Our Mission Using artistic excellence paired with innovative, relevant, and varied arts programming, MIOpera is committed to the promotion of exceptional emerging vocal talent, educating the central Illinois community and beyond about the opera genre, and creating inclusive, thought-provoking performances that inspire, uplift, and teach lessons about humanity and the world we live in. MIOpera strives to create relationships and collaborations with other non-profit arts organizations to help create a more vibrant and varied arts community in central Illinois.