LoftOpera enhances New York's music scene by infusing opera into Brooklyn's underground through performances in loft spaces. We're a group of young performers and administrators who are passionate about bringing opera to a new setting and a new audience with immersive stagings, large orchestras, and talented voices.

A little background: The idea was first conceived when a community of students began hosting underground performances in Bushwick, Brooklyn in the late aughts. This group of artists—most of them attending The New School—presented many, variegated artforms during their underground happenings, but the medium of opera was noticeably missing. LoftOpera, an organic outgrowth of that scene, has become a dedicated group of young artists who are committed to staging regular performances that push the boundaries of the opera-going experience.

LoftOpera began in this ever-broadening community and is now participating in the larger New York music scene. We are creating a sustainable model for production and performance through grants, private funding, and (of course) sold out shows.