Marigny Opera House Foundation

Founded in 2014, the Marigny Opera House Foundation supports New Orleans-based performing artists, including the Marigny Opera Ballet, now in its 12th Season. What was once an abandoned church is now a vital center for the arts, offering an average of two performances per week of jazz, classical music, dance, theatre and more. Admission to nearly all of the performances are donation-based, with no one turned away for lack of funds.

Hope for the Future

We believe in New Orleans; we believe in our future. And ever since our doors opened in 2010 we have taken action. A ruined church is back to life. New artists, dance groups, opera and theatre companies began life on our stage. Over one thousand performances have been presented. Hundreds of students have attended free dress rehearsals of the Marigny Opera Ballet. 

This year we move ahead with an average of two performances each week and a full season of ballet and opera beginning in September and running through May 2027. 

Marigny Opera House: Putting Art Into Action

If you support our vision you can join us right away by taking action: a donation to the Marigny Opera House Foundation, a 501(c)3 charity non-profit. 

Some of our Artists Over the Years

OperaCréole, Verismo Opera, New Orleans Opera Association; Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Delachaise Ensemble, Polymnia Quartet, New Orleans Chamber Players; Marigny Opera Ballet, Melange Dance Theatre; Tennessee Williams Theater, Intramural Theater, Shadow Wagon Puppet Theater; People Museum Band and Sweet Crude Band; Alune Wade, Maggie Koerner, Geovane Santos, Sarah Quintana, Cassie Watson Francillon, Calley Cole, Helen Gillet, Sam Shahin...and many, many others.

Testimonials

"The organization is one of the few that has a focus on the development of dance and performance-related arts. The director has professional expertise and brings quality programming, with a mission to include live music whenever possible. This is unique to New Orleans. Festival programming of the Marigny Opera House is inclusive of diverse and varied local dance artists." - Barbara Hayley, Professor and Dance Coordinator, Tulane Department of Theatre and Dance