ORLANDO OPERA NEWS COVERAGE

Sarasota Opera will present THE MERRY WIDOW by Franz Lehár as part of its 2026 Winter Festival. The operetta will open on February 21 and run through March 27 following the festival’s opening production of LA BOHÈME. ...

Opera Orlando will present Silent Night at Steinmetz Hall as part of its 10th anniversary season. The Pulitzer Prize–winning opera will star Orlando native Julia Radosz alongside returning company artists. ...

Opera Orlando will present the Pulitzer Prize–winning opera Silent Night at Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The production features music by Kevin Puts and a libretto by Mark Campbell and is based on the story of the 1914 Christmas Truce....

Opera Orlando hosted its first annual Operazzi Bash on October 25 at the Grand Bohemian Orlando, raising more than $80,000 in support of the company’s education programs, including the Opera Orlando Youth Company....

John Conklin, a celebrated scenic designer whose visionary work transformed opera and theatre stages around the world, has died at the age of 88. A native New Englander, Conklin’s artistic influence was felt far and wide, but he remained closely connected to Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) throughout his...