December 2005: A Wilde Thing Happened on the Way to the Opera!
As it continues to create great opera in New Hampshire, Granite State Opera announces that it is collaborating with two well-known artists on a new opera entitled Oscar Wilde.

December 2005: This clown is MAD! W-KXL’s ‘The Opera Hour’ in December to feature I Pagliacci
Granite State Opera Artistic Director Philip Lauriat will host "The Opera Hour" on WKXL- 1450 AM starting
Monday, December 19 at 2 p.m. This month the show focuses on a tragedy of the highest order, Leoncavello's I Pagliacci.

September 2005: Granite State Opera Announces Metropolitan Opera Gala
Granite State Opera, under the direction of Artistic Director Philip Lauriat, announced today details of the company's upcoming Opera Gala.

September 2005: Granite State Opera Announces Educational Outreach Program
The Board of Trustees of Granite State Opera and Executive Director John MacLeod have announced a bold new Education and Outreach campaign to reach hundreds of students throughout the state.

August 2005: Granite State Opera Receives NH Charitable Foundation Grant
Lilliane LeBel, President of the Board of Trustees of Granite State Opera, is pleased to announce that Granite State Opera is the recipient of a Strategic Focus Grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, to help fund the position of its first Executive Director. The Grant was made from the following Donor Advised Funds: Burling Family Fund, Charles H. Cummings Fund and the Edith B. & Robert P. Bass Fund.

July 2005: Granite State Opera HIres John MacLeod as Executive Director
Lilliane LeBel, President of the Board of Trustees of Granite State Opera, announces that the company has hired John MacLeod as its first Executive Director.

April 2005: Rigoletto Review
Reviewed by Paul Joseph Walkowski for OperaOnline.us

January 2005: Granite State Opera Receives Matching Grant
Lilliane LeBel, President of the Board of Trustees of Granite State Opera, and Philip Lauriat, Artistic Director, are pleased to announce that the six-year old company has received a matching grant in the amount of $50,000 for development of the company and the hiring of its first Executive Director.