/ After a successful debut in 2018 as the Refugee in Flight, countertenor and recent finalist of NBC s The Voice, John Holiday, returns to DMMO for a special program entitled The John Holiday Experience.
The plains are alive with the sound of a wild barber, ghostly apparitions, ornery mythical characters, forbidden love. and music. Read more about the DMMO’s 2021 summer festival season.
With safety protocols firmly in place, the nationally acclaimed Des Moines Metro Opera is revving back up for the 2021 summer festival season. The long-awaited return to in-person opera has finally arrived!
In advance of the season, the DMMO has posted their COVID-19 safety and health protocols on their website. Please check it regularly for the latest updates.
Des Moines Metro Opera Announces 2021 Festival With Health And Safety Protocols
Des Moines Metro Opera has announced three major health and safety initiatives to allow live opera to safely return to the stage this summer.by BWW News Desk
Des Moines Metro Opera has unveiled the repertory for its 2021 Summer Festival Season alongside detailed health and safety protocols the organization has implemented to ensure a safe return to the stage this summer for artists, audiences, and all who interact with DMMO.
The 2021 Summer Festival Season, which runs July 2 through July 25, features mainstage performances of Stephen Sondheim s Tony Award-winning musical thriller Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky s haunting drama, The Queen of Spades, and Jean-Philippe Rameau s cheeky Baroque comedy Platée, as well as Gregory Spears s and Greg Pierce s Fellow Travelers and The John Holiday Experience, a special concert featuring countertenor John Holiday, as par