Amarillo Opera was founded in April 1988 and was incorporated in 1989. The mission of Amarillo Opera is to celebrate the voice by providing high caliber operatic performances to the Texas Panhandle, nurture local talent through community outreach and build passion for opera.
The Amarillo Opera is committed to developing the next generation of American operatic artists, making sure that the Texas Panhandle plays an important role in the future of opera in America – an in developing a style of production committed to the development of regional artistry, representative of regional sensibilities and of the highest international standards that can be produced on a regional budget.