The Des Moines Metro Opera in Indianola has received a Cultural Enrichment Grant from Bravo Greater Des Moines worth $216,000, to help with operating expenses for 2019.

The Des Moines Metro Opera was one of 68 organizations around the metro to receive the grant. All Bravo grants are made possible by its local government partners who each contribute a portion of hotel/motel tax money to Bravo to be invested in arts and culture organizations and programs. Indianola is one of 17 cities participating in Bravo Greater Des Moines.