Our Mission is to create and nourish a greater appreciation of the classical vocal arts and to educate through professional performances and community outreach programs.
To develop an opera company serving the Fox Valley area generally, and Elgin specifically, with professionally produced full operas and opera concerts with piano, chamber ensemble or orchestra, along with community outreach and education programs to inspire new opera lovers and provide a variety of satisfying experiences for all. Elgin OPERA currently provides three to four productions per year in a combination of the above programming formats, keeping them as engaging and accessible as possible for the uninitiated, as well as seasoned opera audiences. Opera tells stories and expresses the full range of human emotion and experience by combining all the high arts: literature, dance, theater, visual arts, and of course, vocal and instrumental music, and crystallizes them into a powerfully moving and engaging experience.
Elgin Opera is currently an Artist in Residence at the Elgin Academy, and regularly performs on their campus and throughout the greater Elgin and Fox Valley area
