Sarasota Opera Celebrates General Director Richard Russell 10 Year Anniversary

By Afton Wooten

In celebration of Sarasota Opera’s General Director Richard Russell’s 10-year anniversary, the company will open its 2022-23 season with its Curtain Raiser Dinner on Oct.16. 

The event features a three-course meal, cocktails, highlights about the upcoming season, and reminiscences of Richard Russell’s history with the company. Also, Sarasota Opera Artists from the fall season will perform a select program. This event will take place at Michael’s On the Bay at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, FL.

Russell has been associated with the opera company since 1989 where he performed for four seasons as an apprentice artist, studio artist, and principal. In 2005, he became the Director of Marketing at Sarasota Opera and in 2012 accepted the Executive Director position.

Russell has led Sarasota Opera to increase individual giving by over 50 percent, more than doubled its endowment, and completed its world-renowned Verdi Cycle.

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