04/19/2026
The wait is over.
Crane Opera Ensemble’s 2026–2027 season has arrived.
This fall, we present Zach Redler’s “The Falling and the Rising”.
A gripping contemporary opera of sacrifice, memory, and healing. After an explosion in Afghanistan leaves a young soldier suspended between life and death, she journeys through memory, trauma, and the voices of those who love her.
Blending lyric intensity with emotional immediacy, the opera explores service, loss, resilience, and the long path toward recovery. Powerful, haunting, and deeply human, it is a work that speaks to our own moment with unusual force.
November 13–15, 2026
In Spring 2027, we present Händel’s “Semele”.
A dazzling and dangerous tale of ambition, seduction, and ruin.
Drawn into the world of the gods, Semele longs not only for love, but for power, glory, and immortality itself.
What begins as desire quickly becomes obsession, as vanity and divine jealousy set catastrophe into motion.
Sensual, theatrical, and glittering with some of Händel’s most brilliant music, Semele is both intoxicating entertainment and sharp moral drama.
April 16–18, 2027
Two unforgettable women. Two extraordinary journeys. One powerful season.
Audition information to come.
