2024-2025 

Celebrating our 30th season!

30th Anniversary Concert

Amherst Community Church, February 28, 2025, at 7 pm

Ticket information will be available at the end of the year. 

Join the Opera-Lytes chorus for our February concert! Opera-Lytes is marking our 30th anniversary with a concert of favorite melodies from light opera and Broadway. Current, former, and new members are invited to join the celebration!

The concert will showcase numbers from musicals and operettas performed by Opera-Lytes during the last three decades. In addition to full ensemble pieces, there will be opportunities for soloists and small group singing.

Music director for the concert is Paul Waara, accompanied by Eric Van Pyrz at the piano. The concert will be presented at Amherst Community Church on Friday, February 28.

Rehearsals begin in mid to late January on Sunday afternoons from 2:00-4:30 pm (to be adjusted as needed for the Bills playoff schedule). Tuesday evening rehearsals for soloists and small ensembles will be scheduled in February. Rehearsals will be held at Amherst Community Church.

Contact Paul Waara at pauljwaara@gmail.com by December 30 to express interest in singing in the concert or for more information. All adults are welcome to join the chorus. Soloists and featured singers will be selected after rehearsals have begun.


We will invite expressions of interest in the chorus or small featured roles in January. Rehearsals will begin on March 23, 2025. The music director is Ted Smeltz and the stage director is Lisa Berglund. 

We welcome volunteers for set construction, costume crew, and other backstage work. 

Alleyway Theatre, June 6 & 8, 2025

June 7, 2025 Gala Performance with special guest stars!!

Ticket information will be posted in the spring.