the transformation. The Prince, captivated by the beautiful but silent Rusalka, takes her to his castle. However, he soon becomes frustrated by her silence and is drawn to a Foreign Princess. At a ball, Rusalka watches, heartbroken, as the Prince dances with the Foreign Princess, ultimately rejecting Rusalka when she tries to embrace him.
Devastated, Rusalka returns to the lake. Ježibaba offers her a knife to kill the Prince and save herself, but Rusalka refuses. The remorseful Prince, realizing his love for Rusalka, seeks her at the lake, where she warns him that her kiss would now be deadly. Accepting his fate, he pleads for her kiss and dies, blissful, in her arms. The tale concludes with Rusalka asking for God's mercy on the Prince's soul as she sinks back into the lake.
Candide
April 2024
Inspired by Voltaire's eponymous novella, the story follows the adventures of the innocent Candide on a quest for meaning and happiness in a world ravaged by absurdity and chaos.
La Bohème
November 2023
Inspired by Henry Murger’s novel Scenes de la vie de Bohème, four struggling bohemians – a poet, a painter, a musician and a philosopher are living together in Paris, when one freezing Christmas Eve their lives are changed forever.
Caroline Campbell
September 2023
The illustrious "Violinist to the Stars," Caroline Campbell, returns for another extraordinary concert experience!
Hansel and Gretel
In this enchanting operatic adaptation of the classic fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel are two hungry children living in poverty with their broom-maker father and mother. Sent into the woods to gather strawberries, they become lost as night falls. Protected by angels as they sleep, they awaken to discover a magical house made entirely of sweets – a child's dream come true, or so it seems.
But this sugary paradise hides a dark secret: a wicked Witch who lures children into her gingerbread house to capture and eat them. Using their wits and courage, Hansel and Gretel must outsmart the Witch to save themselves and free other children from her evil spell. This timeless tale of bravery, loyalty, faith, and the triumph of good over evil is brought to life with beautiful music and captivating performances. Join us for an unforgettable journey into a world where the power of love and courage, full of life lessons for children and adults alike, overcomes the direst of perils.
Rusalka
Rusalka, a lovely water nymph, falls in love with a human Prince and seeks help from the witch, Ježibaba, to become human in order to win his love. Ježibaba grants her wish but warns that if Rusalka fails to win the Prince's love, she'll be cursed and the Prince forever damned. As a part of the pact, Rusalka loses her voice in the transformation. The Prince, captivated by the beautiful but silent Rusalka, takes her to his castle. However, he soon becomes frustrated by her silence and is drawn to a Foreign Princess. At a ball, Rusalka watches, heartbroken, as the Prince dances with the Foreign Princess, ultimately rejecting Rusalka when she tries to embrace him.
Devastated, Rusalka returns to the lake. Ježibaba offers her a knife to kill the Prince and save herself, but Rusalka refuses. The remorseful Prince, realizing his love for Rusalka, seeks her at the lake, where she warns him that her kiss would now be deadly. Accepting his fate, he pleads for her kiss and dies, blissful, in her arms. The tale concludes with Rusalka asking for God's mercy on the Prince's soul as she sinks back into the lake.
Candide
April 2024
Inspired by Voltaire's eponymous novella, the story follows the adventures of the innocent Candide on a quest for meaning and happiness in a world ravaged by absurdity and chaos.
La Bohème
November 2023
Inspired by Henry Murger’s novel Scenes de la vie de Bohème, four struggling bohemians – a poet, a painter, a musician and a philosopher are living together in Paris, when one freezing Christmas Eve their lives are changed forever.
Caroline Campbell
September 2023
The illustrious "Violinist to the Stars," Caroline Campbell, returns for another extraordinary concert experience!
“Everybody is always in the middle of their own opera”
Greta Gerwig
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“Opera is where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings.”
Robert Benchley
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“To sing opera, one needs two things: the voice and the passion – and above all, the passion.”
Andrea Bocelli
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“Be a voice, not an echo.”
Albert Einstein
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