The latest news on performances of Opera in Sarasota.
Sarasota Opera Receives $60,000 Arts Appreciation Grant From Gulf Coast Community Foundation
by A.A. Cristi - November 29, 2022
Sarasota Opera has received a $60,000 Arts Appreciation Grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation. Aligning with their mission to find meaningful ways to invest in the arts, Gulf Coast Community Foundation allows grant award winners flexibility with their funding in order to pursue their own ar...
Sarasota Opera Raises The Curtain On The Season By Celebrating 10 Years Of General Director Richard Russell
by A.A. Cristi - October 04, 2022
Sarasota Opera's Curtain Raiser Dinner will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of General Director Richard Russell on October 16, 2022. ...
Sarasota Opera's DaCapo Society For Young Professionals Returns
by A.A. Cristi - September 26, 2022
Sarasota Opera has announced that the DaCapo Society, a dynamic group of opera patrons between 21-40, will be returning to create a shared experience for all young professionals at Sarasota Opera's acclaimed productions. ...
Sarasota Youth Opera Lead Role Auditions To Take Place On August 23 & 25
by A.A. Cristi - August 22, 2022
Sarasota Youth Opera has announced that open auditions for several principal roles for male and female singers in the fall production of Dean Burry's The Secret World of Og will take place on Tuesday, August 23rd and Thursday, August 25th, 2022. Interested singers should arrive at 5:30pm for musi...
Sarasota Youth Opera Hosts Family Day At The Opera
by A.A. Cristi - July 28, 2022
Hear the Youth Opera sing, attend a “Find Your Own Opera Voice” singing session, join in fun acting games, and take a tour of the opera house. You can even get creative and make some props, have fun at the makeup table, explore the beautiful costumes, and more. This event is free to all! ...
Hermitage And Sarasota Opera Announce New Collaborative Program In August
by A.A. Cristi - July 19, 2022
The Hermitage Artist Retreat announces a new program presented in partnership with Sarasota Opera featuring the work of Hermitage Fellow Hilan Warshaw, a filmmaker and musician whose work focuses on the lives and works of some of music's most influential figures....
Schmidt Vocal Arts Holds First National Prize Competition, June 3-5
by A.A. Cristi - April 22, 2022
As it moves into the final stretch of its 25th anniversary season, Schmidt Vocal Arts (SVA) is eagerly anticipating the final destination: from June 3–5, 2022, Sarasota Opera will host over 30 singers – the top three winners from each of 13 regional competitions and from an independent, virtual ...
Sarasota Youth Opera Summer Camp Registration Underway Through May 10
by A.A. Cristi - April 07, 2022
Sarasota Youth Opera's annual Summer Camp engages young people in the magic of opera with sessions in singing, acting, props, wigs, make-up, and costumes, all led by professional singers, artists, directors, musicians, and technicians. ...
Sarasota Opera Will Celebrate Victor DeRenzi's 40th Season
by Nicole Rosky - March 10, 2022
The Sarasota Opera House will be the scene of great celebration on the evening of Saturday, March 26, as the company pays tribute to Maestro DeRenzi’s 40th anniversary. Festivities will begin at 5 PM with a reception of passed hors d’oeuvres and libations under a spacious and elegant tent cover...
VOICE OF SARASOTA Opera To Sing Out At March 20 Concert
by A.A. Cristi - March 01, 2022
On Sunday, March 20 at 7:30 pm, the historic Sarasota Opera House will be filled with singers of all ages and experience, along with a full orchestra, to present “Voices of Sarasota Opera.” This festive concert will feature Principal Artists, Studio and Apprentice Artists, the Sarasota Youth Ope...
Sarasota Opera Announces Performance Cancellations and Rescheduling of TOSCA & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 24, 2022
Sarasota Opera is rescheduling the 7:30 pm Thursday, February 24 performance of Tosca in response to COVID exposures in the Chorus. The Tosca performance is rescheduled for Wednesday, March 2 at 7:30 pm....
Adelaide Boedecker Joins Choral Artist's A NIGHT AT THE OPERA, February 20
by A.A. Cristi - January 13, 2022
Choral Artists of Sarasota's 43rd season, “Carried Away,” continues with “A Night at the Opera,” Sunday, February 20, 5 p.m., at Church of the Palms, 3224 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota. ...
Sarasota Opera Announces Casting For 2022 Winter Opera Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 02, 2021
Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi and General Director Richard Russell have announced casting for the 2022 Winter Opera Festival, which also marks Maestro DeRenzi's 40th anniversary with the company....
Classical WSMR To Broadcast Past Productions Of Sarasota Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 15, 2021
Six popular Sarasota Opera past productions will be broadcast on Classical WSMR radio beginning Saturday, October 23rd at 1pm Eastern Time: Verdi's Otello (2012), D'Albert's Tiefland (2018) on October 30th, Puccini's La bohème (2020) on November 6th, Montemezzi's The Love of Three Kings (L'amore de...
Sarasota Opera Board Of Trustees Elects 2021-22 Officers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 22, 2021
Sarasota Opera has announced the election of new officers to its Board of Trustees. Waldron “Wally” Kraemer has been elected Chair for a two-year term, succeeding Syble Di Girolamo who served from 2019 to 2021. Mr. Kraemer has served on the board since 2014, most recently as Vice Chair....
Sarasota Opera Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 07, 2021
Sarasota Opera Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi and General Director Richard Russell have announced the 2021-2022 Season. Inspired by the enthusiastic audience response to the early Rossini works performed this past winter and spring season, Sarasota Opera will present The Silken Ladder (La scala d...
Stephen Baker Named Director of Marketing for Sarasota Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 11, 2021
Sarasota Opera Executive Director Richard Russell has announced the appointment of Stephen Baker as Director of Marketing. Baker was most recently the Director of Marketing and Audience Development for the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota....
Sarasota Youth Opera to Offer Online Summer Camp June 21-July 2
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 04, 2021
Sarasota Youth Opera’s annual Summer Camp enrollment is now open, and plans are under way for a variety of live interactive and participatory Zoom sessions in Chorus, Acting, Opera 101 (Opera history), Props & Sets, Wigs & Makeup, Costumes, Stage Management 101 (brand new course), and “Write You...
Sarasota Opera Safely and Successfully Concludes 62 Season With DIDO AND AENEAS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 03, 2021
It is a story that couldn't be completely told until the final curtain fell. On Sunday, April 25th, 2021, Sarasota Opera concluded its 62nd season with a fully staged performance of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas to a live audience filling 20% of the seating capacity of the Sarasota Opera House....