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Florida Grand Opera to Celebrate 82nd Anniversary

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The Florida Grand Opera will celebrate its 82nd Anniversary with a black-tie Gala, titled “What Would You Do for Love.” The event will be held on March 16 at the Temple House. FGO’s newly appointed Board Chair, Tina Vidal-Duart,will announce the plans for the reimagined future of the opera company, with special performances by Radmila Lolly and Samy Hawk. Opera {…}

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Florida Grand Opera Announces New Details for Winter Concert Tour

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Florida Grand Opera has announced a Winter Concert Tour.  First up is “Songfest: From the Page to the Stage.”The concert will feature FGO Studio Artists, the second concert of the SongFest series at the Riviera Presbyterian Church in Coral Gables and at the Center for Spiritual Living in Oakland Park. Drawing from the works of authors like William Shakespeare, Alexander {…}

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Florida Grand Opera Names New Chair of the Board of Directors

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Florida Grand Opera has announced that Tina Vidal-Duart is the company’s new Chair of the Board of Directors. She will take over for Per Olof Lööf, who has been working with her over the past year as she transitions from Chair-Elect to her new role. Lööf held the role since 2019. “As the new Chair of this esteemed opera house, {…}

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Florida Grand Opera to Train Miss Florida for Miss America Competition

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The Florida Grand Opera Interim General Director Maria Todaro has announced that FGO will support Miss Florida, Juliette Valle, with special training for her Miss America Competition talent segment. Valle is an aspiring operatic soprano who will compete with “Sempre libera” from Verdi’s “La Traviata.” In a statement, Todaro said, “We are so thrilled to work with this talented young {…}

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Maria Todaro Announced as Interim General Director at Florida Grand Opera

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(Credit: Eric Joannes) Florida Grand Opera has announced that Maria Todaro will serve as the company’s Interim General Director throughout the 2023-24 season. Todaro commenced her professional life as a mezzo-soprano and entrepreneur. She founded the company Arteodor and took on a stage directing career where she worked with such organizations as Minnesota Opera, Atlanta Opera, and Hawai’i Opera Theater. {…}

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Florida Grand Opera Unveils New Concert Series for 2023-24

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Florida Grand Opera has announced a unique new concert season. “We are breaking out of the box and exploring a lot of new things,” says Director of Artistic Operations Matt Cooksey said in an official press statement. “Even though we have great traditional operas at the big houses, this season is about challenging ourselves to prepare innovative vocal concerts in {…}

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Florida Grand Opera Announces 2023-24 Season

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The Florida Grand Opera has announced its 2023-24 season with three renowned operas. The season opens with Verdi’s timeless classic “La Traviata.” The opera will star Cecilia Violetta López, Pavel Petrov, and Troy Cook. Chía Patiño directs and Joe Illick conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 11 – Dec. 2, 2023 The second opera of the season will be Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci.” It {…}