St. Pete Opera has unveiled the slate for its 2025-26 season. Getting the season underway is the “Broadway Cabaret.” Performance Dates: Oct. 4, 2025 The first production of the season is Floyd’s “Susannah.” Performance Dates: Oct. 17-21, 2025 Davies’ “Pinocchio” follows in November. Performance Dates: Nov. 15-23, 2025 The Silver Bells annual gala by the St. Petersburg Opera Guild follows. Performance Dates: Dec. 10, {…}
St. Pete Opera is set to present Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” The production, which opens on June 7, 2024, runs through June 11 and will feature Chelsea Lehnea in the title role. She is joined by Ben Werley as Edgardo, Kyle Oliver as Enrico, and Andrew Allan Hiers as Raimondo. Other cast members include Chris Romeo, Jordan Blair, and Kevin {…}
St. Pete Opera will present scenes from three major operas in one evening. The concerts, slated for Feb. 8 and 10, will feature Act three from Puccini’s “La Bohème,” numerous scenes from Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet,” and the entirety of Britten’s nine-minute opera “A Hand of Bridge.” The works will be presented with piano accompaniment. Adam Ciofarri and Karl Hesser {…}
St. Pete Opera is set to present “Pinocchio” on Nov. 10-19, 2023. Created by John Davies, the opera is part of the company’s family series and features music by Donizetti, Offenbach, Mozart, and Verdi. The four performances will be conducted by Mark Sforzini. Stephen M. Ray, Jr. directs. It stars Jada Griffin, Kevin D. Mitchell, Jr., Pascale Spinney, Ariel Andrew, {…}