Party Book: Celebrate our 20th Anniversary Season

Opera Santa Barbara is offering access to a series of parties, which will be sold to support our 20th Anniversary Season! Parties include: High Tea at the Tea Gardens Bocce and Arias in Santa Ynez The Art of Sushi at the Pagoda House Bon Appétit at Villa Ravello A Celebrity...

Valentina for Valentine’s

Breaking News: Opera Santa Barbara is pleased to welcome Valentina Fleer as the soprano soloist for Tuesday's Gala, "An Affair to Remember." The Russian-American soprano has been drawing continuous attention for her “golden voice,” praised for its “shimmering clarity” and “sweetness and power.” This May she will sing Musetta in La bohème at the Los Angeles Opera, where she debuted last year as Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro, conducted by Plácido Domingo. 

Meet the Cast: Jason Detwiler, Count Almaviva

Baritone Jason Detwiler’s stage presence and voice have been described as "commanding, richly expressive and emotionally fervid". He started singing when a high-school girlfriend pushed him into the choir. Sometimes fate needs a hand; his passion for performing born, he went on to study music at Sacramento State University and met his future wife, mezzo-soprano Michele Detwiler.

OSB Needs You! Become an Artist Host

Opera Santa Barbara brings some of the United States’ finest performers and creative teams to create the productions you see on our stage. Our ability to bring these artists to Santa Barbara is dependent on our Artist Hosts; it's your hospitality that enables live opera of the highest quality to flourish in our community!

Read: OSB’s Winter|Spring Newsletter

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January 17 OPERA ON THE GO! moved to the Granada

Next week's "Opera on the GO!" presentation on opera in film has been moved to the Granada Theater's Founders Room (1214 State Street, SB 93101). This change will affect ONLY this lecture; the remainder of the series will be back at its regular home: The...

AUDITION NOTICE: DANCERS

AUDITION NOTICE: DANCERS Opera Santa Barbara is looking for dancers based in the Santa Barbara and Southern CA area for its upcoming new production of Gluck’s “Orpheus and Eurydice” which will be presented on April 27th and 29th at the Lobero Theater. THERE IS A...

An Affair to Remember on Valentine’s Day

Opera Santa Barbara invites you to join us for an enchanting Valentine’s evening at the Four Seasons Biltmore. We will begin with a cocktail reception and silent auction before a romantic candlelight dinner accompanied by operatic arias and duets. Andrew Firestone will preside...