Milwaukee Opera Theatre

We had a blast at last weekend's Voice Lab! October's is coming up FRIGHTENINGLY fast! Join us Monday, October 12 from 7-9pm at the Florentine Opera Center in Riverwest 926 E Burleigh St, Milwaukee, WI 53212.) Bring your spookiest song, or perhaps the song you're most scared to sing! To sign up for a singing slot, email our Company Manager Danielle Gedemer at [email protected]. We'll take the first 10 singers who reach out.

For first time attendees - Voice lab is nothing to be scared of! All are welcome to come as they are and share their art in a safe, welcoming setting. You're also welcome to join as an audience member if you're not feeling ready to sing yet! To learn more about Voice Lab, head to milwaukeeoperatheatre.org/voice-lab

One singer spot left for Voice Lab this Sunday, 7-9pm at Be Spectacled! If you’d like to sing for us, email our Company Manager, Danielle Gedemer, at [email protected].

Learn more about Monica West, the amazing playwright, performer, and mother behind Nina | Violetta in her Milwaukee Magazine interview with Kelsey Lawler!

Q&A: Monica West’s New Play Pits Dreams vs Reality This Marquette grad and Broadway performer, talks on how balancing motherhood and her career, inspired her new play Nina/Violetta.

House is open for our third performance of Nina | Violetta! There are still tickets available for today and tomorrow, both at the door and at milwaukeeoperatheatre.org/buy-tickets

See you there!

Congrats to the folks at Brew City Opera on their opening night of Pagliacci! Make sure to check it out and support our Milwaukee artist community!

Hoping to get your very, VERY exclusive Nina | Violetta sticker this weekend? Bring your season summary bookmark along to the show to fill in your first sticker of the season! We’ll have some extras at check-in as well.

Still need to get your tickets? Head to milwaukeeoperatheatre.org/buy-tickets!

It’s opening night for Nina | Violetta! Come be a part of the development of this exciting new piece blending a contemporary tale of motherhood with the music of Verdi’s classic, La Traviata.

We’ll see you at the Florentine Opera Center in Riverwest at 7:30pm! Tickets are still available and can be bought at the link below-

Buy Tickets — Milwaukee Opera Theatre Creating dynamic singer-centered art by exploring the beauty of the human voice, sparking the imagination of both audiences and artists, and transforming the bountiful landscape of classic and contemporary lyric theatre.

Meet the divas of Nina | Violetta! Today we are featuring Erin Ortman, who is directing the show!

Erin Ortman is a theatre director, educator, and collaborator who believes that great theatre has the power to transform the way audiences see themselves, one another, and the world around them. Selected directing credits include work with Prospect Theater Company, Rip Torn at The Tank, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture. In addition to her directing work, Erin currently serves on the acting faculty at Northwestern University. erinortman.com

Voice Lab is BACK! Join us Sunday, September 27 from 7-9pm at Be Spectacled in Wauwatosa for our first Lab of the season. BONUS - collect an exclusive Voice Lab sticker when you attend!

To sign up to sing, email Company Manager Danielle Gedemer at [email protected]. We'll take the first ten singers who sign up! If you don't want to sing, you're welcome to attend, give feedback, or just come to spend time with some awesome fellow singers!

Meet the divas of Nina | Violetta! Today we are featuring Sheela Ramesh, the composer/arranger/music director of this new piece!

Sheela Ramesh is a music director/pianist/composer/arranger with a mission to use art as a force for good. Since moving to NYC in 2021, Sheela has worked on Broadway, Off-Broadway, on National Tours, and in Regional Theater. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in vocal performance from Carnegie Mellon and the Royal College of Music, where she studied as a Marshall Scholar. sheelarameshmusic.com

Nina | Violetta opens this Thursday! Buy your tickets today at milwaukeeoperatheatre.org/buy-tickets, or forever be haunted by regret! 👻