Midlands Gives is May 6!

Midlands Gives is an 18-hour online giving event hosted by Central Carolina Community Foundation. Its mission is to bring communities together by raising money and awareness for nonprofit organizations across the region. By contributing just $20 or more, even fellow opera enthusiasts have the opportunity to become philanthropists. The Palmetto Opera currently has a matching gift incentive for all of its donors, which means your donation will be doubled! We hope you will visit the Midlands Gives website at www.midlandsgives.org and donate today.

What will we do with the money raised?

A donation will be applied to one of the following: 1) the performance costs of a full production; 2) to cover expenses not covered by ticket sales for the Spring Concert; or 3) to cover the fee for local opera students to perform in our educational outreach program for college students, Opera is Awesome.

Help us continue to grow! Be a Palmetto Opera philanthropist!

When you make a financial contribution to The Palmetto Opera, you are impacting opera in South Carolina. This performance and our outreach programs would not be possible without the generosity of our patrons. Small or large, your contribution today will help make a difference in your arts community now.

The Palmetto Opera's production of The Barber of Seville in January 2024 at the Koger Center for the Arts.

Attend our grand operas and concerts.

See It Once, Love It Forever. Our operas feature highly acclaimed international opera soloists, local performers, and an orchestra with local musicians. In January 2026, The Palmetto Opera will present George Bizet's Carmen at the Koger Center for the Arts.

Attend an Opera Thursday.

For a little taste of opera, join us for the first and second Thursday of every month for a magical evening of great food, lively company, Broadway classics and famous arias sung by Midlands' opera singers at Villa Tronco Italian Restaurant and other downtown Columbia locations.

Support Opera is Awesome.

Our educational program for college school students prepares them for attending a Palmetto Opera performance. Tickets are provided free of cost for students that participate in this workshop. Reviews by students: Awesome. Reviews by teachers: Exceptional.

If you are a music teacher in Columbia and interested in an "Opera is Awesome" workshop for your classes, please contact Mari Hazel at palmettoopera.sc@gmail.com.