Opera Tampa has announced its 2023 season featuring three productions. The company will open with Bellini’s masterpiece “Norma.” The work features the famed aria “Casta Diva.” Performance Dates: Feb. 10-12, 2023 The one-act verismo opera “Pagliacci” by Leoncavallo returns to Tampa. Performance Dates: March 10-12, 2023 The season concludes with Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber on Fleet {…}
Opera Tampa has announced the cast for its upcoming production of “Les Contes d’Hoffmann.” For the Offenbach opera, tenor Won Whi Choi will make his Opera Tampa debut as the title role alongside bass-baritone Zachary Altman who will also make his Opera Tampa debut as the four villains Lindorf, Coppélius, Miracle, and Dapertutto. The cast will also include Susan Hellman {…}
Opera Tampa has announced its 2022 season featuring three mainstage productions. The company will also team up with the Florida Orchestra for the very first time. The company will return to the Starz Center and will open Offenbach’s “The Tales of Hoffmann.” The production will be Opera Tampa’s premiere of the famous work. Performance Dates: Feb. 11 & 13, 2022 {…}
The Opera Tampa has announced its 2020-21 season The season will open with Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance,” the beloved operetta. The work was postponed in March due to the coronavirus. Performance Dates: Jan. 22-24, 2021 The second opera of the season will be Verdi’s “Il Trovatore,” which features some of Verdi’s most popular melodies including the famed {…}
Opera Tampa has announced its 2019-20 season celebrating its 25th anniversary. “We have such a monumental opera season to look forward to for 2019-2020. We’re celebrating our 25th anniversary as the grand opera company of the Tampa Bay area with four extraordinary performances,” Straz Center President and Opera Tampa General Director Judy Lisi said in a press release. “We can’t wait. {…}
Opera Tampa has announced its 2018-19 season, which is set to include four operas including one world premiere. Here is a look at what the season has to offer. The season opens with Johann Strauss’ exquisite “Die Fledermaus.” Joseph Mechavich conducts the work, which is known for its catchy waltzes and unforgettable melodies. Performance Dates: Nov 30 – Dec 02, 2018 The {…}
It’s a big weekend around the United States with two high-profile opera companies showcasing the debut of major productions. In this week’s picks, you will see a mix of major stars and big companies with up-and-comers at smaller organizations. Here are our top five picks in alphabetical order by company. Faust – Lyric Opera of Chicago Superstar soprano Ailyn Pérez {…}
The opera world continues to showcase more and more around the continent and this week’s recommendations stretch around the US and Canada, with the focus solely on staples of the operatic canon. If last week’s emphasis on the modern was too much for the more conservative opera goer, then this week will offer a “palette cleanser” of sorts. I Puritani {…}
Opera Tampa has named guest conductors for the 2017-2018 season. The news comes after the resignation of previous artistic director Daniel Lipton. The result is three conductors for the company. The first will be Jorge Parodi, now a vocal coach and music director of the Senior Opera Theater at the Manhattan School of Music. The Argentine native will conduct Rossini’s “The {…}
Opera Tampa is going to have to go looking for a new artistic director as Daniel Lipton, who has held the post for the last five years, resigned on Monday. Lipton, 76, was on the fifth of a six-year contract after having replaced 95-year-old Anton Coppola. But now it seems that the company will have to make another swift change, {…}
Over the last few weeks, major opera houses around the world have announced their offerings for 2017-18. Now Opera Tampa has now joined the fray, revealing three major works. To kick off their sixth season, Opera Tampa will showcase Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” on Feb. 2, 2018, with a second performance on Feb. 4, 2018, at the Carol Morsani Hall. {…}