berkshire opera festival

World-class, fully-staged opera returns to the Berkshires, as the Berkshire Opera Festival gets ready to celebrate its tenth anniversary season in Great Barrington, MA.The only company of its kind in the Berkshire region, Berkshire Opera Festival produces opera at the highest level under the vision of Co-Founders Brian Garmen – the William E. Briggs Artistic Director - and Director of Production – Jonathan Loy.The 2025 mainstage attraction is a new production of one of the most popular operas of all time: Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece La Traviata. BOF will bring it to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on August 23, 26, and 29th.

Two Berkshire County cultural entities – the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center and Berkshire Opera Festival – have announced a new long-term partnership.

The Berkshire Opera Festival will be performing Puccini’s "La Bohème" on August 26, 29 and, September 1 at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA. The unbridled passion of this ageless tale has made it a favorite of audiences for over a century.Berkshire Opera Festival artistic director, conductor and co-founder Brian Garman joins us to tell us this morning. We also welcome the star of "La Bohème," singing the role of Mimi, Soprano Whitney Morrison.

On August 20, 23, and 26, Berkshire Opera Festival's 2022 season culminates with Mozart's comedy-tragedy masterpiece Don Giovanni at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

We welcome Berkshire Opera Festival Artistic director/co-founder Brian Garman and Sebastian Catana -singing the title role in Falstaff.

Wrapping up its fourth season, Berkshire Opera Festival has two performances of Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” this week.Donizetti's "Don Pasquale," which…

Berkshire Opera Festival is presenting Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece, “Rigoletto” with performances August 25th, 28th, and 31st at the Colonial Theatre in…

Berkshire Opera Festival continues its second season, featuring Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos this weekend. Following its widely-acclaimed inaugural season,…

Last year, Jonathon Loy and Brian Garman brought Berkshire County’s opera scene back to life with a production of Madama Butterfly. It was the first…

This morning we talk with a brand new performing arts company in our region. The Berkshire Opera Festival’s inaugural season features a new production…