Second-cast principals deliver the goods in FGO’s “Masked Ball”
Jonathan Burton and Alexandra LoBianco star in the second cast of FGO’s “A Masked Ball.” Photo: Lorne Grandison Florida Grand Opera’s second-cast performance of Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera at the...
View ArticleMMF: The Cunning Little Vixen
The popular MMF Family Opera series returns with Janáček’s comedic fairy tale that brings the forest and its myriad inhabitants to life. Appropriate for ages 7 and up, the Grimm Brother’s style tale...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 77th Opera Season in South Florida
The 77th Florida Grand Opera season promises to give you something to rave about, cast with some of the most sought-after singers in the opera world today. Our 2017-18 season will include four operas...
View ArticleMiami Wagner Institute featuring Christine Brewer and Alan Held
For the first time in 28 years, the Miami Music Festival brings to life Wagner’s Die Walküre, the composer’s grand musical drama from the Ring Cycle. The Grammy Award-winning soprano Christine Brewer...
View ArticleThe Barber of Seville at SMDCAC
The Barber of Seville, performed by Miami Lyric Opera, remains one of Rossini’s most frequently performed comic operas in the repertoire. The barber of the title is Figaro, whose impressive entrance...
View ArticleFlorida Grand Opera announces its 77th Season
Company’s 77th Season includes Lucia Di Lammermoor, Salome, Orfeo ed Euridice, and Florencia en el Amazonas Photo: Lucia di Lammermoor © Felix Sanchez for Houston Grand Opera The 2017-18 season—the...
View ArticleLucia di Lammermoor: A masterpiece of Italian opera
The unforgettable classic, Lucia di Lammermoor, combines all the components of great opera—timeless music, a compelling story, unique sets, period costumes, and a live orchestra. Lucia is the unlucky...
View Article“Singers shine brightly” – The South Florida Classical Review
There’s a reason the critics are fawning over Lucia. There’s a reason the audience is cheering with thunderous applause. It’s the same reason that you need to see this production of Donizetti’s Italian...
View ArticleLucia di Lammermoor opens at Broward Center
This is your last chance to see Florida Grand Opera’s production of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor that critics are raving about. “What a gem we have in the Florida Grand Opera. How lucky we are that...
View ArticleFlorida Grand Opera: Salome at Broward Center for the Performing Arts
With its bizarre brew of eroticism and religion, Richard Strauss’s Salome was so disturbing when it first appeared that it was banned in Vienna and London. Today, it’s lost none of its power to send...
View ArticleFlorida Grand Opera: Salome at ARSHT
With its bizarre brew of eroticism and religion, Richard Strauss’s Salome was so disturbing when it first appeared that it was banned in Vienna and London. Today, it’s lost none of its power to send...
View ArticleFlorida Grand Opera presents Salome by Richard Strauss
Audiences and critics are raving about Salome! When Salome premiered, it was so disturbing that it was banned in Vienna and London, and later in New York. Salome’s combination of eroticism and...
View ArticleSymphony of the Americas: Broadway Sizzle & Operatic Passion at Amaturo Theater
Cuban born Soprano Maria Aleida, acclaimed for her performances with Andrea Boccelli and opera companies worldwide, returns to south Florida to join powerhouse tenor, Carlos de Antonis and friends on...
View ArticleMiami Lyric Opera presents Puccini’s La Boheme at SMDCAC
In a garret of Paris in 19th Century’s Latin district, the painter Marcello and poet Rodolfo try to keep warm by burning pages from Rodolfo’s latest drama. They are joined by their comrades Colline,...
View ArticleHow far would you go for the one you loved? Orfeo ed Euridice Opera Tickets...
Orfeo ed Euridice is an opera composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck based on the myth of Orpheus. It’s a compelling and deeply personal story of how far one man will go to prove his devotion to his...
View ArticleARSHT presents Florencia en el Amazonas by FGO
Inspired by the writings of the great Gabriel García Márquez (One Hundred Years of Solitude), Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas is one of the most lyrical and melodious new operas of the past 30...
View ArticleMagic can happen anywhere… even in the Amazon!
Inspired by the writings of the great Gabriel García Márquez (One Hundred Years of Solitude), and Mexican composer Daniel Catán, Florida Grand Opera will premiere Florencia en el Amazonas (Florence in...
