In the spring of 1975, Thomas Carey and Carol Brice Carey founded the Church Circuit Opera Company, which was renamed Cimarron Circuit Opera Company in 1981. Thomas Carey and Carol Brice Carey were renowned international performers and professors of music at the Universtity of Oklahoma who sought opportunities for aspiring artists to sing on stage.  They also hoped to bring superior operative productions to Oklahoma.  The artistic spirit of the Cimarron Circuit Opera Company's founders continue to provide inspiration to succeeding artists and directors.

CIMARRON OPERA FOSTERS
AND ENCOURAGES ASPIRING PERFORMERS BY:

• providing a medium which gives an opportunity to perform on stage; by enabling the public an opportunity to see and hear the finest in operatic and lyrical productions;

• developing educational experiences in music for performers and audiences;

• enriching the cultural environment of our state and beyond;

• providing production and staging experience for performers and creative technicians;

• providing workshops and staged performances for children and youth to stimulate enthusiasm and understanding and ensure a future for the art among young people of tomorrow;

• providing an opportunity for arts management training;

• and providing high quality music theater for parks, schools, community centers, churches, and small outlying communities.