Press Room

Welcome to Kentucky Opera’s press room. Here you will find our latest news, press releases, and media resources.

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Press Releases

Kentucky Opera Announces This Little Light of Mine, First New Commission since 1988

Kentucky Announces Madama Butterfly

Kentucky Opera Announces New Board Leadership

Kentucky Opera Gets Out the Vote, Celebrates Voting Rights Legend Fannie Lou Hamer in October Concert, February Opera

Kentucky Opera Announces Season 2024/25 – bringing sweeping stories and groundbreaking theatre to Kentuckiana

Kentucky Opera to Receive $60,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

2023/24 Season Announcement

Kentucky Opera Names the Opera Center for Cultural Health

Kentucky Opera in the Media

OperaWire: Kentucky Opera to Present ‘Amplify Freedom Songs: Celebrating Fannie Lou Hamer’

For more than 70 years, Kentucky Opera has enriched the cultural and artistic landscape of the region. Designated the State Opera in 1982, Kentucky Opera is a producing company dedicated to sparking discovery, joy, and connection through the shared experience of music and theatre. We believe the power of the arts invites a more empathetic, compassionate, and just community