Opera Fusion: New Works (OF:NW) is a dynamic partnership between Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM). Created in 2011 to foster the development of new American operas, OF:NW has grown into a nationally recognized collaboration which is not only advancing in repertoire, but also serving as an inspiring example of a successful joint venture between an educational institution and a professional performing arts organization. 

the post office

Saturday, March 22, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Corbett Opera Center • Music Hall
1243 Elm Street, 4th Floor • Cincinnati, OH 45202

Music by Laura Kaminsky
Libretto by Elaine Sexton
Conducted by Isaac Selya

The Post Office is set in a one-room post office, where three U.S. postal workers and a customer from disparate backgrounds take sides in a blistering conflict centered around same-sex marriage. The formerly collegial friendship between the postmaster, who is Black and straight, and his colleague, who is white and gay, turns foul when the latter happily announces to the former his upcoming wedding. Taking place in the present day, with increasing hostility, toxicity, and violence playing out in the news, everyday exchanges become fraught: civil rights, reproductive rights, and LGBTQIA rights are challenged and threatened, and the sanctity of the postal service itself is at risk.

This OF:NW workshop will feature a public performance of excerpts from the work.

Admission is free, though seating is limited and reservations are required. (Limit 2 per household.)

The public performance is currently at full capacity. Click below to join the waitlist for returned tickets.

A $2.50 per-ticket processing fee will be assessed for all orders.

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