Summer is right around the corner and with it comes  “Enchanted Evenings,” Opera in the Ozarks 2024 season! This year’s schedule includes La Traviata, The Crucible, Beauty and The Beast, 2 Broadway cabarets, and more! June 21 – July 19, 2024.

Opera and theater fans visiting the Eureka Springs area will not want to miss an Opera in the Ozarks (OIO) performance. Opera in the Ozarks began as a simple summer music camp in 1950. Over the years, however, it gained prominence,  slowly evolving into an important program for those interested in theater careers.

The intensive, eight-week summer program provides professional theater training to a select group of students every year. Though a program for students, OIO’s productions are professional scale operas with full sets, period costumes, and a full orchestra. Many OIO alumni continue on to successful, high-profile careers on stage. This means you may very well see one or more rising stars at an Opera in the Ozarks performance. Exciting!

OIO’s location at Inspiration Point is another reason to attend – or at least visit! Inspiration Point, at the top of Rock Candy Mountain, is home to expansive views of the White River valley below. Further, the main building at Inspiration Point, built in the late 1920’s by German-born architectural engineer Charles Mowers, was patterned after the castles of the Rhine River valley and is truly a sight to behold.

Perhaps best of all, this stunning locale is just 10 minutes from our Eureka Springs bed and breakfast, 5 Ojo!

Opera in the Ozarks 2024 – Enchanted Evenings

Opera in the Ozarks at Inspiration Point is located at 16311 Hwy. 62 West, in Eureka Springs. The 2024 OIO season runs from June 21st through July 19th, with 22 Opera performances, a concert of chamber music, and two Broadway Cabarets.

The first of two Broadway Cabarets is at Mount Sequoyah Center in Fayetteville, AR with ample hors d’oeuvres, dessert, and a cash bar. The second Broadway Cabaret is at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs and includes a buffet dinner, dessert, and a cash bar.

La Traviata – Verdi: A tragic opera following the story of a high-class courtesan and her passionate love affair with a young nobleman in 19th-century Paris.
June 21, 27, 29. July 2, 7, 10, 13, 19.

The Crucible – Robert Ward: based on Arthur Miller’s classic parable of good and evil in 17th century Salem, MA.
June 22, 26, 30. July 5, 8, 12, 17.

L’enfant et les Sortilèges – Ravel: a fantastic story of a rude child reprimanded by the objects in his room.
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Beauty and The Beast – Giannini: the classic fantasy story of how beauty can tame a beast.
June 25, 28. July 1, 6, 9, 14, 18.

Broadway Cabaret
July 11, 7pm, Mount Sequoyah Center, Millar Lodge, Fayetteville AR.

Chamber Music
July 15, 7:30pm, Opera in the Ozarks Theater.

Broadway Cabaret and Buffet Dinner
July 16, 6pm, Crescent Hotel Ballroom.

Tickets are available online. Visit opera.org for more information. You can also find Opera in the Ozarks on Facebook.

So go ahead: come to Eureka Springs and enjoy professional opera at a stunning Ozarks location, all just minutes from your room at 5 Ojo. What fun!