Damiano Michieletto has been prominent on European stages for two decades, known for contemporary reconsiderations that at times cause controversy.

The violins, violas and cellos played by the Orchestra of the Sea in its debut performance at Milan’s famed Teatro alla Scala carry with them tales of desperation and redemption.

Madame Butterfly runs October 7, 13 and 15 at the Detroit Opera House.

Events for weekend of November 11-13

The hit Broadway musical is finally making its way to the Fisher Theatre.

How green screen and gaming technology are bringing Wagner’s Die Walkürie to the modern age.

Their voices are recognized around the globe for their pristine harmonies and velvety sounds. They’ve worked alongside Quincy Jones and toured with Barbara Streisand. Now, Il Volo is coming to Detroit.

From Lincoln Center Theater that brought you The King & I and South Pacific, comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time”

From the return of Detroit Opera to Clawson Restaurant Week, there’s plenty to do for the first weekend of April.

The Detroit Opera’s artistic director takes Puccini’s classic and presents it in reverse.

It’s a winter warm-up with a packed weekend of exciting shows, concerts and festivals.

There is another exciting first for the Michigan Opera Theatre.

Kisma Jordan gets her inspiration from so many places. As a trained operatic singer, she’s figured out a way to create a sound of her own by taking what seems to be two opposites and putting them together into a piece of musical art.

DETROIT – When one thinks of the opera, images of a parking garage are unlikely to come to mind, but some unexpected creativity during the pandemic allowed people to experience the opera from their vehicle. This proves it: When you can’t pack people into a theater, you find another way to perform. Michigan Opera Theatre opened its season in late December this way. Each act performed on a different level of the opera house garage. Watch nextREAD: Michigan Opera Theatre names Yuval Sharon new artistic director

DETROIT – The coronavirus pandemic has led to unexpected creativity. Did you ever think you’d see an opera staged in a parking garage? The Michigan Opera Theatre opened its season as a drive-thru experience. It was a first for Detroit and proof that creative minds can’t be stopped -- not even for a pandemic. READ: Michigan Opera Theatre welcomes new artistic director Yuval SharonWatch the video above for the full report

DETROIT Fans of Detroits historic Michigan Opera Theatre are welcoming a new artistic director. Just building the Opera House and the Michigan Opera Theatre Company was a risk, but it paid off for Detroit. READ: Michigan Opera Theatre names Yuval Sharon new artistic directorHis passing is a wound that may never heal for everyone who loves and respects music, theatre and arts, but Wednesday is a big step in soothing that hurt with the announcement of a new, young, vibrant and ridiculously creative artistic director. Yuval Sharon is an international presence in theatre, known as a visionary and a rock star in opera and theatre circles. Now, hes calling Detroit, specifically the Detroit Opera House, home.