The Tri-Cities Opera Company (commonly known as "TCO"), founded in 1949 by Peyton Hibbitt and Carmen Savoca in Binghamton, NY, annually stages four full-scale operas per season, which typically runs from October until May each year.
[1] Tri-Cities opera was founded in 1949 to serve the community of Greater Binghamton in upstate New York.
TCO is organized and focused as a training company for younger artists and is partnered in the community with Binghamton University's music department.
[4] Resident artists receive instruction at TCO's facilities, main performance space at the Broome County Forum theater and private studios of staff.
For full-scale performances, TCO utilizes the Broome County Forum theater, a 1500-seat restored vaudeville facility located in downtown Binghamton, NY.