Since 2004, Connecticut Lyric Opera is Connecticut’s only full-season professional opera company. The mission of Connecticut Lyric Opera is threefold:
Inspire: To contribute to the cultural life of Connecticut and beyond with high-quality operas, concerts, and recitals from the traditional and contemporary repertoires.
Instill: To present opera to people of all ages in such a way as to foster a love and appreciation of the art form.
Include: To encourage more participation in the world of opera by diverse artists and communities through innovative programming and culturally relevant productions.
To these ends, CLO produces two to three fully staged professional opera productions per season with orchestra and chorus, another fully staged opera with orchestra involving Young Artists as part of our Greve Opera Institute in Tuscany, as well as other concerts and recitals throughout the year featuring CLO soloists and orchestra members.