In a singular moment during the “war to end all wars,” peace broke out on Christmas Eve. Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Silent Night brings to life the brief, legendary truce during World War I.

Beloved American baritone Thomas Hampson opens the American Songbook to explore the influential people and monumental events that helped create and define “the land of the free.” 

With the Emmy Award-winning Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale and the Netflix series Alias Grace both enjoying critical acclaim, author Margaret Atwood comes to the Alice Busch Opera Theater for a wide-ranging talk.

The principal artists of the 2018 Festival present varied musical programs, from opera to pop to jazz to country.

Join acclaimed bass-baritone and company Artistic Advisor Eric Owens for “Over There,” an afternoon of songs offering a tribute to veterans.

An intimate evening of songs and stories by Rosanne Cash that draws from her rich and distinctive connection to the musical legacy of the American South.

The Glimmerglass Festival previews its 2018 season, with proceeds benefitting the Springfield Center Fourth of July Committee.

Leonard Bernstein’s one-act send-up of the suburban American dream features members of the Young Artists Program.

A soldier makes a deal with the devil in Stravinsky’s theatrical chamber work, featuring members of the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra — with a special appearance by Joseph Colaneri as the Devil.

Join Festival artists on a Sunday morning tour of this inspiring genre.

Music from the Jewish Diaspora’s many homelands comes to life, as eclectic quintet Big Galut(e) presents rollicking Klezmer dance, sizzling tangos, heartfelt folk songs and Yiddish-flavored takes on classic opera.