Worcester Opera Works is an organization whose two-fold mission includes both opera performance and opera education. World-famous tenor, conductor and artistic director Placido Domingo stated that "...if children would learn about opera from an early age, many of them will be open to it and want to know more. They will grow up appreciating opera..." He went on to say that "... you can't really blame the parents for not taking their children to the opera, if they grew up with rock 'n' roll themselves. It's a matter of education. It's a matter of breaking this chain and beginning to develop familiarity with opera in the next generations as early as possible." (Classical Singer Magazine, September 2004)

Along with our desire to educate children about opera, we also wish to bring more live opera performance to the Central Massachusetts area. Worcester has a rich tradition in the arts, and we feel that there should be more opera performed by the talented local singers of this area. We are committed to creating and expanding the live performance opportunities to be shared by both our audiences and our singers. Those who have attended a live performance know that hearing the beauty of the human voice, unamplified and unaffected, is a very unique thing. There is a vast repertoire of music which requires these well-trained, full voices to bring them to life. Music was created to be performed, and opera is certainly meant to be enjoyed by all. Part of our mission is to bring the joy of opera to everyone we can. 

Our group was started and is run by singers who are dedicated bringing the art of opera to our schools and communities. We are always greatly appreciative of any help, financial or otherwise, which people feel compelled to give.

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In search of a home performance space...
Worcester Opera Works is currently searching for a regular performance space for our company. Currently our friends at Briarwood Community Center kindly allow us to rehearse in their lovely hall, and we perform many of our concerts there. However, for our mainstage performances we need a full theatrical space in the Worcester area that will work with us in allowing us to rehearse and perform for a reasonable rate or even gratis (possibly in exchange for other services.) Is your school theatre or performance space available, and are you willing to work creatively to help keep live performance of opera a reality in Worcester? We'd love to talk to you.  contact@worcesteroperaworks.com

Read our feature article
To read the feature article about our group, click here. This article appeared in the August 22, 2004 issue of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, on the front page of the Etc. section, and was written by arts editor Richard Duckett.

Support Worcester Opera Works
Like all arts organizations, much of our financial support comes from the generosity of people who love the arts and show their support by contributing to the the work of organizations like ours. Much of our work is done by volunteers, but there are still many costs involved in creating artistic work. We are very appreciative of donations of any size to our organization. All donations are tax-deductible.