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Eugene Opera's 50th Anniversary Season

Eugene Opera's 50th Anniversary season includes a dramatic classic, a Sondheim favorite, a celebration concert, your favorite annual fundraising event, and a walk through the halls of Eugene Opera's history to be featured on Eugene's favorite first Friday night for art.


First Friday ArtWalk Reception

September 4, 5-8pm
Midtown Arts Center Gallery, 174 E 16th Ave

Join us for the opening of the Eugene Opera Museum during Lane Arts Council's First Friday ArtWalk!


The Eugene Opera Museum

September and October
Midtown Arts Center Gallery, 174 E 16th Ave

Step into the history of Eugene Opera with a display of posters, news articles, props, and costumes. The legacy of 50 years of history comes alive with these interactive displays. Featured at First Friday ArtWalk in September and November, as we present to the community all we have accomplished.


Aria Auction & Dinner

September 10, 5:30pm
Eugene Country Club

Celebrate the kickoff of our 50th Anniversary Season at the Aria Auction and Dinner—a cherished tradition for Eugene Opera!

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Macbeth

September 25, 7:30 pm
September 27, 2:30 pm
Hult Center for the Performing Arts

Music by Giuseppe Verdi, Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave and Andrea Maffei

Don't miss Verdi's electrifying and emotionally devastating opera based on William Shakespeare's famous play about power, prophecy, and paranoia.

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First Friday ArtWalk Special Showing

November 6, 5-8pm
44 West Broadway

Join us for our museum encore during First Friday ArtWalk!


50th Anniversary Celebration Concert & New Year’s Eve Party

December 31, 2026, 7:30pm
Hult Center for the Performing Arts

Celebrate New Year’s Eve and Eugene Opera’s 50th Anniversary as we reflect on the music that gave Eugene Opera its start and toast to a bright future.

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A Little Night Music

May 29, 7:30pm
May 30, 2:30pm
Hult Center for the Performing Arts

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler, Orchestrations by Johnathan Tunick

Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award–winning A Little Night Music is a sparkling, sophisticated exploration of love in its many guises.

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