Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) will present a public preview of O’Keeffe: Kiss the Sky, a new opera-ballet commissioned by Washington National Opera, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at Cincinnati Ballet, 1801 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati. Tickets are $15 for adults and free for full-time students with valid identification.

The work features music by GRAMMY Award-winning composer Christopher Tin and a libretto by Kelley Rourke. It traces Georgia O’Keeffe’s path to becoming one of America’s most celebrated artists, examining her complicated marriage to photographer and art dealer Alfred Stieglitz and the liberating influence of arts patron Mabel Dodge Luhan, who introduced O’Keeffe to the Southwest landscape that would shape her visual legacy. Stage direction is by Francesca Zambello, with choreography by Jessica Lang. The cast includes soprano Christine Goerke as Mabel Dodge Luhan, mezzo-soprano Natalie Corrigan as O’Keeffe, and tenor Tristan Tournaud as Stieglitz, joined by dancers from American Ballet Theatre and CCM student performers.

The preview is presented through Opera Fusion: New Works, a partnership between Cincinnati Opera and CCM that supports the development of new American operas through workshops and institutional resources. Washington National Opera commissioned the piece and will present its world premiere on a date to be announced. Tickets for the Cincinnati preview are available at cincinnatiopera.org or by calling 513-241-2742.

Source: Cincinnati Opera / LINK nky