About the opera Cossack Beyond the Danube
According to contemporary accounts, Hulak-Artemovsky based the libretto on a story by the historian Mykola Kostomarov The composer wrote...

Introducing Cossack Beyond the Danube fabulous cast!
Michal Dawson Connor (Ivan Karas, a Zaporozhian Cossack) Michal Dawson Connor is an accomplished performer and composer of choral,...


Independent Opera Company presents Cossack Beyond the Danube
Independent Opera Company concludes its tenth season with Cossack Beyond the Danube, a classic Ukrainian opera by Hulak-Artemovsky. This...


IOC is going to perform Ukrainian opera!
Independent Opera Company is going to do Ukrainian opera in June! It is going to be "Cossack Beyond the Danube" by Hulak-Artemovsky. This...


Little Red Riding Hood and Puss in Boots: Naïve Humans and Amazing Animals!
Why are we still so attracted to old fairy tales? The simple answer is: they are still amusing and fun. For some of us, they take us back...
IOC statement about latest events.
Independent Opera Company is really saddened and shocked by the horrible events happening in Europe with Russia's recent invasion of...


Little Red Riding Hood and Puss in Boots fabulous cast!
Chelsea Obermeier (Red riding Hood) is a Lyric Soprano based out of Los Angeles, California. Chelsea has performed around the country...


We owe Puss in Boots and Little Red Riding Hood to these two great men
Here is a little story about two individuals who created the two operas that IOC is going to perform: Puss in Boots and Little Red Riding...


Don't miss Little Red Riding Hood and Puss in Boots!
Independent Opera Company continues its tenth "Russian" season with two operas by Russian Composer, member of "Mighty Five" Cesar Qui...