Visionary opera director Yuval Sharon presents “Anarchy at the Opera,” the 2025 Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin Family Lectures, which will consist of three lectures and a special performance of John Cage’s Europera 5. All events are free and open to the public.

Visit the Berlin Family Lectures website to learn more and register to attend.

Lecture 1, May 6: "Opera’s Joyous Anarchy"

Lecture 2, May 13: "Anarchic Improvisation"

Lecture 3, May 20: “Blow Up The Opera Houses” and a rare performance of John Cage’s Europera 5

About Yuval Sharon

A 2017 MacArthur fellow and the Gary L. Wasserman Artistic Director at the Detroit Opera, Yuval Sharon is widely celebrated as one of the opera world’s most innovative and influential figures. Sharon is currently serving as the inaugural Global Solutions Visiting Fellow at the Neubauer Collegium.