The Indiana Opera Theatre was formed following allegations of misappropriation of federal funds in 1981 by the . It represented a split among Indianapolis opera enthusiasts. Most prominent among Indiana Opera Theatre’s founders was .
The Indiana Opera Theatre quickly gained a reputation for its creative staging of rarely heard works. For example, a district courtroom in the City-County Building served as the site of a 1984 production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s popular operetta . A winter performance of Stanley Silverman’s took place in a truck barn at MacAllister Machinery Company. Productions included a variety of offerings.
In 1992, Indiana Opera Theatre directors renamed the organization the MacAllister Awards and Festival Opera Theatre, intended to eliminate possible confusion between the Opera Theatre and Indianapolis Opera. The name change also emphasized the Opera Theatre board’s connection with the nationally recognized competition for aspiring opera singers.
The MacAllister Award was last presented in 2002. Festival Opera Theatre also ceased to exist, leaving Indianapolis Opera as the city’s only major opera company.
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