Our
2023-2024
Season

Bandits, swashbucklers, and star-crossed lovers populate a season of pageantry and high drama inspired by the music and history of Spain, in Opera Santa Barbara’s 30th anniversary season.

Georges Bizét’s

Fri, Sep 29, 2023 (7:30pm) & Sun, Oct 1, 2023 (2:30pm)
Granada Theatre

Fri, Nov 10, 7:30pm - SB & Sun, Nov 12, 2:00pm - Thousand Oaks
Lobero Theatre - SB & Bank of America Performing Arts Center - Thousand Oaks

Xavier Montsalvatge ’s

Dec 1–3, 2023
Center Stage Theatre

Giuseppe Verdi’s

Fri, Feb 9, 2024 (7:30pm) & Sun, Feb 11, 2024 (2:30pm)
Lobero Theatre

Héctor Armienta’s

Fri, Apr 19, 2024 (7:30pm) & Sun, Apr 21, 2024 (2:30pm)
Lobero Theatre

NEWS

The Design of Carmen

Stage Director Fenlon Lamb talks about the inspiration and design of Carmen ahead of the opera opening the 23-24 Season.…
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La Divina: The Art of Maria Callas

Opera Santa Barbara in collaboration with the Argyropoulos Chair of Hellenic Studies at UCSB celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Maria…
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AROUND TOWN

opera sb fans and artists out on the town
Beyond Opera

Our Chrisman Studio Artists can be found performing throughout Santa Barbara and the Central Coast. On the wharf…
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