View ArticleGala Evening Of Opera and Piano at Colony Theatre
Singing arias of Beethoven, Bellini, Verdi, Mascagni followed by piano Transcriptions performed by two extraordinary pianists: ALEXANDER GAVRYLYUK (Ukraine) & KEMAL GEKIC (Croatia) In...
View ArticleCarmen by Miami Lyric Opera at SMDCAC
Aug 25-26, 2018 Bizet’s Carmen has everything you want from an opera: high drama, passionate characters, a love story. And what’s more, it’s absolutely packed with great melodies – even if you don’t...
View ArticleGeorges Bizet’ CARMEN by Miami Lyric Opera
In Seville by a cigarette factory, soldiers comment on the townspeople. Among them is Micaëla, a peasant girl, who asks for a corporal named Don José. Moralès, another corporal, tells her he will...
View ArticleFlorida Grand Opera presents La bohème
Giacomo Puccini’s lyrical romantic tragedy of young lovers in the Latin Quarter of nineteenth century Paris. Will Mimì and Rodolfo find a way to make their love survive terrible poverty, the freezing...
View ArticleBIS Concert Presents Soprano Anna Netrebko & Yusif Eyvazov at ARSHT
For one night only, two of the world’s best opera voices, Anna Netrebko (soprano) and Yusif Eyvazov (tenor), will perform together in concert. Anna Netrebko has redefined the meaning of being an opera...
View ArticleFlorida Grand Opera Announces its 78th Season
The Florida Grand Opera has announced its 2018-19 season, featuring four productions. The 78th Season includes eight Miami debuts featuring the US debut of tenor Alessandro Scotto di Luzio and the US...
View ArticleCheers! Celebrated Opera Scenes on Stage at Gusman Concert Hall
Frost Opera and choral ensembles join to perform scenes from favorite classical and contemporary operas by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, Leonard Bernstein, Scott Joplin, and more....
View ArticleSeraphic Fire presents Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass
Seraphic Fire opens its 15th season with flourish featuring new compositions by Founder and Artistic Director Patrick Dupré Quigley and Guggenheim-winning composer Christopher Theofanidis, as well as...
View ArticleMiami Lyric Opera: Cavalleria Rusticana/Suor Angelica at SMDCAC
A double bill of classic opera featuring Cavelleria Rusticana with music by Pietro Mascagni and Suor Angelica with music by Giacomo Puccini performed by Miami Lyric Chorus and Orchestra. Cavalleria...
View ArticleFlorida Grand Opera’ Carmen at ARSHT
Georges Bizet’s Carmen is considered one of the most requested, anticipated and beloved operas. Carmen, tells the story of the fiery gypsy cigarette girl, gets any man she wants—and then gets rid of...
View ArticleMichelle Bradley With Ken Noda in Concert at Gusman Concert Hall
Soprano Michelle Bradley, from the Metropolitan Opera has performed such roles as Mozart’s Fiordilligi and Donna Anna, Strauss’ Marschellin, and Verdi’s Alice from Falstaff. Included in the...
View ArticleTwo Opera Concerts at Frost School of Music
Frost Opera Theater students with Alan Johnson as director present the operas Scenes in Concert and Dido and Aeneas. Scenes in Concert includes classical and Bel Canto repertoire revealing the...
View ArticleEugene Ongin Opens This Weekend!
It’s Tchaikovsky’s best opera and the most popular Russian opera ever written. Tchaikovsky is famous for The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and The 1812 Overture, but he also wrote the romantic and lyrical...
View ArticleFlorida Grand Opera presents Before Night Falls at the Arsht Center
Yes, the international best-selling autobiography and the powerful film is also an inspiring opera. Can a man’s life, a political revolution, and a pandemic all be summed up in one artist’s life? This...
View ArticleBroward’s Newest Opera Company to Perform Inaugural Concert
Broward County’s newest opera company, Fort Lauderdale Opera Works (Opera FLOW), is pleased to announce its inaugural concert, “New Visions, New Voices.” This one-night-only performance will take...
View ArticleA Gripping Tale of Individual Triumph
Cuban dissident Reinaldo Arenas inspired a generation of Cuban immigrants proclaiming his political and sexual freedom. He also inspired a book, a film, and an opera. Florida Grand Opera’s production...
