Tulsa Opera

Tulsa Opera's Filstrup Resident Artists are pumpkin-spicing up your favorite spots all month long! Here are a few places you can catch them in October:

📚 OPERA STORY TIME
Saturday, October 10 • 10:30–11:00 AM
Tulsa Botanic Garden
3900 Tulsa Botanic Dr., Tulsa, OK 74127
Tenor Sam Briggs and pianist Whitney Hollis lead songs and stories for budding bookworms and music fans.

🍻 ARIAS & ALES
Saturday, October 10 • 7:00–9:00 PM
Cabin Boys Brewery
1717 E 7th St., Tulsa, OK 74104
Raise a glass and enjoy favorite opera arias in a casual atmosphere with mezzo-soprano Maddie Breedlove, soprano Paige Dickey, baritone Mark Freudenheim, pianist Whitney Hollis, baritone Yongjae Lee, soprano Karlena Riggs, and soprano Stephanie Washington. Tulsa Opera Artistic Director Maestro Aaron Beck is at the piano.

🌿 ARIA YOGA
Tuesday, October 13 • 6:00–6:45 PM
River Parks at 17th & Riverside Drive
The final outdoor Aria Yoga of the season features a live mini-concert with soprano Paige Dickey, pianist Kisun Drosdoff, and baritone YongJae Lee.

🎶 TUESDAYS AT TRINITY CONCERT
Tuesday, October 20 • 12:05–12:35 PM
Trinity Episcopal Church
501 S Cincinnati Ave., Tulsa, OK 74103
Take a break from your day for a free lunchtime concert with mezzo-soprano Maddie Breedlove, tenor Sam Briggs, soprano Alexandra Lee Johnson, and soprano Margaret Stall. Enjoy excepts from Tulsa Opera's season, including COSI FAN TUTTE, THE TELEPHONE, and LITTLE WOMEN, plus a few surprises!

🎃 THE FILSTRUP RESIDENT ARTISTS AND TULSA YOUTH OPERA AT THE PHILBOO CELEBRATION
Sunday, October 25 • 10:00–10:45 AM
Philbrook Art Museum
2727 S Rockford Rd., Tulsa, OK 74114
Bring your little ghouls and goblins for a delightfully spooky morning of art, music, and Halloween fun with mezzo-soprano Maddie Breedlove, pianist Whitney Hollis, baritone Yongjae Lee, and soprano Stephanie Washington.

🍂🎶Pick your adventure and add some opera to your October! Find out more at tulsaopera.com.

Four sisters, one heart. ❤️

Sisters who bicker. Sisters who dream. Sisters who grow up, grow apart, and always find their way back to each other.

Mark Adamo’s LITTLE WOMEN brings Lousia May Alcott's beloved characters Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy March to life in a beautiful, funny, moving and lyrical opera about family, friendship, growing pains, and the people who know you best.

🍂 Make it a Thanksgiving weekend outing. Bring your sister, your best friend, your mom, your favorite cousin — anyone who feels like family — and spend an unforgettable evening with Tulsa Opera and the March sisters.

📅 Saturday, November 21 • 7:30 PM
📅 Sunday, November 22 • 7:30 PM
📍 Liddy Doenges Theatre | Tulsa Performing Arts Center
110 E. 2nd St., Tulsa

🎟️ Tickets: https://am.ticketmaster.com/tulsapac/buy?id=OTk5

🎬🌙 Opera and movie magic for a Friday night!

Join Filstrup Resident Artists Maddie Breedlove, Alexandra Lee Johnson, and Whitney Hollis this Friday at Philbrook Art Museum for a special pre-screening concert before LA LA LAND lights up the lawn. 🎶

📅 Friday, September 25
⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 Philbrook Art Museum
🏛️ 2727 S. Rockford Rd., Tulsa, OK 74114

Bring a blanket, enjoy some beautiful singing, and stay for one of the most charming movie musicals around. ✨

🎟️ General Admission Single Tickets:
$10 Member
$15 Adult
$10 Youth (ages 13-17)
$5 Youth (ages 12 & Under)
FREE Member Youth 17 & Under
PLUS some really fancy reserved seating options !
Get tickets and all the details at www.philbrook.org/events/films-on-the-lawn-la-la-land-35985

Philbrook Museum of Art

Hanging up on last weekend's sold-out LOVE ON HOLD and gearing up for LITTLE WOMEN, coming November 21 and 22! Don't miss out on tickets for this heart-warming modern musical gem. Find out more and reserve your tickets at https://tulsaopera.com/2026-27-season/little-women/

SNEAK PEEK!

LOVE ON HOLD opens (and closes!) this Saturday. September 19. Catch Filstrup Resident Artists Stephanie Washington in AT THE STATUE OF VENUS and Margaret Stall and Sam Briggs in THE TELEPHONE. These musical hot takes on modern romance hilariously explore the challenges of meeting a blind date and negotiating relationships around modern technology. It's a great night out, and you'll still have time for dinner or drinks!

