Calendar

In partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Opera Santa Barbara presents pop-up performances in the museum galleries on the First Thursday of each month. Featuring our Chrisman Studio Artists, these monthly concerts feature a wide range of repertoire often inspired by Museum exhibits and citywide celebrations, and are completely free to the public.

Ahead of An American Dream, Opera Santa Barbara, The Japanese American Citizens League (SB) and Santa Barbara Toba Sister City Organization will present an introduction to the opera and a Community Conversation centering on Japanese American incarceration during WWII.

Treasured possessions become symbols of their lost homes for two women during World War II: a Japanese American facing incarceration and a German Jewish immigrant preoccupied by those she left behind, in Jack Perla’s 2013 drama.

In partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Opera Santa Barbara presents pop-up performances in the museum galleries on the First Thursday of each month. Featuring our Chrisman Studio Artists, these monthly concerts feature a wide range of repertoire often inspired by Museum exhibits and citywide celebrations, and are completely free to the public.

March 23, 24, 25 and 26

Based on the 1960 novella by Elizabeth Spencer, The Light in the Piazza tells the story of Margaret Johnson, a wealthy Southern woman and her daughter Clara, who falls in love with a young Italian man during a vacation in Italy.

In partnership with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Opera Santa Barbara presents pop-up performances in the museum galleries on the First Thursday of each month. Featuring our Chrisman Studio Artists, these monthly concerts feature a wide range of repertoire often inspired by Museum exhibits and citywide celebrations, and are completely free to the public.

Lovers Siegmund and Sieglinde provoke the wrath of the Gods of Valhalla, who decree the death of Siegmund. Brünnhilde, the titular Valkyrie, defies her father Wotan, leader of the gods, to rescue Sieglinde and the couple’s unborn child.

Save the date for an unforgettable celebration of opera, elegance, and entertainment on Friday, May 19 at the Montecito Club. Sponsorships are now available; tickets go on sale April 3, 2023.