The Aspen Opera Theater Center brings young vocal artists from around the world to study with co-artistic directors Renée Fleming and Patrick Summers and an all-star line-up of faculty and creative production talent.

Opera Encounters

AOTVA faculty coach the program's major emerging talents in opera scenes. Enjoy excerpts from the repertoire, ravishing voices, and insightful coaching.

• July 5: Opera Encounters: Arias and Scenes
• July 12: Opera Encounters: Art Song
• July 19: Opera Encounters: Arias and Scenes
• July 26: Opera Encounters: Historic Singers Lecture
• August 2: Opera Encounters: Arias and Scenes
• August 9: Opera Encounters: Arias and Scenes
• August 16: Opera Encounters: Arias and Scenes
• August 23: Opera Encounters: Arias and Scenes written by AMFS Composition Fellows

Mozart's Cosí fan tutte

Opera luminary Renée Fleming's directoral debut! Hear some of the most exquisite music ever written for the opera stage in the intimate and historic Wheeler Opera House!

• July 21, 7:00 pm
• July 23, 7:00 pm
• July 26, 7:00 pm

Siddhartha, She

Hear world-class soloists and the rising stars of the Aspen Opera Theatre/VocalARTS program in the world premiere of Christopher Theofanidis's immersive opera!

• August 2, 8:00 pm

Puccini's La bohème

Metropolitan Opera star Matthew Polenzani returns to Aspen to sing Rodolfo in this semi-staged production of Puccini's most popular opera! The rest of the cast will be made up of tomorrow's opera luminaries from the Aspen Opera Theatre and VocalARTS program.

• August 19, 7:30 pm

Other Opera and Vocal Concerts

• July 8: 2025 Opera Benefit: An Evening at Café Momus
• July 10: A Recital by Ana María Martínez soprano
• July 16: Opera House Music
• July 20: Ana María Martínez performs Ravel's Shéhérazade
• August 6: Handel's Messiah
• August 9: Davóne Tines – Recital No 1: MASS
• August 13: Opera House Music
• August 21: AOTVA/Composer Project Recital
• August 21: Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes