Friday, March 27, 2026 | Steelhouse Omaha

Honoring the memory of Richard J. Parrish

Featuring three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning bass-baritone

Ryan Speedo Green

5:30 PM | Cocktails
7:00 PM | Dinner
8:15 PM | Performance
9:00 PM | Dessert

To purchase a table sponsorship, contact
Joe Prickett, Director of Development
jprickett@operaomaha.org | 402.346.7372 x201

Single tickets will be available for purchase soon.

Black Tie Optional | Valet Parking Available

Named “the real showstopper” by the New York Times, three-time Grammy Award-winning bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green has established himself as an artist of international demand at the world’s leading opera houses and orchestras. The 2025 – 2026 season sees a return to The Metropolitan Opera for important role debuts including King Marke in a new production of Tristan und Isolde directed by Yuval Sharon, as well as his house debut in the title role of Don Giovanni; both productions conducted by music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Mr. Green also makes his role debut as Crown in Porgy and Bess at the Met, conducted by Kwamé Ryan. Additionally, Mr. Green returns to the Bayerische Staatsoper to sing the roles of Escamillo in Carmen and Don Fernando in Fidelio, and returns to the role of Wotan in Die Walküre as part of his longstanding relationship with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In August 2025, the Metropolitan Opera announced Speedo will star as Wotan in its new production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle in its 2027-2028 Season.

In the fall of 2016, Little, Brown and Company published Sing for Your Life, by New York Times journalist Daniel Bergner. The book tells the story of Mr. Green’s personal and artistic journey: from a trailer park in southeastern Virginia and from time spent in Virginia’s juvenile facility of last resort to the Met stage. The New York Times Book Review called the book “one of the most inspiring stories I’ve come across in a long time,” and the Washington Post called it a “vital, compelling, and highly recommended book.” Sing for your Life has been honored with a number of recognitions including the New York Times bestseller and editor’s choice, a Washington Post Notable Book, and a Publishers Weekly Book of the Year.