Upcoming Events
High Tea & Songs of Spring
High Tea & Songs of Spring Saturday, March 21st, 2026 | 2:00pm - 4:30pm | Yellowstone Ballroom at Wilderness Ridge Celebrate the arrival of spring with "High Tea & Songs of Spring", an inspired afternoon that interweaves a three-course tea menu with exceptional...
About Friends of Opera
Welcome to Friends of Opera! Our organization exists to support the talented and dedicated young vocal artists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music. UNL Opera has received national and international honors in recent years, in part because of the generosity of our members.
What’s New
Alumni Spotlight: Kayla Wilkens and Brian Jeffers
Kayla in the role of Marie Shabata in the 2012 UNL Opera production of O Pioneers! (with Joshua Zink as Emil Bergson)KAYLA WILKENS This May, Kayla Wilkens (MM 2014) enjoyed a concert run in Las Vegas sharing the stage with Josh Groban, singing the famous duet “All I...
Give to Lincoln 2025 is LIVE!
As another school year comes quickly to a close, Give to Lincoln Day is once more around the corner! Now is as great a time as ever to support the UNL Opera program by making a donation to Friends of Opera! From May 1 through 25, any donation you make to our page via...
BLAST FROM THE PAST
View images from past UNL Opera performances and other Friends of Opera events.
BECOME A MEMBER
Please join Friends of Opera today! Your membership dues will:
- Enhance the quality of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Opera productions
- Encourage talented vocal students to attend University of Nebraska-Lincoln through scholarships and increased performance opportunities
- Support outreach programs
- Reward outstanding performers at the annual Metropolitan Opera Nebraska District Auditions
Join us in keeping the music alive
High Tea & Songs of Spring
Celebrate the arrival of spring with “High Tea & Songs of Spring“, an inspired afternoon that interweaves a three-course tea menu with exceptional music-making.
