Heartbeat Opera Tickets

Heartbeat Opera is a dynamic, nonprofit opera company known for audacious, present-tense reinterpretations of classics. Founded in 2014 by Louisa Proske and Ethan Heard, the company focuses on revelatory adaptations with new arrangements and English translations, performed in intimate settings across a rotating roster of venues. Their approach blends scholarly rigor with bold, contemporary staging, creating urgent, immersive experiences that invite audiences to engage with timeless stories in new ways.

With no fixed home, Heartbeat Opera stages productions in diverse venues—from Baruch Performing Arts Center in NYC to Irondale and Williamstown—prioritizing close-up connection with audiences and a collaborative, artist-led process. They also champion free production videos on YouTube as part of their production-video initiative, making performances accessible to a wider, global audience.

Upcoming highlights include the 2025 Faust adaptation, a seven-performance run at Baruch Performing Arts Center in New York City (May 13–25, 2025). The company continues to push boundaries with the Vanessa adaptation at Williamstown Theatre Festival (July 17–August 3, 2025), marking WTF’s first opera, with a NYC debut planned for 2026 at Baruch. Additionally, Heartbeat Opera trials new formats with Orgy & Bess: Deep Throats & High Notes at Judson Memorial Church (October 30–November 8, 2025).

Critically acclaimed by AP News, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and The Wall Street Journal, Heartbeat Opera has earned a reputation for bold, present-tense reinterpretations of classics. The company regularly releases full production videos on YouTube, giving fans a transparent, behind-the-scenes look at the creative process.

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