It's not to late to contribute in 2011!

Please remember New Orleans Opera as you make your final charitable gifts for tax year 2011.
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Arts Chat!

Listen to Todd's behind-the-scenes interview with three members of the A Masked Ball cast.
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Paul Groves is the most famous local singer you've never heard of

Learn more about Paul Groves (Riccardo in A Masked Ball) in this wonderful interview by Chris Waddington of the Times Picayune.
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Opera News & Press

New Orleans Opera Association preparing for 69th season

Read an article about the 2010/2011 season from the Times Picayune.

New Orleans Opera Association preparing for 69th season

September 2, 2010

Chris Waddington

Does opera belong on the same list as parade floats, throws, costumes, fancy dress balls and marching bands? It does in New Orleans, where the traditions of Carnival and opera date back centuries, sustained by the same, unique set of cultural assumptions.