View ArticleMiami Lyric Opera presents Madama Butterfly at SMDCAC
Orchestra and Chorus of MIAMI LYRIC OPERA Pablo Hernandez Chorusmaster Jeffrey Eckstein Conductor Raffaele Cardone Artistic and General Director Lieutenant Pinkerton, an American Navy officer,...
View ArticleOne of Verdi’s most passionate and dramatic operas
THE STORY: King Gustavo is a leader loved by his people but surrounded by conspirators. He also harbors a secret shame: he adores Amelia, the wife of his closest friend and loyal minister, the Count....
View ArticleMiami Bach Society present Soprano Yetzabel Arias Fernandez
Soprano Yetzabel Arias Fernandez performs for the first time for Miami Bach Society audience with the program La Lucrezia (Georg Friedrich Handel) directed by Jay Bernfeld. La Lucrezia includes...
View ArticleFlorida Grand Opera presents The Marriage of Figaro
The servants turn the tables on the masters in Mozart’s biting and sexually charged comedy about the established social order being tossed on its head. Today, The Marriage of Figaro rocks with the...
View ArticleFlorida Grand Opera presents FRIDA
Robert Xavier Rodríguez’s colorful score is a perfect match for the passionate art of the legendary painter Frida Kahlo. Although the artist was wracked by agonizing physical pain and caught up in a...
View ArticleMLO: La Cenerentola at South Miami Dade Cultural Center
Everyone is familiar with the story of Cinderella, immortalized by Charles Perrault and the brothers Grimm. Yet this is not quite the story of La Cenerentola, even though was inspired by it when was...
View ArticleThe Magic Flute at Temple Emanu-El Synagogue
A hero on a quest and a princess finding her way encounter enchanted creatures, an evil queen and ultimately, each other – all with the help of a Magic Flute! A part of MMF’s popular Family...
View ArticleDon Giovanni by FGO at Ziff Ballet Opera House
Don Giovanni is the story of the world’s greatest lover, Don Juan, a young, arrogant, and charismatic aristocrat, who will stop at nothing to fulfill his ravenous lust. But when a midnight seduction...
View ArticleFlorida Grand Opera presents Don Giovanni by WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Don Giovanni is the story of the world’s greatest lover, Don Juan, a young, arrogant, and charismatic aristocrat, who will stop at nothing to fulfill his ravenous lust. But when a midnight seduction...
View ArticleMiami Lyric Opera: The Gala Opera Concert at SMDCAC
Featuring artists, chorus and orchestras interpreting the best moments from memorable operas on red-hot renditions of jazz classics and original fusion. This year Opera Gala will have Raffaele Cardone...
View ArticlePalm Beach Opera OPENING NIGHT DINNER
OPENING NIGHT DINNER An elegant and entertaining VIP experience! Join us for an exclusive VIP experience with a pre-performance dinner, drinks, and a unique introduction to the show by General...
View ArticleFlorida Grand Opera presents Madama Butterfly by GIACOMO PUCCINI
A love affair goes horribly wrong in a fateful meeting of East and West. Set in 1890’s Japan, Puccini’s heartbreaking story of betrayal portrays an American naval officer as he marries a young...
View ArticleChildren perform The Barber of Seville at Palm Beach Opera
Sat Feb 29, 2020 This season, Children’s Performance will feature a 60-minute abridged version of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville performed by Palm Beach Opera’s Benenson Young Artists and Apprentice...
View ArticlePalm Beach Opera presents LIEDERABEND
A special evening of song featuring the talented Benenson Young Artists, led by Head Coach, Timothy Cheung. The Benenson Young Artists will perform a repertoire of art songs by Strauss, Schubert,...
View ArticleFlorida Grand Opera presents Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at Broward Center for...
A love affair goes horribly wrong in a fateful collision of East and West. Set in 1890’s Japan, Puccini’s exotic opera is a heartbreaking story of betrayal, abandonment, and sacrifice. Starring...
View ArticleFlorida Grand Opera presents Rigoletto by GIUSEPPE VERDI
The grand master of opera, Giuseppe Verdi, ramps up his musical and dramatic intensity in this masterpiece. A jester makes cruel sport of courtiers whose wives and daughters are seduced by the Duke...
View ArticleFlorida Grand Opera presents Il matrimonio segreto
A father attempts to marry off his daughter with dramatic results and surprising complications in one of the most successful comic operas from the late eighteenth century. Cimarosa’s Il matrimono...
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