Sarasota Opera to Launch Single Ticket Sales Online in August
Sarasota Opera will begin selling single tickets online for its Fall Season and Winter Opera Festival, featuring works including HANSEL AND GRETEL, LA TRAVIATA and JENŮFA.
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Sarasota Opera House Marks 100 Years with Concert, Gala & Film Screening
Sarasota Opera will mark the 100th anniversary of the Sarasota Opera House with a weekend of events on April 11 and 12, including a concert, a dinner celebration, and a free film screening.
Sarasota Opera Awarded $24,000 NEA Grant in Support of 2026 Production of SUSANNAH
Sarasota Opera has announced that it has been awarded a $24,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as part of the federal agency's Freedom 250 initiative in celebration of America's 250th anniversary.
Sarasota Opera to Present Verdi's IL TROVATORE This March
Sarasota Opera will continue its proud tradition of presenting operas by Giuseppe Verdi with Il trovatore.
LA TRAVIATA, H.M.S. PINAFORE and More Set for Sarasota Opera 2026-27 Season
After celebrating the 2026 centennial of the Sarasota Opera House during its current season, Sarasota Opera has revealed the five mainstage productions of its 2026-27 season.
Puccini's LA BOHEME to be Presented at Sarasota Opera
Sarasota Opera will open its 2026 Winter Festival with Giacomo Puccini's La bohème at the Sarasota Opera House.
Sarasota Opera Announces Departure Of Longtime Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi
Sarasota Opera has announced that Maestro Victor DeRenzi, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, has decided to leave the company at the end of his current contract in May 2026.
Sarasota Opera Receives $41,000 Grant From T.T. And W.F. Chao Foundation For Purchase Of Pianos
Sarasota Opera has been awarded a $41,000 grant from the T.
Sarasota Opera Opens 2025 Fall Season With Mozart’s COSI FAN TUTTE
Sarasotans strolling down Pineapple Avenue this month will hear the music of Mozart filling the streets outside the Opera House as rehearsals started for Sarasota Opera’s fall opera production, Così fan tutte.
Sarasota Opera Reveals Don & Rachael Worthington as 2026 Gala Honorees
Sarasota Opera has announced that longtime supporters and community leaders Don and Rachael Worthington will be honored at the company’s annual Gala, themed “Winter in Paris.
Sarasota Opera Awarded $60,000 Empowering Arts Grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Sarasota Opera has received a $60,000 Empowering Arts Grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation to support its 2025–2026 programming and operations.
Sarasota Opera Reveals New Board Leadership and Trustee Appointments
Sarasota Opera’s Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi and General Director Richard Russell have announced several leadership updates and appointments to the company’s Board of Trustees.
Sarasota Opera Reveals Casts for 2025–2026 Season, Featuring LA BOHÈME, THE MERRY WIDOW & More
Sarasota Opera has revealed casting for its 2025–2026 season, marking the company's 67th year and the centennial of the historic Sarasota Opera House.
Arthur Bosarge Named Artistic Administrator At Sarasota Opera
Sarasota Opera has appointed Arthur Bosarge as its new Artistic Administrator.
Arts Advocates Honors Hermitage Artist Retreat's Artistic Director and CEO Andy Sandberg With Luminaire Award
Arts Advocates recently presented Andy Sandberg, artistic director and CEO of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, with its Luminaire Award.
See 2025 Sarasota Opera Productions for Free This Spring at The Bay
Although Sarasota Opera's Winter Festival has ended, area residents will have the opportunity this spring to view recorded performances of three operas from this year's season for free at The Bay park, the blue-and-green gathering place in downtown Sarasota!
STIFFELIO Will Open at Sarasota Opera
Last seen in Sarasota in 2005, Verdi's opera about infidelity and forgiveness, Stiffelio, will open this month.
Sarasota Opera Will Open 2025 Winter Opera Festival
Sarasota Opera will open its 66th season this month with the double bill of Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci.
Sarasota Opera Names New Board Members
Victor DeRenzi, Sarasota Opera's artistic director and Richard Russell, general director, have announced the addition of six new members to the organization's Board of Trustees — David Bialosky, Joseph Mallof, Sue Neumann, Alastair Hunter-Henderson, Tamara Jacobs, and Thomas Garden.
Sarasota Opera Finalizes International Cast For Winter Festival
Casting has been announced for Sarasota Opera’s 2025 Winter Opera Festival.
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