Artistic Director Yuval Sharon talks with composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek before the premiere of Breaking the Waves in Detroit on April 6, 2024 ..read more

Director of External Affairs, Arthur White talks with Breaking the Waves composer Missy Mazzoli and Associate Artistic Director Christine Goerke ..read more

Yuval Sharon, Detroit Opera's Gary L. Wasserman Artistic Director, talks with Director of External Affairs Arthur White about John Cage's experience with silence, and producing Europeras and chance operations ..read more

Before the premiere of Detroit Opera's Europeras 3 & 4, Arthur White talks with Detroit Bureau of Sound artist and cactus virtuoso Zac Bru, who explains compositional use of silence in music; and marks the 49th Anniversary of the World Premiere of John Cage's Child of Tree by performing is live on amplified cactus. The piece premiere right across the street in 1975 at Detroit's Music Hall ..read more

“Ok, if we were to say ‘no traditional production’, what would you do?” Stage director Matthew Ozawa talks with Detroit Opera Gary L. Wasserman Artistic Director Yuval Sharon about his concept behind his production of Madame Butterfly, before the final performance at the Detroit Opera House. Hosted by Director of External Affairs Arthur White ..read more

Before the second performance of our new production of Madame Butterfly, Director of External Affairs, Arthur White talked with the President of Verdi Opera Theater of Michigan John Zaretti about the origins of the opera’s creation, and Japanese-born conductor Kensho Watanabe about his history with the opera ..read more

Before the premiere of our new production of Madame Butterfly, Director of External Affairs, Arthur White talked with Head of Music Nathalie Doucet and Lighting Designer Yuki Nakase Link about producing a work through a different lens and the challenges for women in the performing arts industry ..read more

Host Arthur White chats with Christine Goerke about Detroit Opera's new production of Madame Butterfly, featuring an interview with stage director Matthew Ozawa ..read more

Tony Award winning Karen Ziemba is our special guest ..read more

OperaHERE - Don Giovani with guest Nicole Cabell by Detroit Opera ..read more