Cast

All is Calm is one act, approximately 75 minutes, with no intermission. 

All is Calm is at the Opera Center for Cultural Health at 708 Magazine St., we’re between 7^th & 8^th St. downtown.

Free parking is available at the Jefferson Community and Technical College parking lot located at 8th and Magazine Street. 

Street parking is also available or valet, whichever you prefer. 

• You pay a meter during the day if you’re coming to a matinee, but free after 6 pm.
• OR, valet parking is available for $12 in advance when you purchase tickets, or for $15 in person.

This musical is sung in English and it’s a cappella. Chances are you’ll recognize quite a bit of the music. 

Yes, no instruments, everything is sung without musical accompaniment. 

While the setting of this show is in the midst of the war, this is a family-friendly production intended to celebrate the holidays. All is Calm is based on true events-the actual spontaneous ceasefire Christmas 1914. It is written from letters to loved ones, diaries, news reports and other historical data. Unity & our common humanity, plus the remarkable singing, is what this is all about.  

We acknowledge that war and violence take a toll on the human mind and spirit in profound and unique ways for each individual. This musical doesn’t have overt violence, weapons, or scenes of warfare, but it does deliver a story that represents, through the words of WWI veterans, the emotional heaviness these men carried and the joy they felt to have a brief moment in the midst of war to celebrate shared humanity — and even joy — with “the enemy.”

We’d recommend 7 or 8 or above, bearing in mind this is 75 minutes with no intermission.  

There are no weapons or violent content. This is a story of peace in the middle of war.  

There is no dress code at Kentucky Opera. If you wish to dress up, feel free, but many attend dressed casually in jeans or anywhere in between. Whatever is comfortable for you.

Our building is ADA accessible. If you need any accommodation or assistance (wheelchair seating, walker assistance, wider seating accommodation, etc.) please let us know, and we will have it reserved for you.

No, this is different, but it is based on the same historical events. 

Also, fun fact, if you saw that opera in Lexington, the person who wrote the words for that (its “librettist”) is Mark Campbell, and we’re doing another opera with lyrics by Mark Campbell and Kim Reed in April 2024. It’s called As One.

The Opera Center is our new space that houses staff, the box office, rehearsal space and is the second stage for our productions, in addition to the Brown Theatre. The Opera Center offers a little more casual, maybe off-beat environment and more progressive shows than we produce for our more “traditional” performances at the Brown Theatre.