Rochester's newest cultural institution, the mission of Mercury Opera Rochester is to produce professional opera of the highest artistic quality, maintain fiscal responsibility, educate and cultivate future audiences for opera, and provide performance opportunities for local singers, professional, emerging, and avocational.
Mercury Opera Rochester's first season was in 2005-2006, when it produced Mascagni's L'Amico Fritz, Puccini's Madama Butterfly, and Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore. The 2006-2007 (2nd) season included Mozart's Abduction from the Seraglio, Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors (a new annual tradition), Bellini's Norma, and Kern's & Hammerstein's Show Boat. The 2007-2008 (3rd) season includes Copland's The Tender Land, Menotti's Amahl, Mozart's Don Giovanni, and Puccini's La Boheme.
