Salt Marsh Opera

09/04/2026

🎶THIS SUNDAY! 🌊

Join us for Music at the Lighthouse featuring soprano Emily Margevich and tenor John Pickle, accompanied by Simon Holt on piano, in A Tosca Portrait—a captivating program featuring four excerpts from Puccini’s Tosca, arranged for soprano, tenor, piano, and string quartet. Our string quartet will feature Rachael Virgin, Lisa Gray, Alison Holt and Christine Harrington.

📅 Sunday, September 6 | 5:30PM (note earlier start time)
🌧️ Rain Date: Sunday, September 13
📍 Lighthouse Museum | 7 Water Street, Stonington, CT

💲 $20 in advance | $25 at the event | Children under 14 Free
🎟️ Tickets are available at Tom's Newstand in Stonington or by calling 860-535-0753.

Learn more about our performers: https://saltmarshopera.org/show/music-at-the-lighthouse-2026-2

09/03/2026

🎶 Stonington, get ready for Porchfest! 🏡🎶

Salt Marsh Presents is proud to sponsor Stonington’s Inaugural Porchfest on Saturday, September 12 from 12-4PM! (Rain date: Sunday, September 13)

This FREE, family-friendly music festival will bring local bands and performers to porches, lawns, stoops and driveways throughout the neighborhood. Grab your friends and family, explore Stonington, and enjoy live music right in the community! 🎸🎤

📍 Check out the map and complete event details at lagruacenter.org/porchfest/

Stonington Porchfest is presented through a community collaboration among La Grua Center, the Stonington Borough Merchants Association, the Stonington Village Improvement Association, Salt Marsh Opera, and the Stonington Cultural District Commission, funded in part by the Kitchings Family Foundation.

09/02/2026

A Morning of Opera & Insight!

Join us Saturday, September 12th for a special Rusalka Lecture with James Kuslan at Essex Meadows in Essex. Discover more about Dvořák’s beloved opera and get a closer look at the story, music, and inspiration behind Rusalka.

🗓️ Saturday, September 12th
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Essex Meadows, Essex, CT
🎟️ Open to the Public!

Come enjoy a morning of music, storytelling, and opera with us!

09/01/2026

Spend your Sunday evening surrounded by music and the scenic beauty of the Connecticut shoreline.

Join Salt Marsh Opera as soprano Emily Margevich and tenor John Pickle, accompanied by Simon Holt on piano, present A Tosca Portrait, featuring four excerpts from Puccini's Tosca arranged for soprano, tenor, piano, and string quartet. Our string quartet will feature Rachael Virgin, Lisa Gray, Alison Holt and Christine Harrington.

📅 Sunday, September 6 | 5:30PM (note earlier start time)
🌧️ Rain Date: Sunday, September 13
📍 Lighthouse Museum | 7 Water Street, Stonington, CT

💲 $20 in advance | $25 at the event | Children under 14 Free
🎟️ Tickets are available at Tom's Newstand in Stonington or by calling 860-535-0753.

Learn more about our performers: https://saltmarshopera.org/show/music-at-the-lighthouse-2026-2

08/28/2026

There’s nothing more rewarding than hearing how Salt Marsh Opera creates meaningful experiences. 💙

Whether it’s inspiring the next generation of opera lovers, delighting audiences with creative performances, or welcoming talented artists to our stage, your words remind us why we do what we do.

🎭 From an educator:
“My students were stunned by how much they enjoyed opera! Experiencing opera live made a huge difference as what I had showed them previously on video did not connect readily with them. This program is so important for the development of future opera-goers and patrons!”

👏 From an audience member:
“We were blown away by the wonderful performance today of Pirates of Penzance. It was a wonderful presentation by various soloists and a great chorus. We have seen three presentations of this production through the years, and this was the best.”

🎶 From a singer:
"I’ve had such an enjoyable time here. Thank you for bringing me back to sing this wonderful piece in this stunning area."

To our educators, patrons, performers, volunteers, and supporters—thank you for being part of the Salt Marsh Opera family. Your stories inspire us to continue bringing exceptional opera and music education to our community.

08/27/2026

✨Singer Spotlight: Emily Margevich ✨

Soprano Emily Margevich will grace the stage at our second Music at the Lighthouse concert where she will perform A Tosca Portrait.

