On Sunday, December 7th, Detroit Opera will inaugurate their 25/26 season with the premiere of Highways and Valleys: Two American Love Stories. This production brings two one-act operas into a conversation that explores life on the margins of mid-century America. Highway 1 USA, written in 1941 by the “dean of African American composers” William Grant Still, and Down in the Valley written in 1945 by German-American Jewish immigrant Kurt Weill, use the medium of the love story as a vehicle to showcase the lifestyles and aesthetics of Americana within the world of mainstream opera.
Ashley Cook
December 2, 2025
theater - detroit city
This month is the first run of Lavender Morin's first original production titled, "People You Do Drugs With." Read about this sold-out show...
Sage Sherlock
August 13, 2025
theater - detroit city
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What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to love? Can robots feel the way humans feel? Will machines and artificial intelligence surpass us? At Detroit Opera, on April 5th, 11th, and 13th, 2025, Yuval Sharon’s unconventional re-imagining of Così fan tutte explored answers to these questions and delighted audiences in the process...
Roopa Chauhan
May 19, 2025
theater - detroit city
Powerful emotional and musical undercurrents will draw audiences into this 21st century American opera by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek. The production originated with director Tom Morris in Edinburgh in 2019. The 2024 version is an international co-production of Opera Ventures, Scottish Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Adelaide Festival, and Théatre National de l’Opéra Comique. Diana Wyenn directs this revival, which opened on Saturday, April 6th at the Detroit Opera House...
Roopa Chauhan
April 12, 2024
theater - detroit city
Yuval Sharon directed the Detroit Opera’s production of John Cage’s avant-garde musical concept, Europera’s 3 & 4, which took place on March 8-10, 2024 at the iconic Gem Theater...
Roopa Chauhan
March 28, 2024
theater - detroit city
The Detroit Opera House opened its season on October 7, 2023 with an original co-production of Giacomo Puccini’s Madame Butterfly bringing fresh voices and viewpoints to a timeless classic...
Roopa Chauhan
October 30, 2023
theater - detroit city
August 11 marked the world premiere of ‘round midnight // i got it bad (and that ain’t good) by Detroit-based playwright and poet will street. The production is a semi-autobiographical semi-love-story told eagerly by the main character and narrator whose name is Elijah Eddleman...
Ashley Cook
August 23, 2023
theater - detroit city
Last week Runner Magazine published the play Is It Morning Yet? by will street. In this interview, he discusses his play, past works and influences throughout time...
Interview by Ashley Cook
February 13, 2023
theater, literature - detroit city
The play begins with the title track for the show, James Fauntleroy’s "Is it Morning Yet.” The lights come to a slow rise at the end of the song. The commotion of the market begins. QUINTERIUS enters with the first wave of people dressed in his uniform for the day–a lazily put together Santa Clause costume–beard and all...
a play by will street
February 6, 2023
theater, literature - detroit city
Planet Ant Theatre is a true survivor and no stranger to the many obstacles that face a non-profit community of creatives striving toward a common goal. After more than 25 years in operation, the Ant boasts the longest running improv comedy show in the Detroit area...
Matthew Copeland
November 8, 2021
theater, culture - detroit city