About Milwaukee Opera Theatre
Our mission is:
- To serve the people of Southeastern Wisconsin by providing them with quality family opera performances for a modest cost
- To provide singers who are beginning their professional careers with opportunities to perform in fully-staged and costumed productions
- To develop new opera lovers by making opera more accessible.
If you have never attended an opera before, for whatever reason, we invite you to join us for one of our performances. We make opera accessible to everyone!
Milwaukee Opera Theatre was founded in 1999 under the leadership of Charissa York. Grantors include United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF), Support of Opera Singers (SOS), Townsend Foundation, Joseph and Vera Zilber Family Foundation, and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.
Milwaukee Opera Theatre was founded in 1999 under the leadership of Charissa York.
MOT performance venues:
- Plymouth Church, Milwaukee
- Alverno College, Milwaukee
- University of Wisconsin, Waukesha Campus
- University Lake School, Hartland
- St. Anskar's Episcopal Church, Hartland
- Hamilton Fine Arts Center, Sussex
- Carroll University, Waukesha
Board Member Roster ~ 2009-2010
Jillian Bruss, General Manager
Jill Anna Ponasik, Artistic Director
John Brandt, president
Marguerite Greinke, volunteers
Katherine Grogan, recording secretary
Jane O’Connell , administration
Dr. Suzanne Walczak, corresponding secretary
Nathan Wesselowski, resident composer
John Hoaglund, advisor and grant assist
Sally Schwarz, advisor
Milwaukee Opera Theatre is a 501(c)(3) organization and UPAF Affiliate.
All donations are tax-deductible.