Established in 1938, the Lowell House Opera is the longest continually performing opera company in New England, featuring a mix of Harvard students and Boston area students and professionals. Every year dozens of artists and student artists volunteer their time to create a production with full orchestra, costumes, sets, and lighting. The operas are performed in their original language, with English supertitles projected in front of the stage. The hall presents a more intimate performance venue which is particularly suited to lighter voices and audience members to see opera up close.