Join us for Opera Happy Hour, a relaxed networking mixer for artists, creatives, and opera lovers to connect, collaborate, and share ideas. No stage, no pressure — just great company and passionate people.
Guerilla Underground is an annual virtual festival featuring recordings of groundbreaking live productions, new works, and invigorating new music interpreted through cinematic mediums, with guest artists and more!
New for 2026: Inspired by our world premiere of Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible, the dissertation project of composer Elisabet Curbelo (PhD, UCSD; Asst Prof at the University of UT), we invite submissions of composition dissertation, thesis or capstone project films written for voice, to be included in our festival-within-the-festival of outstanding student works.
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Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible is a boundary-breaking, interdisciplinary opera by Elisabet Curbelo, developed and produced by Guerilla Opera in collaboration with the Urban Jazz Dance Company and Deaf artists. Drawing inspiration from the poems of Federico García Lorca, the work unfolds in four movements for soprano, piano, percussion, and 4–5 dancers from the Deaf community, integrating American and (ASL) as the driving force of the narrative.
Unlike traditional opera, where sign language is used solely for accessibility, Ululations centers ASL as an expressive, narrative language for all performers—including the musicians, who sign while playing their instruments. The production uses wearable motion-sensor technology to connect gesture and sound, creating a surrealist world where visual and auditory experiences are deeply intertwined.
The opera investigates themes of isolation, oppression, communication, community, and transcendence, with each movement inspired by Lorca’s evocative poetry. The cast includes Deaf and hearing artists, such as percussionist Mike Williams (“The Silent Boy”), dancer Zahna Simon (“The Guiding Light”), pianist Yoko Hagino (“The Shadow”), and soprano Angela Yam (“The Queen of Crickets”), with choreography by Antoine Hunter and projections by Daniel B. Chapman.
Through its innovative blend of music, dance, sign language, and technology, Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible challenges traditional boundaries of opera and invites audiences—Deaf and hearing alike—on a journey through the unseen and unheard forces that shape our lives.
Guerilla Opera’s ongoing virtual series Opera Talks! Offers a meeting space for opera makers and audiences to discuss all things opera!
Key Details
Official Title: Guerilla Opera presents: Opera Talks! – Behind-the-Scenes Look at Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible
Workshop: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 @ 6:00PM EDT
Location: Virtual through Guerilla Opera’s Zoom
Today is the final day to apply for the Writers’ Collective!
Don’t miss out on your chance to be part of this supportive, creative community where you'll develop your script for musical performance, receive feedback from peers, and present your work at Open Mics and table-reads.
Applications close at midnight tonight—secure your spot here.
Guerilla Opera’s ongoing virtual series Opera Talks! Offers a meeting space for opera makers and audiences to discuss all things opera!
Key Details
Official Title: Guerilla Opera presents: Opera Talks! – Wellness for Creatives w/ Christina Taylor
Workshop: Wednesday July 16, 2025 @ 7:00PM EDT
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7RIzBSlnRAaNymVNJs6AOA
This is your opportunity to join a vibrant and supportive creative community. From September through May, you'll meet twice a month via Zoom, workshopping your script, receiving feedback, and participating in collaborative table-reads.
The Writers' Collective is a space for you to develop your unique approach to writing for music, connect with peers, and refine your work in an encouraging environment.
Apply here.
Please join Guerilla Opera at our annual fundraiser to support rebellious works of opera theater and celebrate Boston’s new music community! In the heart of Boston at Roxbury’s Bully Boy Distillers, enjoy award-winning spirits and delicious food provided by New England Culinary Arts Training, a social enterprise that provides job training to adults facing barriers to employment and financial stability.
It will be a night of great eats & drinks and mingling with Boston’s vibrant classical and new music community. Also, you’ll get a sneak peek behind our upcoming world premiere of Ululations and Gurgles of the Invisible — a groundbreaking new interdisciplinary opera that centers artists from the deaf community as the main narrative voice — and play games, trivia, and more. Your generous support helps us host community events, train the next generation of opera talent both on and off the stage, and present innovative performances.
On May 25, 2025 3pm, Guerilla Opera will stage a private performance of The Captivity of Hannah Duston followed by a facilitated discussion with community and cultural organizer Mea Johnson. Topics may include: Who is allowed to tell a story? What are the best practices for artistic treatments of painful histories? Who decides?
Attendance is invite-only. For more information, please contact Sam Beebe, Community & Education Manager.
Composed by Lansing McLoskey
Libretto by Glen Nelson
Soprano Aliana de la Guardia
Baritone Brian Church
Tenor Matt DiBattista
Mezzo Soprano Emily Adams
Clarinet Amy Advocat
Saxophone Philipp Stäudlin
Violin David Bubin
Percussion Mike Williams
Lighting Design Keithlyn B. Parkman
Projections Design Jolien Louis
Sound Jeff Means
Production Support Sam Beebe, Rose Williams
Guerilla Opera’s ongoing virtual series Opera Talks! Offers a meeting space for opera makers and audiences to discuss all things opera!
