Experience both the majesty and the humanity of opera...music that transcends combined with theater that inspires!

Performing in the intimate Lyric Theater of the Murchison Performing Arts Center, UNT Opera is proud to present some of the world's greatest operatic masterpieces, interpreted by the stars of tomorrow: talented voice students in UNT's world-renowned College of Music.

Please note that the In the Know pre-show talks are being discontinued.

Don't forget to buy your Eat, Drink and be Merry reception ticket for wine and confectionery before the show and at intermission for only $15!


  • "The local opera scene is small, but amazing things are going on in Denton. The addition of renowned director Jonathan Eaton to the faculty of the University of North Texas College of Music has bumped the level of the productions up to a remarkable level. Case in point is the new production of Leoš Janáček’s fantasy opera The Cunning Little Vixen."
    - TheaterJones Performing Arts News

  • "This production is a tour-de-force for the actors but equally so for the production staff."
    - TheaterJones Performing Arts News

  • "The entire group of student singers is superb. Give them all an “A.”"
    - TheaterJones Performing Arts News

  • "Street Scene... a production so excellent that it could grace the stage of many regional theaters - and that includes the talented cast..."
    - TheaterJones Performing Arts News

  • "Remarkably compelling... partly thanks to a cast of uniformly outstanding singers... the audience was so captivated... an intense couple of hours, and a transformation of Gounod's opera... I was fascinated from the start."
    - TheaterJones Performing Arts News

Upcoming Events

La Rondine

February 29–March 2 at 7:30 p.m., March 3 at 3:00 p.m.
Sung in Italian with English Supertitles

Hänsel und Gretel

April 18–20 at 7:30 p.m., April 21 at 3:00 p.m.
Sung in German with English Supertitles

**In the Know preshow talks before performances are being discontinued this year.
Don't forget to buy your Eat, Drink and be Merry reception ticket for $15 for fine wine and confectionery before the show and at intermission!.