The King of Ragtime comes to Orlando
Considered by many to be America’s first pop star, Scott Joplin’s immortal piano solo “The Entertainer” lives rent-free in our collective consciousness thanks not only to its now ubiquitous presence in film but also, more importantly, to its iconic and catchy opening lines. And yet, much of Scott Joplin’s music and work was lost after his death, including his equally tuneful and iconic opera Treemonisha which was not fully produced until over 50 years after his death. Be a part of history by attending the
Shakespeare is Back at the Opera
It’s a very Shakespearean season at the Opera this season which started with Verdi’s Macbeth back in October. The bard returns to Steinmetz Hall with a never before seen pairing of Berlioz’s Beatrice + Benedict (based on the comedy Much Ado About Nothing) paired with Mascagni’s verismo thriller Cavalleria Rusticana. This premiere pairing makes for the perfect blend of comedy and tragedy with both works set on the same fateful Easter day in the same town square of the Sicilian town of Messina, Italy.
Opera Orlando Presents An Immersive Werther On The Grounds Of The Beautiful And Historic Sydonie Mansion
Opera Orlando continues its 2024-25 Destiny + Desire season with a site-specific production of Massenet’s Werther at Sydonie Mansion in Mount Dora, Florida, March 7 and 9 only. Based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s celebrated and controversial novelThe Sorrows of Young Werther, Massenet’s opera contains some of his most beautiful and emotionally-charged melodies, and audiences get to experience this powerful work as they move throughout the picturesque and sprawling Sydonie estate. The production will be
Student RUSH tickets for Opera Orlando’s production of Cinderella
Announcing Student RUSH tickets for Opera Orlando’s production of Cinderella (Cendrillon) this weekend, presented in Steinmetz Hall at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. RUSH tickets are discounted to $15 and will be available two hours before showtime at the Dr. Phillips Center Box Office for both Friday and Sunday performances. Students and faculty may receive two tickets per valid institutional ID from any and all schools and universities. “The Opera continues to grow in popularity,
Opera Orlando’s Cinderella Is Headlined By World-Class Singers
Next weekend, a star-studded cast takes the stage in Steinmetz Hall as Opera Orlando presents Massenet’s Cendrillon, a sumptuous French retelling of the classic Cinderella story. Soprano Lindsay Ohse returns to the Company as the classic heroine Cinderella, having last sung Gilda in the 2021-22 season production of Rigoletto, which was the first opera to be produced in Steinmetz Hall. She is excited to not only return to Orlando and sing in Steinmetz Hall again, but also to return to Massenet’s opera,
Get An Exclusive Look Into Opera Orlando’s Sparkling And Magical Operatic Take On Cinderella
Steinmetz Hall transforms into an enchanting fairytale kingdom February 7 and 9 as Opera Orlando presents Massenet’s Cendrillon, a gorgeous French retelling of the classic Cinderella story. Magic can happen anywhere, and dreams really do come true in this grand, all-new production full of love, laughter, and spectacular music featuring the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, dancers from Orlando Ballet, and the Opera Orlando Chorus and Youth Company. This grand, lavish production will be quite the event this
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Fairy Tales Come To Life As Cendrillon [Cinderella] Takes The Stage Of Steinmetz Hall With Grammy Award-Winner Lindsay Ohse In The Title Role
Dreams become destiny this coming February as the classic Cinderella fairy tale meets French grand opera. Bring the whole family to enjoy Opera Orlando’s gorgeous production of Jules Massenet’s Cendrillon [Cinderella] in Steinmetz Hall at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. This all-new show, full of love, laughter, and spectacular music played by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and featuring dancers from Orlando Ballet, only runs two performances, February 7 and 9, so get your tickets today
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Opera Orlando Receives A $120,000 Grant From Dr. Phillips Charities
Opera Orlando received big news this past week to the tune of $120,000. After a competitive grant review process, the Opera received a programming support grant from Dr. Phillips Charities underwriting the Opera’s upcoming production of Massenet’s Cendrillon, based on the Cinderella fairy tale and presented in the original French at Steinmetz Hall at Dr. Phillips Center while also being presented in the schools and in the community with a special English adaptation done by the Company. Dr. Phillips
Student Rush Tickets for Santas + Amahl
Announcing Student RUSH tickets for Opera Orlando’s production of 4 Lost Santas + Amahl and the Night Visitors this weekend, presented at the Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. RUSH tickets are discounted to $15 and will be available two hours before showtime at the Dr. Phillips Center Box Office for both Friday, Saturday, and Sunday performances. Students and faculty may receive two tickets per valid institutional ID from any and all schools and
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Opera Orlando Presents A Holiday Double Bill, Fun For The Whole Family
Opera Orlando brings a world premiere and a holiday mash-up to the Dr. Phillips Center, December 6-8, with 4 Lost Santas and Menotti’s classic Amahl and the Night Visitors. 4 Lost Santas is a comic Christmas Opera commissioned by Opera Orlando and based on an original concept by Gabriel Preisser with music by Spicer Carr and a libretto by Rose Freeman and Spicer Carr. This fun, family-friendly piece is a seamless lead-in to Menotti’s more sacred and heartfelt work, and this combo promises to be an ideal
Student Rush Tickets for MACBETH
Announcing Student RUSH tickets for Opera Orlando’s production of Macbeth this weekend, presented in Steinmetz Hall at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. RUSH tickets are discounted to $15 and will be available two hours before showtime at the Dr. Phillips Center Box Office for both Friday and Sunday performances. Students and faculty may receive two tickets per valid institutional ID from any and all schools and universities. “The Opera continues to grow in popularity, particularly with
Verdi’s Macbeth Comes To Steinmetz Hall With An Incredible Cast In A Stunning, Original Production
Destiny takes a dark turn next weekend as Opera Orlando opens its ninth season with an adaptation of Shakespeare’s iconic tale of ruthless desire and murder, Verdi’s Macbeth. Headlined by Metropolitan Opera baritone Norman Garrett and soprano Mary-Hollis Hundley as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, this all-new production is led by stage director Matt Haney and conductor Mark Sforzini. Something wicked does indeed this way come to Steinmetz Hall at Dr. Phillips Center, October 25 and 27. Individual tickets are on