Emily Margevich is “a star in the making” (Bachtrack). This “luminous soprano” (Wall Street Journal) has “a voice of liquid beauty” (Opera Magazine) that is “big and luxurious, with a cascading quality, like a bolt of silk dropped from a balcony” (Parterre). She is a “poised and fearless prima donna” (Musical America), has been performing since the age of two, and is a proud member of Actors Equity. Emily recently won the prestigious Luminarts competition and starred as OperaDelaware’s Tosca, where her “gorgeous stage presence and voice of amazing resonance won the day” (Opera Today). This season, Ms. Emily debuts as Roselinde (Die Fledermaus) with Knoxville Opera and returns to OperaDelaware to sing Anna (Le Villi).

📅 Sunday, September 6 | 5:30PM (note earlier start time)
🌧️ Rain Date: Sunday, September 13
📍 Lighthouse Museum | 7 Water Street, Stonington, CT

💲 $20 in advance | $25 at the event | Children under 14 Free
🎟️ Tickets are available at Tom's Newstand in Stonington or by calling 860-535-0753.

08/25/2026

✨Singer Spotlight: John Pickle✨

Coming up on September 6 is our second Music at the Lighthouse event where tenor John Pickle will be performing A Tosca Portrait.

John Pickle, tenor, enjoys an active career on both the opera and concert stage. He has appeared with Los Angeles Opera, Lyric Opera Chicago, Opera Colorado, Michigan Opera Theater, Florida Grand Opera, Opera Tampa, Nashville Opera, Memphis Opera, Lyric Opera Kansas City, Florentine Opera, Dayton Opera, Opera Delaware, Opera Baltimore, Toledo Opera, Opera Grand Rapids, Hawaii Opera Theater, Opera Louisianne, Opera Southwest, Mobile Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria, and Salt Marsh Opera in roles spanning the lyric spinto repertoire of Puccini, Verdi, Bizet, Leoncavallo, Mascagni, and Wagner. Concert work has included Mahler’s monumental 8th Symphony and Das Lied von der Erde, Verdi’s Requiem, Mozart’s Requiem, and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with companies including Houston Symphony, Pacific Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Dayton Philharmonic, Santa Barbara Symphony, Mississippi Symphony, Akron Symphony, Canton Symphony, The National Chorale, St Barth’s Music Festival, and The Orchestra Now at Bard College. For more information, please visit www.johnpickle.com.

📅 Sunday, September 6 | 5:30PM (note earlier start time)
🌧️ Rain Date: Sunday, September 13
📍 Lighthouse Museum | 7 Water Street, Stonington, CT

💲 $20 in advance | $25 at the event | Children under 14 Free
🎟️ Tickets are available at Tom's Newstand in Stonington or by calling 860-535-0753.

08/24/2026

Salt Marsh Presents continues building a vibrant regional arts community through performances, productions, lectures, and special cultural programming. 🎶

By supporting Salt Marsh Opera, you help create opportunities for audiences of all ages to experience meaningful arts programming close to home.

Learn more about upcoming programs at saltmarshopera.org.

08/20/2026

We are incredibly grateful for the support of Charter Oak Federal Credit Union! 🎭❤️ Their generous grant helped support Kids Love Music! and their Spring 2026 production of Cinderella.

We’re proud to celebrate the organizations and community partners who help make opportunities like this possible. Thank you, Charter Oak Federal Credit Union for supporting the arts and helping bring a little more magic to our community! ✨🎶

08/20/2026

Did you miss our first Music at the Lighthouse concert? There's still one more opportunity to join us!

Salt Marsh Opera presents A Tosca Portrait, featuring soprano Emily Margevich and tenor John Pickle, accompanied by Simon Holt on piano. Experience an evening of beautiful music at the Lighthouse Museum in Stonington.

A Tosca Portrait includes four excerpts from Tosca arranged for soprano, tenor, piano and string quartet. Our string quartet will feature Rachael Virgin, Lisa Gray, Alison Holt and Christine Harrington.

📅 Sunday, September 6 | 5:30PM (note earlier start time)
🌧️ Rain Date: Sunday, September 13
📍 Lighthouse Museum | 7 Water Street, Stonington, CT

💲 $20 in advance | $25 at the event | Children under 14 Free
🎟️ Tickets are available at Tom's Newstand in Stonington or by calling 860-535-0753.

We hope you'll join us for the final Music at the Lighthouse concert of the season!

Bringing world-class opera to our community since 2000, Salt Marsh Opera celebrated 25 years of passion, artistry, and unforgettable performances in 2025. Experience the magic of live opera and join us in 2026! 🎶✨