Florida Grand Opera Celebrates Women's History Month with Panel Featuring Soprano Kara Shay Thomson Tonight

Miami, FL -- Florida Grand Opera commemorates Women's History Month with a discussion about the evolution of female roles in the world of opera. Kara Shay Thomson, international soprano, who will sing the title role in FGO's upcoming production of Tosca, will partake in this session of Community Conversations together with Dr. Julie Maykowski, Director of Artistic Administration.

This candid discussion is part of FGO's ongoing effort to enhance the opera experience within the local community. In this session Kara Shay shares how she balances life as a contemporary woman, singer, mother and wife and embodies the role of Tosca, a dramatic heroine who is entangled in an explosive love triangle.

The Community Conversations event "Feminism on the Operatic Stage" is free and will take place at the HistoryMiami Museum, 101 W Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130, tonight, March 14th, 2014, from 7:00 to 8:00PM. RSVP via email csutton@fgo.org or by calling 305-403-3308.

About Florida Grand Opera: Florida Grand Opera (FGO), the oldest performing arts organization in Florida, celebrates its 73rd year of continuously producing grand opera during the 2013-14 season. The main stage operas of the season include: Marvin David Levy's Mourning Becomes Electra, Nov. 7 - 23, 2013; Verdi's Nabucco, Jan. 25 - Feb. 8, 2014; Puccini's Tosca, Mar. 29 - Apr. 12, 2014; and Massenet's Thaïs, May 3 - 17, 2014.

Founded in 1941 as Greater Miami Opera and later merging with The Opera Guild Inc. in 1994, FGO presents a mixture of standard repertoire and contemporary works as well as commissions new productions - all featuring projected translations in English and Spanish. FGO, recognized for funding by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Funding is also provided, in part, by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor and the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners and the Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council. Program support is provided by the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council. Florida Grand Opera is a Resident Company of the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and a member company of OPERA America. American Airlines is the Official Airline, Intercontinental Miami is the Official Hotel and Steinway & Sons is the Official Piano of Florida Grand Opera.