Opera Soiree: Prosecco, Pasta & Puccini

Raise a glass and savor an evening of Italian elegance as the Detroit Opera Resident Artists return to The War Memorial for Prosecco, Pasta, and Puccini.

This celebrated program brings Puccini’s most beloved arias, duets, and ensembles to life—from the romance of La rondine and the passion of Tosca to the heart-stopping beauty of La bohème and Turandot. Featured artists include sopranos Brianna J. Robinson and Mia Mandineau, tenor Travis Leon Williams, and baritone Cole Bellamy with Detroit Opera’s Head of Music Nathalie Doucet at the piano.

Paired with fine dining and Prosecco, the evening promises a feast for the senses as world-class voices fill the lakeside ballroom once more.

Tickets

Tickets are priced at $80 per person and are sold by table. If you need to purchase a single ticket to add to an existing reservation, or if you would like to combine two table purchases, please email ce@warmemorial.org.

Table for Two: $160
Table for Three: $240
Table for Four: $320
Table for Six: $480

Full cash bar available
Dinner ticket prices include a 21% gratuity and 6% Michigan sales tax

Tickets

Ticket sales end on November 5, 2025
Dinner experiences at The War Memorial require a minimum attendance; guest minimums may vary per event. If the minimum attendance requirement is not met for this event, you will be notified by November 5, 2025 and will receive a full refund.

Your Evening

6:30pm: Doors Open
7:00pm: Dinner Service
8:00pm: Concert Begins

The Resident Artist Program is led by renowned opera coach and pianist Nathalie Doucet, Detroit Opera’s Head of Music. The program offers individualized study to cater to the unique needs of each artist and aligns with the country’s top training programs. Detroit Opera serves as a nurturing home for these rising stars, supporting and helping them achieve their full potential in the highly competitive opera industry. The program builds on the strong foundations of the Studio Artist program founded by the late Dr. David DiChiera, the company’s founder, while embodying the forward-looking leadership of Yuval Sharon, the Barbara Walkowski Artistic Director of Detroit Opera, President and CEO Patty Isacson Sabee, and Music Director Roberto Kalb. The program was reshaped in 2022 by Detroit Opera’s former Associate Artistic Director, Christine Goerke, to keep pace with the spirit of innovation, outreach, and community-building that has characterized Detroit Opera’s programming and administration since Yuval Sharon’s arrival in 2020.

After an international search, Detroit Opera has announced the four singers selected to train in Detroit Opera’s Resident Artist Program during the 2025–26 season. They are sopranos Brianna J. Robinson and Mia Mandineau, tenor Travis Leon Williams, and baritone Cole Bellamy. Cole and Brianna are each returning for a second year in the program; Mia and Travis will be first-year artists in the program. The four were chosen from more than 800 artists who applied to the program.

The four Resident Artists have committed to an intensive program while living in Detroit from September 2025 through May 2026. They train directly with Nathalie Doucet as their main coach in specially crafted and individualized curricula curated by Doucet, covering voice, movement, language, and career guidance. In addition to hands-on training and mainstage performances with Detroit Opera, Resident Artists also benefit from mentorship by a wide range of guest professionals throughout the season. In the 2024–25 season, guest faculty included soprano Caitlin Lynch, tenor Galeano Salas, bass-baritone Alfred Walker, voice teacher Don Marrazzo, stage director Chía Patiño, fight director and choreographer Katherine Coyl, Italian-language instructor Daniela D’Amico Henderson, and financial planner Brian Rood. Throughout the season, Resident Artists also work with Detroit Opera Staff Pianist John Etsell, Roberto Kalb, and Yuval Sharon. Additional guest artists and faculty in the program since 2022 have included sopranos Ana María Martínez and Janet Williams, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, conductor Francesco Milioto, coaches Ellen Rissinger and Timothy Cheek, and numerous visiting directors and collaborators from across the industry.

In keeping with Detroit Opera’s longstanding focus on making opera accessible to the surrounding community, Resident Artists forge direct ties to Detroit through recitals, concerts, and other collaborations with local schools, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and institutions. Resident Artists perform regularly during the season for patients at Detroit’s Henry Ford Hospital and in public concerts throughout Detroit and the state of Michigan. All Resident Artists begin on a one-year contract, and selected artists are invited to participate in a second year.

For more information about the Resident Artist Program, please contact us at residentartist@detroitopera.org.

Ticket Fees: Event sales incur a $3 fee per ticket to help offset ticketing expenses. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we strive to keep our fees as low as possible.

Opera Soiree: Prosecco, Pasta & Puccini