<P> Professional theatre has operated in Cincinnati since at least as early as the 1800s . Among the professional companies based in the city are Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, the Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Stage First Cincinnati, Cincinnati Public Theatre, Cincinnati Opera, The Performance Gallery and Clear Stage Cincinnati . The city is also home to Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, which hosts regional premieres, and the Aronoff Center, which hosts touring Broadway shows each year via Broadway Across America . The city has community theatres, such as the Cincinnati Young People's Theatre, the Showboat Majestic (which is the last surviving showboat in the United States and possibly the world), and the Mariemont Players . </P> <P> Since 2011, Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music have partnered to sponsor the Opera Fusion: New Works project . The Opera Fusion: New Works project acts as a program for composers or librettists to workshop an opera in a 10 - day residency . This program is headed by the Director of Artistic Operations at Cincinnati Opera, Marcus Küchle, and the Head of Opera at CCM, Robin Guarino . </P> <P> Music - related events include the Cincinnati May Festival, Bunbury Music Festival, and Cincinnati Bell / WEBN Riverfest . Cincinnati has hosted the World Choir Games with the catchy mantra "Cincinnati, the City that Sings!" </P> <P> In 2015, Cincinnati held the USITT 2015 Conference and Stage Expo at the Duke Energy Convention Center, bringing 5,000 + students, university educators, theatrical designers and performers, and other personnel to the city . The USITT Conference is considered the main conference for Theatre, Opera, and Dance in the United States . </P>

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