Sarasota Opera to Announce Schedule for Upcoming Season, 2/5

Sarasota, FL - Maestro Victor DeRenzi and Richard Russell invite you to join them on the Opera House stageThursday, February 5th, at 4:30pm as they announce the 2015/16 season which will mark the final year of Sarasota Opera's acclaimed Verdi Cycle. The Verdi Cycle, which began in 1989, will distinguish Sarasota Opera as the only company in the world to have performed every work of Giuseppe Verdi.

Announcements will include repertoire for the fall and winter seasons, which will feature two new productions, as well as plans for a Verdi Festival to close out The Verdi Cycle. They will be joined by tenor Jonathan Burton, singing the title role in Verdi's Don Carlos this season, who will offer a selection from one of next season's operas.

A cocktail reception will immediately follow.

Please RSVP to Sam Lowry via email at slowry@sarasotaopera.org or by phone at (941) 328-1322.

What: Press Conference to Announce the 2015/16 Season

Date: Thursday, February 5, 2015

Time: 4:30pm

Location: Sarasota Opera House

61 North Pineapple Avenue

Sarasota, FL 34236

ABOUT SARASOTA OPERA

Based in Florida's beautiful Gulf Coast, Sarasota Opera is approaching its 55th consecutive season. In 1960, the company began presenting chamber-sized repertoire in the historic 320-seat Asolo Theater on the grounds of Sarasota's Ringling Museum of Art. Recognizing the need for a theater more conducive to opera, the company purchased the former A.B. Edwards Theater in downtown Sarasota in 1979 and first performing in it in 1984 as the Sarasota Opera House. The theater has just undergone a $20-million renovation and rehabilitation enhancing audience amenities, while updating the technical facilities including increasing the size of the orchestra pit. The theater, which reopened in March 2008, has been called "one of America's finest venues for opera" by Musical America.

Since 1983 the company has been under the artistic leadership of Victor DeRenzi. Since then the company has garnered international attention with its Masterwork Revivals Series, which presents neglected works of artistic merit, as well as the Verdi Cycle producing the complete works of Giuseppe Verdi. Recognizing the importance of training, Maestro DeRenzi founded the Apprentice Artist and Studio Artist programs. Sarasota Opera also maintains a commitment to education through its Invitation to Opera performances for local schools and the unique Sarasota Youth Opera program.

Sarasota Opera is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Programs are supported in part by an award the Tourist Development Tax through the Board of County Commissioners, the Tourist Development Council and the Sarasota County Arts Council. Additional funding is provided by the City of Sarasota and the County of Sarasota.

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