This season, TellTale Opera Theatre presents two productions that will bring our signature community-based approach to opera-making to a new level. This year, we collaborate with new artists, ensembles, and creators, including our 2026-27 Storytellers-in-Residence. Mark your calendars and don’t miss these contemporary works that examine and celebrate change and the human condition.
In Love With This Short Life
A celebration of the vitality of every moment, told through voice, music, and movement.
This program includes works by Stacey Garrop, Caroline Shaw, Gregory Spears, Jesse Montgomery, and others with string quartet
Co-produced with ZBRI Dance Ensemble
Elisheva Pront, soprano
Ben Ross, baritone
February 6, 2027 at 6pm
Sandbox Opera Showcase
Our second-ever biannual showcase of newly-commissioned micro-operas from TellTale’s 2026-27 Storytellers-in-Residence
Sarah Genevieve Burghardt Rice
Online Is Irl
Ashi Day
The Gorgon and The Oracle
Gillian Perry
Night Mares
Rachael Smith
Mandrake
April 10, 2027 at 7:30pm
Who we are
We are an organization made up of music and theatre artists - including composers, vocalists, instrumentalists, and storytellers - with an expansive definition of “opera” not limited by genre, style, or technology.
TellTale Opera Theatre is committed to presenting works of musical storytelling that both work within and develop upon popular notions of what opera can be. Our artist-lead initiatives aim to platform visionary new voices, presenting stories and characters that reflect American audiences today. Based in Baltimore, TellTale hopes to work closely with our community partners and local talent in order to showcase the city’s rich cultural capital. We create theatre from an ethos of scrappiness. That is to say, our small storefront operating budget goes mainly to paying artists and musicians. We manage to build worlds on stage through a combination of community support, DIY mentality, and artistic force of will.
Meet the Team
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Ben Ross
Vocalist
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Meg Huskin
Composer, Vocalist
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Michael Mills
Composer
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Elisheva Pront
Vocalist, Stage Director