Opening Reception

March 6 at 6:00 p.m. · Opera Guild Home

Kick off our second annual Opera Festival with food, drinks, music, and dancing at our historic Garden District home.

The Pilgrimage

March 7 at 2:00 p.m. · Garden District

Follow a second line–style concert through four historic Garden District homes. Presented by the Women’s Guild, this moving concert features some of New Orleans’ finest emerging opera artists, with a performance at each stop.

La Tragédie de Carmen

Choose one performance · New Orleans Jazz Market

• March 10 at 7:30 p.m.

• March 12 at 7:30 p.m.

• March 14 at 2:30 p.m. (matinee)

Experience Bizet’s music up close in Peter Brook’s 88-minute reimagining of Carmen. The Jazz Market’s cabaret setting brings you close to the action, with VIP table service just offstage.

Voices of Faith

March 19 at 7:30 p.m. · St. Louis Cathedral

Hear opera singers and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra fill St. Louis Cathedral with music that explores the connection between opera and faith. The one-night concert features the beloved “Evening Prayer” from Hansel and Gretel alongside other spiritual selections.

Opera, Behind the Curtain

March 20 at 10:00 a.m. · H. Lloyd Hawkins Scenic Studio

Step inside the scenic studio where New Orleans artists build sets and create costumes for stages across North America. See the sets up close, meet the people who make them, and learn how an opera comes together before the curtain rises.