About

The Glimmerglass Festival is a professional non-profit summer opera company dedicated to producing new productions each season. Rob Ainsley was appointed Artistic & General Director in 2022, and the 2023 season will be his first with Glimmerglass. The company continues its tradition of four new fully staged productions, now including three operas and one work of American musical theater, performed with full orchestra, large cast and no sound amplification. These four productions are supplemented by special performances, cabarets, concerts, lectures and symposiums throughout the season. The company continues to attract an international audience to the scenic Cooperstown area, where the talent of singers, directors, designers and staff from around the world converges in the Alice Busch Opera Theater to produce world-class opera and music theater.

Mission Statement

Produce new, little-known and familiar operas and musical theater in innovative productions; Provide professional training and performance opportunities for emerging artists and interns; Engage important artists who inspire the highest standards of achievement; Inspire dialogue around meaningful issues of the day through song and story; Collaborate with regional organizations, schools and businesses to enhance life in Central New York.

PROGRAM BOOKS

Click here to view the 2023 Festival Program Book

Annual reports

Click to view the 2022 Annual Report

Click to view the 2021 Annual Report.

Click to view the 2020 Annual Report.

Land Acknowledgement

The Glimmerglass Festival would like to acknowledge the Mohawk and Oneida, members of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy), the original stewards of this land. We take this time to pay tribute to those who were forcibly removed from their homelands due to colonial and genocidal agendas, and those who continue to inhabit the land today. To learn more about how you can act in solidarity, visit www.nativegov.org today.
(Sources: www.nativegov.org; www.native-land.ca)

Resources to visit:

http://www.mohawknation.org/
https://www.oneida-nsn.gov/
https://www.mannahattafund.org/decolonization
https://www.skanonhcenter.org/academic-collaborative/
https://www.nativeartsandcultures.org/
http://amerinda.org/main/
https://www.redhawkcouncil.org/
https://www.indigenousdirection.com/

2024 Festival - Identity & Illusion

Immerse yourself in myth, mystery, and adventure this summer!

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