About

Photo by Rudolf Rojahn

Performing in small, black box settings, and employing a trim retinue of some of Boston’s most virtuosic singers and instrumentalists, Guerilla Opera was designed to deliver a ferocious and vibrant experience to the concert going public. By combining an in-your-face intimacy, culturally relevant subject matter, and low ticket prices, Guerilla Opera hopes to expand the definition of who an operagoer can be. The company exclusively performs newly commissioned works, developing a repertoire specifically designed to maximize the company’s resources and, in the process, give voice to a new generation of operatic composers.

Mission

Guerilla Opera is a performing ensemble, and independent 501(c)3 organization, whose mission is to foster a new repertoire of chamber operas written specifically for them, to perform in intimate settings, and to foster a non-hierarchical environment of intense collaboration resulting from the direct communication between all performers without the use of a conductor or formal music director.

History

Guerilla Opera was founded in May 2007 by a group of Boston-based professional singers and instrumentalists lead by Artistic Directors Rudolf Rojahn and Mike Williams. Other founding artists include: Aliana de la Guardia, Leslie Ann Leytham, Kent O’Doherty, and Eliza Jacques. Since its formation, Guerilla Opera has commissioned new works from composers including Andy Vores, Marti Epstein, Curtis K. Hughes, Nicholas Vines, Sam Nichols and Rudolf Rojahn.

Ensemble-in-Residence

Guerilla Opera is an Ensemble-in-Residence at The Boston Conservatory where it performs in the Zack Box Theater.

Affiliations

Guerilla Opera is a proud member of the Opera America, Fractured Atlas, Small Theater Alliance of Boston, and Network of Ensemble Theaters.