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Sarasota Opera House Celebrates 100 Years

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Sarasota Opera will celebrate its 100th anniversary of the historic Sarasota Opera House with a weekend of centennial programs. The “Centennial Concert” will be held on April 11.  The concert will pay tribute to the theater’s 100-year history and feature Sarasota Opera artists including soprano Virginia Mims, mezzo-soprano Lisa Chavez, tenor Rafael Dávila, and baritone Jake Stamatis. The Sarasota Orchestra {…}

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Sarasota Opera & The Bay Announce ‘Opera at the Bay’ Series

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Sarasota Opera and The Bay have announced “Opera at The Bay,” a free outdoor screening series presenting three productions from the company’s 2026 Winter Festival at The Bay Park in downtown Sarasota. Screenings will take place on consecutive Saturday evenings in April and May, with large-screen presentations and English surtitles. The series opens on April 18 with Puccini’s “La bohème,” {…}

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Sarasota Opera Announces ‘Salute to the Stars’ Awards Luncheon

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Sarasota Opera will hold its annual “Salute to the Stars” Awards Luncheon on March 24, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. at the Sarasota Yacht Club. The event will celebrate outstanding Apprentice and Studio artists from the 2026 Winter Opera Festival with a gourmet lunch and performances by the awardees. Awards will be presented through the legacy of several visionary individuals as {…}

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Sarasota Opera Receives Major Grant from NEA for ‘Susannah’ Production

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Sarasota Opera has been awarded a $24,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the federal agency’s “Freedom 250” initiative, celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. The funds will be used to support the company’s 2026 Winter Opera Festival production of “Susannah” by Carlisle Floyd. Interestingly, this year marks the 100th anniversary of Floyd’s birth, and the run {…}

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Sarasota Opera Receives Major Grant Award Towards Documentary Film Project

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Sarasota Opera has received a $25,000 grant from the 1st Source Foundation to support a feature-length documentary marking 100 years of the Sarasota Opera House, originally opened in 1926 as the Edwards Theatre. Tentatively titled “The Sarasota Opera House: A Centennial Celebration,” the film is being produced by Steve Sabato in collaboration with Rene Gilmore of ABC7’s Empowering Voices. The {…}

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Sarasota Opera Announces Official Sponsor for Mobile App

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Sarasota Opera has announced that Floridacentral Credit Union will serve as the official sponsor of the Sarasota Opera Mobile App for the 2026 Winter Opera Festival. The app, available on Apple and Android devices, provides audiences with digital program books, casting information, real-time updates, and event resources alongside videos, playlists, and podcast episodes for each production. “The Sarasota Opera Mobile {…}

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Hanna Brammer Headlines Sarasota Opera’s ‘Susannah’

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Sarasota Opera is set to present Floyd’s “Susannah“­­­­­­­ on March 14. This will be the fourth and final production in its 2026 Winter Festival and will be shown six times through March 28. The opera will star soprano Hanna Brammer in the title role, bass-baritone Jason Zacher as Olin Blitch and tenor Jeremy Brauner as brother Sam. The production will {…}

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Sarasota Opera Announces Summer 2026 Training Programs

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Sarasota Opera has announced two summer training opportunities for young singers: the Sarasota Youth Opera Summer Camp and the newly launched Sarasota Opera Vocal Academy. The Youth Opera Summer Camp, led by Sarasota Opera’s professional artistic and production staff, offers sessions in singing, acting, physical comedy, and production disciplines including sets, props, wigs, makeup, and costumes. No auditions are required. {…}

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Lisa Chavez & Aviva Fortunata Lead Sarasota Opera’s ‘Il Trovatore’

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The Sarasota Opera is set to present Verdi’s “Il Trovatore.” The production, which is set to be presented between March 7 and 29, 2026, will be revived for the first time since 2014. The company has only performed the work twice including in 1993. In a statement Sarasota Opera General Director Richard Russell said, “It is ‘Il Trovatore’s’ music that {…}