Get An Exclusive Look Into Opera Orlando’s Upcoming Season Opener, Macbeth
“Something wicked this way comes …” to Steinmetz Hall as Opera Orlando presents its first MainStage production of the 2024-25 Destiny + Desire season, Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. and October 27 at 2 p.m. Tickets are on sale now, and the Opera is providing a variety of opportunities to get to know more about this original production — set in a treacherous and fantastical world of power, ambition, and corruption — and its phenomenal cast, headlined by Metropolitan Opera baritone Norman
Opera Orlando Presents $100,000 Check To Holocaust Center After Benefit Concert — Defiant Requiem: Verdi At Terezín
Opera Orlando was proud to partner with Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Orlando Sings, and The Defiant Requiem Foundation to present the Florida premiere of Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín on Saturday, September 14 at Steinmetz Hall. The concert was a sold out success with more than 500 free tickets provided to students and educators. Audiences were noticeably moved by this “monumental” performance. "I was not prepared for just how overwhelmed with
Stetson’s School of Music and Opera Orlando Expand Apprentice Artists Program
A year after launching an Apprenticeship Pilot Program, the Stetson University School of Musicand Opera Orlandowill expand the program for the 2024-2025 season with four students set to perform this month with the professional opera company. Opera Orlando and Stetson’s School of Music launched the Apprentice Artists program for undergraduate students last year, allowing them to earn college credit while gaining training and on-stage experience. Given the program’s success, Opera Orlando is doubling
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Opera Orlando Welcomes its 2024-25 Season Studio Artists
After a competitive and nation-wide search, Opera Orlando is thrilled to announce four talented singers will join the Company’s Studio Artists program in its 2024-25 Destiny + Desire season. “I am very excited to welcome this new quartet of singers into the Opera Orlando family,” shares program director and education director Sarah Purser. “The Studio Artists program provides talented young artists the opportunity to hone their craft and learn skills that will serve them throughout their
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Metropolitan Opera soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer leads an incredible quartet of soloists in Opera Orlando’s presentation of DEFIANT REQUIEM
Opera Orlando is thrilled to announce a world-class line up of soloists and performers for the Florida premiere of Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín. Metropolitan Opera soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer headlines the quartet of soloists for this performance of Verdi’s Requiem joined by mezzo-soprano Ann McMahon Quintero (last seen as the title role in Opera Orlando’s Lizbeth in 2022), Metropolitan Opera tenor Harold Meers (making his Opera Orlando debut), and bass Zaikuan Song (last seen as Raimondo in Opera
Opera Orlando Summer Concert Series Artist Release
Enjoy a preview of what to expect in the 2024-25 Destiny + Desire season as Opera Orlando once again launches its upcoming season with its annual Opera Orlando in Concert: Summer Concert Series. Subscriptions are now on sale for all three concerts which feature performances from world-class artists in the intimate setting of the University Club of Winter Park. During this annual concert series, audiences will enjoy a fun and varied selection of songs, arias, and duets from artists featured throughout the
Opera Orlando Presents Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín
Opera Orlando is honored to present the Orlando premiere of Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín presented in partnership with Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Orlando Sings, and The Defiant Requiem Foundation as a benefit concert for the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida. This poignant and inspirational production details the incredible true story of the courageous Jewish prisoners in the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp (Terezín)
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Student Rush Tickets For The Juniper Tree - This Weekend
Announcing Student RUSH ticketsfor Opera Orlando’sOn the Town production of The Juniper Tree this weekend, presented in The Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. RUSH tickets are discounted to $15 and will be available two hours before showtime at the Dr. Phillips Center Box Office for both Friday and Saturday night performances. Students, faculty, and staff may receive two tickets per valid institutional ID from any and all schools and universities. These tickets are
The Juniper Tree in the Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater at Dr. Phillips Center
Opera Orlando is back On the Town to close its All for Art season, making a “wish for art” May 10 and 11 with an operatic retelling of the Grimm Fairy TaleThe Juniper Tree. This contemporary chamber opera by composers Philip Glass and Robert Moran with a libretto by Arthur Yorinks, is a grisly tale about a jealous and scheming stepmother who decapitates her stepson and serves him up in a stew to his unsuspecting father, only to then be killed herself by the stepson who is reincarnated as a beautiful bird,
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Announcing the 2024-25 Destiny + Desire Opera Season
Opera Orlando presents its 2024-25Destiny + Desire season with three original and visually stunning productions on the MainStage of Steinmetz Hall at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.Subscription packages are on sale now as Opera Orlando invites you to face your destiny and give in to your desires with two Shakespeare-inspired works, a beautiful treatment of a beloved fairy tale, and some stunningverismo. Season packages start at just $89 with season launch pricing. AND save 10% on two season
More of the MainStage events for LUCIA
Steinmetz Hall will transform into the North Country for Opera Orlando’s 2023-24 All for Art MainStage production of Lucia di Lammermoor, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. and April 21 at 2 p.m. Tickets are on sale now, but the Opera is providing a variety of opportunities to get to know more about this original production — set in the world of Westeros — and its phenomenal cast, starring soprano Marnie Breckenridge as Lucia, tenor Ben Gulley as her lover Edgardo, and Grammy Award-winning baritone Gabriel Preisser as
