“I try keeping my finger on the pulse of what’s popular and what music people enjoy. “I think we have a good mix of up-and-coming performers along with established artists,” he says. “We have a busy, busy schedule with lots of great performers who rolled their shows forward due to COVID-19 cancellations in 2020.”Ī weekly virtual audience streaming series ran in the spring, but Brehm says he’s overjoyed to resume a regular performance schedule.

“It’s a season like no other because our shows have the distinction of being years in the making,” says Bill Brehm, director of the Stoughton Opera House. The Stoughton Opera House accommodates just 475 people, so there’s not a bad seat in the house, says director Bill Brehm.Ī lineup of stellar shows, coupled with some recent renovations, has the historic Stoughton Opera House, in Stoughton, Wis., poised for its best run ever. Take a peak inside this venue as it reboots for a new season.

The newly refurbished venue isn’t well-known in all circles, but it sure draws some impressive talent.

Stoughton opera house shows