🎭 LOVE ON HOLD
September 19 | 7:30 PM
Laven Sowell Opera Center
1610 S. Boulder Ave., Tulsa
🎟️ https://secure.tulsaopera.com/36630/36643
📞 918.582.3133
🚪Tickets available at the door while supplies last.
ℹ️https://tulsaopera.com/voices-after-dark/

Get your tickets today!

You don't want to hold on LOVE ON HOLD!

Our delightful double bill of Heggie's AT THE STATUE OF VENUS and Menotti's THE TELEPHONE is coming for one performance only, this Saturday, September 19, 7:30 PM, and it's selling out fast.

Featuring fan favorites and Filstrup Resident Artists Sam Briggs, Margaret Stall, and Stephanie Washington, this hilarious hot take on modern love makes for the perfect night out.

🎭 LOVE ON HOLD
September 19 | 7:30 PM
Laven Sowell Opera Center
1610 S. Boulder Ave., Tulsa

🎟️ https://secure.tulsaopera.com/36630/36643
📞 918.582.3133
🚪Tickets available at the door while supplies last.
ℹ️https://tulsaopera.com/voices-after-dark/

Get your tickets today!

The heat remains on as summer refuses to move on! So Aria Yoga is moving indoors today to the Laven Sowell Opera Center, 1610 S. Boulder Ave. Grab your mat and water bottle and join us for a FREE relaxing flow class set to beautiful opera tunes!

TODAY, Tuesday, September 15, 6:00-6:45 PM.
All ages and levels welcome!
Don't have a mat? We have a few to share. :)

PS ... we usually meet every Tuesday, 6:00-6:45 PM under the oaks at RiverParks in the grassy area near 17th and Riverside. Free parking is available in the lot north of Denver off Riverside Drive – look for the River Parks sign. Additional parking is available on the street or in the southern lot. We move indoors when the weather misbehaves. Come join us!

🎶 A FREE Concert for the Whole Family! 🎶

Take a midday musical break with Tulsa Opera’s Filstrup Resident Artists Sam Briggs, Paige Dickey, and Alexandra Lee Johnson!

Join us for a delightful, FREE concert designed to engage adults and school-aged children alike. Enjoy beautiful arias, lively ensembles, and Broadway favorites from LA BOHÈME, RIGOLETTO, DIE FLEDERMAUS, INTO THE WOODS, MY FAIR LADY, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, and more!

📅 Thursday, September 17
⏰ 12:15–12:45 PM
📍 University United Methodist Church
2915 E. 5th Street, Tulsa, OK 74104

Bring the family and enjoy a little opera and Broadway magic in the middle of your day! ✨

🎶 Catching up with Kate Morton!

Mezzo-soprano Kate Morton, a member of the Cherokee Nation from Tahlequah and a Tulsa Youth Opera alumna, is bringing her Oklahoma roots to some remarkable stages. A 2025–26 winner of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition - Tulsa District Encouragement Award, Kate’s busy fall calendar features opera, classical Indigenous music, and new works.

Over the summer, she performed Ado Annie in OKLAHOMA with The Glimmerglass Festival.

This fall, she will:

🎭 Make her Perelman Performing Arts Center debut in A SOUNDTRACK OF A NATION, co-presented by The Atlantic and The Juilliard School.

🎼 Premiere ’s one-act operas TRIALS AND TEARS and SACAJAWEA: WOMAN OF MANY NAMES with The Cooper Union.

🌾 Join Opera Montana's Wheels of Harmony tour, sharing Indigenous music and culture—including opera!—with rural Montanans and tribal schools.

And in 2027, she will make her Houston Grand Opera debut as Ellie May Chipley in SHOWBOAT.

From Tahlequah to the national stage, Kate is bringing her artistry, heritage, and extraordinary talent to audiences far and wide. We can’t wait to see what comes next! Follow her journey and discover where you can hear this remarkable young artist next at www.kateraquelmorton.com ✨

Come work with Tulsa Opera! 🎭

We’re looking for a dynamic, highly organized Education Manager to help bring opera to students, teachers, young artists, families, and communities across Tulsa.

This full-time position plays a key role in planning and supporting Tulsa Opera’s education programs while also providing administrative support for selected artistic programs. You’ll collaborate with artists, educators, volunteers, community partners, and colleagues across the company to create meaningful education, engagement, and artistic experiences.

What you’ll find:
• Full-time, exempt position reporting to the Artistic Director
• Salary: $45,000–$50,000, commensurate with experience
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with match
• Short- and long-term disability and life insurance
• Flexible work schedule, including occasional telework with supervisor approval
• Some evenings and weekends required for performances and events

If you’re organized, collaborative, creative, and excited about connecting people with opera, we’d love to hear from you.

📩 To apply, submit a cover letter, resume, and three references to [email protected].

Applications will be reviewed immediately, with initial interviews beginning as soon as possible.

See the full job description and application details: https://tulsaopera.com/about-us/jobs/