The Mississippi Opera is an American opera company located in

Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the Capital city, capital of and the List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, Mississippi, ...

founded in 1945. The company presents an annual season of opera consisting of two fully staged opera productions and smaller concerts and workshops open to the public. The company's productions are performed at the Belhaven University Center for the Arts. Composer

William Grant Still William Grant Still Jr. (May 11, 1895 – December 3, 1978) was an American composer of nearly two hundred works, including five symphonies, four ballets, nine operas, over thirty choral works, plus art songs, chamber music and works fo ...

and soprano Leontyne Price both have associations with the company.

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{{authority control American opera companies Musical groups established in 1945 Performing arts in Mississippi