The Gift of Music

The Motor City Lyric Opera is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring and educating students and families in the metropolitan Detroit area, in particular the underserved, through highly artistic musical presentations. We believe that the expression of the arts is a humanistic universal right that transcends social and economic boundaries, and should be available to everyone.

Through our colorful, captivating, and values-focused programs, we strive to inspire and elevate the hearts and minds of metropolitan Detroit.

Traditions

The Amahl and the Night Visitors holiday performance has become a tradition for many families. The Motor City Lyric Opera has entertained more than 60,000 students free of charge—many of whom had never before seen a live theatrical performance. We provided many additional free tickets to community groups.

We will continue to bring this affordable and accessible holiday event to our growing list of members and strive to make it a Detroit centerpiece of holiday events for everyone.

Inspiration and Hope

As state budgets and school funding are slashed, school arts programs are frequently the first to be cut. The Motor City Lyric Opera believes aspirations and dreams that inspire future generations become limited when exposure to the arts is reduced or completely lost. Through Opera on Wheels, our outreach program, we bring interactive opera productions with themes of inspiration and hope, encouraging children to reflect on how we treat each other.

“This will be our response to violence, to make music more beautifully, more passionately, more devotedly than ever before”

—Leonard Bernstein