Welcome to a world where monsters, mischief and magic abound: the land of the Wild Things! The classic children's book that forever changed the genre, Maurice Sendak's 1964 Caldecott Medal-winning WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE is transformed into an enthralling children's ballet by the Grand Rapids Ballet Company.

American Ballet Theatre brings the spell-binding Swan Lake to the Detroit Opera House for a limited 5-performance engagement March 15 (7:30 p.m.), 16 (8:00 p.m.), 17 (2:00 and 8:00 p.m.) and 18 (2:00 p.m.) 2007. Swan Lake is an enduring tale of mistaken identity and love-at-first-sight, and includes the timeless musical score by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky.

Michigan Opera Theatre will present Cyrano, a world premiere opera by Company Founder and General Director, David DiChiera, and director/librettist Bernard Uzan, Oct. 13 - 28, 2007 at the Detroit Opera House. This three-act opera, DiChiera's first-ever major opera, is based on Edmond Rostand's celebrated stage drama of 1897, Cyrano de Bergerac, a romantic tragedy. Cyrano is a coproduction with the Opera Company of Philadelphia and Florida Grand Opera.

Michigan Opera Theatre will present Cyrano, a world premiere opera by Company Founder and General Director, David DiChiera, and director/librettist Bernard Uzan, Oct. 13 - 28, 2007 at the Detroit Opera House. This three-act opera, DiChiera's first-ever major opera, is based on Edmond Rostand's celebrated stage drama of 1897, Cyrano de Bergerac, a romantic tragedy. Cyrano is a co-production with the Opera Company of Philadelphia and Florida Grand Opera.

In honor of Black History Month, the Detroit Opera House brings a brand new production, Color-ography, to the stage February 10 (8:00 p.m.) and 11 (2:00 p.m.), 2007. The work, commissioned and performed by the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC), celebrates the work of African American painter Jacob Lawrence, with a visual feast of movement. Color-ography will premiere in Dayton, Ohio, February 3, 2007.