

We are getting ready for Daphne!
Independent Opera Company (IOC) continues its 2024-2025 season with “Daphne,” a rarely- performed opera by German composer Richard...

Celebrating Victory: IOC Clinches Second Place in the 2023 Ernst Bacon Memorial Award!
We invite you to join us in celebrating this remarkable accomplishment and sharing in the joy of this recognition. The 2023 Ernst Bacon...


Alexander Dargomyzhsky - creator of opera Stone Guest
Aleksandr Dargomyzhsky (born Feb. 2 [Feb. 14, New Style], 1813, near Tula , Russia—died Jan. 5 [Jan. 17], 1869, St. Petersburg) was a...


Stone Guest synopsis
Act I Scene One Don Juan, banished from Madrid for killing the Commander, has secretly returned. Accompanied by his servant...


Introducing Stone Guest fabulous cast!
Rae Shrun - Stage Director Rae Shrum is a multifaceted arts professional with extensive experience in stage directing, stage management,...


IOC opens its 2024-2025 season with Stone Guest by A. Dargomyzhsky
(Don Juan and Donna Anna the picture of I. Repin) Independent Opera Company kicks off its 2024-2025 season with The Stone Guest by A....


Announcing IOC 2024-2025 season
We are thrilled to introduce IOC’s next season of "Storytelling and Discoveries" In November 2024 we will present The Stone Guest by...


Sites of the Dialogues of the Carmelites in Paris a post by Kyrian Corona
Today, I walked all around my neighborhood snapping photos of sites where executions took place. I also visited Picpus Cemetery, where...