Now in its 54th season, Opera in the Ozarks began as Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, founded in 1950 by Dr. Henry Hobart from Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma.
Today, Opera in the Ozarks offers productions of some of the world's most beloved operas, which are performed during our four-week summer opera festival.
The festival provides career preparation for talented, serious young artists who come from across the country to participate in what is recognized as one of the top ten summer opera festivals worldwide.
The company is chosen by audition. The young artists sing all roles. Each set of principals is double cast and all other roles are performed by The Studio Singers.
All operas are fully produced and supported by a professional orchestra. The artists gain invaluable experience performing with a professional orchestra, a feature not provided by most musical centers in the country.
Three major operas are produced each season, with two sung in English and one in original language.
The summer 2004 season will feature Bizet’s Carmen, Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld and for its American premiere, the Finnish composer Rautavaara’s House of the Sun.
Along with producing major operas each season, Opera in the Ozarks also produces an opera which is suitable for children. The 2004’s children’s opera will be Cinderella, adapted from Massenet’s La Cendrillon (in English).
Performances take place on a sheltered outdoor stage with a seating capacity of 300. The Theater and the Fine Arts Colony are located six miles west of Eureka Springs, Arkansas on highway 62.
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