Melissa Voigt Named Senior Development Officer For Sarasota Opera
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 6, 2021
General Director Richard Russell and Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi announced that Melissa Voigt has returned to Sarasota Opera as Senior Development Officer. Ms. Voigt first joined the company in 2000 as Individual Giving Officer and became Director of Development in 2002.
Classical WSMR To Broadcast Past Productions Of Sarasota Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Oct 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 dei tre rei) (2017) on November 13th, and more.
Schmidt Vocal Competition Announces First National Prize
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Aug 17, 2021
Schmidt Vocal Arts has announced the first national prize in the history of the Schmidt Vocal Competition, in celebration of its 25th anniversary season. This annual event for U.S. high school students, funded by the William E. Schmidt Foundation, sees 400+ singers compete each year – this season for more than $625K in cash awards and scholarships.
Sarasota Opera Board Of Trustees Elects 2021-22 Officers
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Jun 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
- Jun 7, 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 di seta) for the 2021 Fall Season in November.
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 Opera Safely and Successfully Concludes 62 Season With DIDO AND AENEAS
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- May 3, 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.
Sarasota Opera Opens 62nd Season, Undeterred by Covid-19
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 16, 2021
On Friday, February 12th, Sarasota Opera opened its 2021 Winter Opera Festival with a fully staged production of Gioachino Rossini's The Happy Deception (L'inganno Felice) to a live audience filling 25% of the seating capacity of the Sarasota Opera House.
Introducing the Cast of Sasha Regan's THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Nov 30, 2020
Introducing Sasha Regan's ALL-MALE THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE cast. They have boarded the pirate ship and are on route to the Palace Theatre for 2 nights, on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th December. The ship is carrying a star crew of burly pirates and an abundance of lasses in petticoats and plenty of rum! What's not to love!
Sarasota Opera Announces Changes to 2021 Winter Opera Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Nov 10, 2020
Sarasota Opera announced a redesigned 2021 Winter/Spring Opera Festival that will include two operas that feature a smaller cast and orchestra to be presented in February and March, and a second two-opera season in April, both to a well-spaced audience and limited capacity.
Sarasota Opera Adds Matinee To Fall Season Performances
by Stephi Wild
- Oct 27, 2020
By popular demand, an additional “Live from the Sarasota Opera House” concert featuring favorite opera selections by Verdi, Rossini, Puccini, Wagner, and Mozart, accompanied by piano, is now scheduled for Sunday, November 15th at 1:30 pm.
Marco Nisticò Named Artistic Administrator for Sarasota Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Oct 13, 2020
Executive Director Richard Russell and Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi announced that Marco Nisticò will become the new Artistic Administrator of Sarasota Opera beginning December 1, 2020. Mr. Nisticò will fill the position held by the recently deceased Greg Trupiano, who had worked for Sarasota Opera since 1987.
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