Relish the past and enjoy the present at Middletown's Sorg Opera House

Mention the old family name “Sorg” around these parts and “culture” comes to mind.

The stately “Sorg Mansion” on South Main Street in Middletown was recently opened for tours.

Just up the street, the elegant opera house that bears the name has been revitalized and opened for business thanks to hard-working citizens with a love of local history and the arts.

The late Middletown, Ohio, industrialist Paul J. Sorg would have been proud.

Today the Sorg Opera House at 63 South Main is abuzz with anticipation for an eclectic 2019 season of some of the best alt-pop-and-alt-rock, blues, jazz and bluegrass around... (*)

Now we ask: who’s played the Sorg in the past? The famous cowboy, actor and humorist Will Rogers, for one.

To find some answers, click through MidPointe Library’s Digital Archives to see photos of the Sorg Opera House and those who have graced its stage. Made available by locals who love Middletown history, the collections includes portraits of performers, some unidentified, who once entertained Sorg audiences.

Let us know if you can identify the unnamed!

(*)For more information on the Sorg’s upcoming season and the Sorg Opera Revitalization Group go to: https://www.sorgoperahouse.org/new-events/

Go to http://www.midpointedigitalarchives.org/digital/ and type in “Sorg Opera House” to begin your journey to Middletown’s entertaining past!

The highly detailed “A History of Sorg’s Opera House” by local author Sam Ashworth is available for checkout at MidPointe Library-Middletown’s Local History and Genealogy Gallery.