Join stage director Cara Consilvio for a 90-minute workshop in opera directing. In this engaging session, we’ll start with each participant interpreting the words and music of a selected opera scene for multiple characters. You'll practice your research skills in real-time, creating image boards, making drawings, and gathering the world of the scene as you imagine in any way you see fit. Focusing on process and dreaming, you’ll gain insight on how to talk to designers and performers to physicalize your vision on stage. No formal directing experience is necessary, although familiarity with opera, musical theater, or plays will be helpful.
Key Details
Official Title: Guerilla Opera presents: Opera Talks! – Libretto-Writing Workshop
Workshop: Wednesday, May 14, 2025 @ 7:00PM EDT
Location: Virtual through Guerilla Opera’s Zoom
Register Here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qEZlsMquTXWYroc5WrXj-g
Today is the final day to apply for the Summer Libretto Lab! Don’t miss your chance to dive into the world of libretto writing with Guerilla Opera.
Submit your application by midnight to secure your spot in this transformative workshop.
Join us for a virtual Information Session!
Get all the details about the Summer Libretto Lab during our virtual info session on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 from 7:00-8:00pm EST.
This is your chance to ask questions, learn more about the sessions, structure, and participant expectations, and get insights into how you can enhance your libretto-writing journey with Guerilla Opera. Whether you're still deciding or ready to apply, this session will provide all the information you need to get started.
Can’t make it live? No worries! The session will be recorded and posted on our website for you to view at your convenience.
Register here.
Dive into libretto writing with Guerilla Opera! Join us for an immersive, creative experience, including hands-on exercises, group discussions, guest speakers, and personalized feedback sessions.
Facilitator: Kendra Preston Leonard
Sessions:
Session 1: Introduction to Libretto-Writing (June 3-26)
Tuesdays 8-10pm EST / Thursdays 3-5pm EST
Session 2: Writing Libretto Scenes (July 1-24)
Tuesdays 8-10pm EST / Thursdays 3-5pm EST
Open Mic Nights:
Session 1: June 27 (8-10pm EST)
Session 2: August 1 (8-10pm EST)
Important Dates:
Application Opens: April 1
Deadline: May 4
Notification: April 8
Participant Fee: $269 (Payment due by May 27)
Information Session:
Join us on April 8, 2025 (7-8pm EST) for a virtual info session. The session will be recorded and posted on our website.
Spots are limited! Secure yours with full or partial payment. Payment plans and subsidies available upon request.
Guerilla Opera’s ongoing virtual series Opera Talks! Offers a meeting space for opera makers and audiences to discuss all things opera!
Join librettist Kendra Preston Leonard for a 90-minute workshop in libretto-writing and get a taste of how our Libretto Labs programs work. You'll create a mini-scene featuring two characters and learn how to depict and develop their personalities and goals through their language and using stage directions. We'll start with a prompt and then workshop our mini-scenes using Liz Lerman's Critical Response Process, a supportive and author-centered method of critique we use in all Libretto Labs programs. No prior dramatic writing experience is necessary, although familiarity with opera, musical theater, or plays will be helpful.
Key Details
Official Title: Guerilla Opera presents: Opera Talks! – Libretto-Writing Workshop
Workshop: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 @ 7:00PM EST
Location: Virtual through Guerilla Opera’s Zoom
Register Here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84158106411?pwd=Nb0zSSj8xIEcB2SCHqqO09S6JEcUAi.1
The Guerilla Underground is a virtual speakeasy experience and performance series that offers broadcasts from live performances and new and genre-bending works of invigorating new music.
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Guerilla Opera and the Mosesian Center for the Arts present Say It Ain’t So, Joe, A Light Tragedy, an electrifying experience that explores the public personas of Sarah Palin and Joe Biden.
A virtual meeting space for discussing everything opera - breaking news in the opera industry, how other artists find success in networking and marketing, and much more.
Learn more about the application process for both the Summer Libretto Lab and the 9-Month Writing Collective, and answer frequently asked questions!
With a whimsical score by composer Elena Ruehr and Pulitzer-prize-winning librettist Royce Vavrek's humor, it's a recipe for comic brilliance. Under the whimsical direction of Giselle Ty, this opera is based on the New York Times best-selling graphic novel by Sydney Padua.
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Join us at this new annual fundraiser to support rebellious works of opera theater, hosted by radio personality Kennedy Elsey from Karson and Kennedy on Mix 1041. We’ll have food, games, and prizes at our end-of-the-year Backyard Bash, and a special sneak preview of a new opera, "The Windows",!
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Witness the birth of a new work at The Windows: A New Libretto Reading!
Guerilla Opera is in residency at Miami University!
Connect and network at our monthly community series, Opera Talks!
Explore how electronic music and opera intersect with guest speaker, Per Bloland!
A brand new series for discussing everything opera - breaking news in the opera industry, artists finding success in networking and marketing, and much more.
