One Ounce Production Company provides occasions where our community gathers to immerse themselves in dynamic storytelling.
Together, we explore contemporary topics through the lenses of diverse trailblazers, forging new paths in the art form for all to enjoy.
Our programming invites you to be curious.
Founded in 2012, we are dedicated to reimagining opera in unexpected spaces – whether that’s your favorite neighborhood watering hole or a creative space we transform.
OOO produces opportunities for you to reflect, recharge, and connect – with yourself, your community, a story, or a cause. We encourage you to grow compassion for a different lived experience or see your culture reflected in an impactful and affirming way.
All while immersing yourself in a virtuosic, sonic experience.
We enrich lives and bust barriers by meeting people where they are in spaces that don’t seem out of reach regardless of socio-economic status or past experience with the art form.
At the core of everything we do is this statement:
OPERA IS FOR EVERYONE.
What's our "why?" What makes us different?
Opera is a monolith. Its immersive, transformative power has a long history of resonating with people and changing lives. But that long history also includes a lack of racial and intersectional diversity.
Since the first opera was written in 1597, the art form – and those who create it – have long represented wealthy, straight, patriarchal, cis-gendered, Eurocentric, white culture.
In direct counterpoint, OOO has long been dedicated to creating art that supports, connects, and reflects our diverse community. We center the artistic and performance work of People of Color, LGBTQ+ folks, folks with disabilities, and women – groups historically underrepresented in all facets of the operatic genre.
Of the 25 short operas we have produced, 24 have included a POC, queer, and/or female composer or librettist, and 80% have included singers who identify as POC, queer, and/or disabled.
