Des Moines Metro Opera
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Overview
Tagline Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Des Moines Metro Opera is a professional American summer opera festival and nonprofit performing arts organization presenting adventurous opera repertory, concerts, education, and community programs.
Description Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Des Moines Metro Opera presents three operas in repertory each summer in the 467-seat Pote Theatre at the Blank Performing Arts Center in Indianola, Iowa. Productions are performed in their original languages with English supertitles. Its programming spans several centuries of music, pairing operatic classics with rarely performed masterpieces and new stagings. The company also offers concerts, lectures, exhibitions, film screenings, community partnerships, artist development, and education programs.
Identity
Mission Brand's website · 2026-11-07
To present world-class opera productions and vital performing arts education; nurture exceptional artists and the next generation of performers and audiences; and demonstrate that opera is a vibrant, contemporary, and creative art form.
Founders & leadership Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Michael Egel is General and Artistic Director. David Neely is Music Director and Principal Conductor. Lisa Hasson directs the Frank R. Brownell III Apprentice Artist Program.
Website Brand's website · 2026-11-07
https://desmoinesmetroopera.org
Voice & tone Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Artistically ambitious, adventurous, educational, community-oriented, and welcoming.
Founded Brand's website · 2026-11-07
1973
Headquarters Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Indianola, Iowa
Parent ownership Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Nonprofit organization
Offerings
Problem solved Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Provides access to professional, adventurous opera and performing arts experiences while cultivating emerging artists, engaging young people and adults, and enriching the cultural life of Iowa and the Midwest.
Core capabilities Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- Producing professional opera performances in repertory
- Presenting adventurous programming that combines classics with rarely performed works
- Creating original opera stagings for an intimate 467-seat theatre
- Operating a professional festival orchestra
- Developing emerging opera artists through the Apprentice Artist Program
- Providing opera education and community engagement through OPERA Iowa and related initiatives
- Presenting concerts, lectures, exhibitions, film screenings, and other performing arts collaborations
Products / SKUs Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- Summer opera festival
- Mainstage opera productions
- Festival Orchestra
- Frank R. Brownell III Apprentice Artist Program
- OPERA Iowa education and community engagement programs
- Concerts, lectures, exhibitions, and film screenings
- 2nd Stages Series
- Stars of Tomorrow concert
Audience
Target industry Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Performing arts, opera, arts education, and cultural entertainment
Customer base Brand's website · 2026-11-07
Opera audiences, performing arts patrons, cultural tourists, students, young people, adults, emerging artists, professional musicians, and community members across Iowa and beyond.
Use cases Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- Attending professional summer opera performances
- Discovering rarely performed operatic works and new stagings
- Experiencing intimate, original-language opera with English supertitles
- Participating in concerts, lectures, exhibitions, film screenings, and community events
- Developing careers through apprentice artist, internship, and audition programs
- Accessing opera education and engagement programs through OPERA Iowa
Customer outcomes Brand's website · 2026-11-07
- Access to world-class professional opera in an intimate theatre
- Exposure to adventurous repertory spanning multiple centuries and styles
- Cultural and educational enrichment for young people and adults
- Career development and performance opportunities for emerging artists
- Increased cultural tourism and arts engagement in Iowa
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