Opera Orlando has announced that it raised $120,000 during its second annual Operazzi Bash.

The fundraiser, which took place on Oct. 24 in the DeVos Family Room at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, secured funding for the company’s education and outreach programs. The donations represented a 32 percent increase over the inaugural event in 2025.

Baritone and General Director Gabriel Preisser and Education Director Sarah Purser hosted the event with soprano Alexandra Kzeski, mezzo-soprano Sarah Kathryn Curtis, tenor Benjamin Ruiz, violinist Daniela Garzon and pianist Nathan Cicero performing alongside members of the Opera Orlando Youth Company and the 2026-27 Apprentice Artists.

Proceeds will benefit the company’s Youth Company, Apprentice Artist and Studio Artist programs, as well as school-based performances and educational experiences throughout Central Florida.

“We built Operazzi Bash for people who might not know much about the art form of opera,” said Artistic Director Grant Preisser, per an official press release. “Give them a great party with incredible singers at the center, and they figure out pretty quickly why this is an art form for everyone.”