It was the first professional opera directed by Sellars.

"It was my first exposure to professional opera, and it really did help define my dream."

Although this is professional opera, there is no room for prima donnas.

There was such a happiness, such a thrill here that the dream of bringing professional opera to Westchester has come true.

In 2009 TSO also started to develop a professional opera and musical theater department.

Though no neglected masterpiece, this 1927 work is a good example of the solid, professional opera turned out by capable composers during that opera-mad period.

However, the rising costs of mounting professional light opera without any government support eventually became too much for the company.

In the immediate post-war period, professional opera could be found in Scotland mainly through the offerings of touring companies.

The organization's mission is to present professional opera to the Midlands and South Carolina.

We'll be marking the debut of professional opera here, for instance.