Organization Type: Arts Education & Support, Music, Performing Arts
Mission: A summer music festival and training program for aspiring opera professionals, Founded in 1950.
It’s one of the most respected small opera training programs in the U.S.
Attracts young artists nationally and internationally.
Tickets are affordable and popular with locals and visitors to Northwest Arkansas
Opera in the Ozarks
Location: Eureka Springs
Organization Type: Arts Education & Support, Music, Performing Arts
Events
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Mission
A summer music festival and training program for aspiring opera professionals, Founded in 1950.
It’s one of the most respected small opera training programs in the U.S.
Attracts young artists nationally and internationally.
Tickets are affordable and popular with locals and visitors to Northwest Arkansas
About
History of Opera in the Ozarks
In 1928 a German-born architectural engineer, Charles Mowers, purchased the land overlooking the valley and began construction of a castle patterned after those of the Rhine River valley. In 1932 the unfinished castle and the grounds were purchased by Rev. Charles Scoville, a Christian missionary who completed the castle and gave it its name, Inspiration Point. When he died in 1938 his wife gave the entire Inspiration Point estate to Phillips University, a Christian university in Enid, Oklahoma.
In 1950, Dr. Henry Hobart, former Dean of Fine Arts at Phillips University, was contacted with regard to starting a summer music camp on the grounds. With the support of Gertrude Stockard, Director of Music at Eureka Springs High School, Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony came into being during that summer.
Website, Video & Social Links
Website:
https://opera.org/
Video Link:
https://operaintheozarks.com/vist/#101
Social Links:
https://www.facebook.com/OperaintheOzarks/
https://issuu.com/vpointcommunications/docs/opera_in_the_ozarks_2025_season_program?fr=sODg3ZjgzODc3MzA
https://www.instagram.com/operaintheozarks/
https://x.com/OzarksOpera