Sarasota Opera Set to Resume Regularly Scheduled Programming Post Irma

Sarasota Opera is pleased to announce that the Sarasota Opera House came through Hurricane Irma completely unscathed. With this storm now behind us, the company is ready to resume its regularly scheduled program with the following upcoming events:

Classic Movies at the Opera House presents "A Night at the Opera"
Friday, September 15, 7:30pm

Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236. Tickets: $10 per person

Taste of Downtown Food & Wine Festival

Saturday, September 16, 2017, 1pm - 4pm (postponed from September 9) Sarasota Opera House. 61 N. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236. Tickets: $65 per person

HD at the Opera House presents "Macbeth" by Giuseppe Verdi

Sunday, September 17, 2017 1:30pm. Sarasota Opera House. 61 N. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236. Tickets: $20 per person

Tickets for these and all upcoming events are available online at www.sarasotaopera.org or by calling the Sarasota Opera Box Office at (941) 328-1300 which his open Monday - Friday from 10am - 4pm and located at 61 N. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236.

Based on Florida's beautiful Gulf Coast, Sarasota Opera recently completed its 58th consecutive season and the final season of the company's internationally acclaimed Verdi Cycle making it the only company in the world to have performed every work of Giuseppe Verdi.

In 1960, the company began presenting chamber-sized repertoire in the historic 320-seat Asolo Theater on the grounds of Sarasota's Ringling Museum of Art. Recognizing the need for a theater more conducive to opera, the company purchased the former A.B. Edwards Theater in downtown Sarasota in 1979 and first performing in it in 1984 as the Sarasota Opera House. The theater has just undergone a $20 million renovation and rehabilitation enhancing audience amenities, while updating the technical facilities including increasing the size of the orchestra pit. The theater, which reopened in March 2008, has been called "one of America's finest venues for opera" by Musical America.

Since 1983, the company has been under the artistic leadership of Victor DeRenzi and administrative leadership of Executive Director Richard Russell since 2012. The company has garnered international attention with its Masterwork Revivals Series, which presents neglected works of artistic merit, as well as the Verdi Cycle producing the complete works of Giuseppe Verdi. Recognizing the importance of training, Maestro DeRenzi founded the Apprentice Artist and Studio Artist programs. Sarasota Opera also maintains a commitment to education through its Invitation to Opera performances for local schools and the unique Sarasota Youth Opera program.

Sarasota Opera is sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Programs are supported in part by an award the Tourist Development Tax through the Board of County Commissioners, the Tourist Development Council and the Sarasota County Arts Council. Additional funding is provided by the City of Sarasota and the County of Sarasota.

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