The links below are some recent items about Sarasota Opera in the press. Please note that these are links to external web sites. Sarasota Opera is not responsible for the content of these links or for their availability.
Sarasota Opera casts Rossini's 'Cinderella'
By Jay Handelman
Published July 2, 2010
http://aande.blogs.heraldtribune.com/12571/sarasota-opera-casts-rossinis-cinderella/
Sarasota Opera adds Naples Performances
By Jay Handelman
Published March 22, 2010
http://aande.blogs.heraldtribune.com/11479/sarasota-opera-adds-naples-performances/
Sarasota Opera to launch American opera series in 2011
By Lawrence A. Johnson
Published March 10, 2010
http://southfloridaclassicalreview.com/2010/03/sarasota-opera-to-launch-american-opera-series-in-2011/
Sarasota Opera will stage 'The Crucible'
By John Fleming
Published February 9, 2010
http://blogs.tampabay.com/arts/2010/02/sarasota-opera-will-stage-the-crucible.html
Sarasota Opera plays 'Magic Flute'
By Abby Weingarten
Published February 7, 2010
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100207/ARTICLE/2071007
Sarasota Opera sticks with proven favorites to get through hard times
By Jay Handelman
Published January 31, 2010
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100131/ARTICLE/1311014
Grand Scale
Don Carlos takes advantage of opera houses expanded orchestra pit
By Jay Handelman
Published March 1, 2009 http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090301/ARTICLE/902270216
Verdi's 'Requiem' and 'Don Carlos' this weekendGiuseppe Verdi always thought big. He would appreciate this weekend's veritable feast for Verdi lovers: the Requiem — with the massive Master Chorale of Tampa Bay — by the Florida Orchestra, and a rare performance of Don Carlos by the Sarasota Opera.
By John Fleming, Published March 5, 2009
http://www.tampabay.com/features/performingarts/article981010.ece
This opera feels close to home for title character
During his opera career, Benjamin Warschawski has played all sorts of people, from a young man falsely accused of murder in "I due Foscari" to a peasant in "Halka" and an artist in "Tosca."
By Jay Handelman Published: Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090215/ARTICLE/902150314/2072/FEATURES?Title=This_opera_feels_close__to_home_for__title_character
Opera finds a recipe for love
In years past, Mara Bonde has sung the role of Adina in "The Elixir of Love," but she doesn't think it counts as she prepares to return to the role Saturday night at the Sarasota Opera. Published February 8, 2009 http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090208/ARTICLE/902080307
Opera sounds wash over you in golden anniversary season (with video)
Love, comedy and tragedy. It’s not just life, it’s opera.
After the successful launch of its new fall program, the Sarasota Opera continues its 50th anniversary season this winter with operas that will attract new and old patrons alike.
History of the Sarasota Operas repertoire
At the Asolo Theatre 1960 La bohème Giacomo Puccini LHeure Espagnole Maurice Ravel Così fan tutte Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Der Schauspieldirektor - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1961 Le nozze di Figaro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Dido and... Published February 2, 2009 http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090202/ARTICLE/902020291
New stars join Sarasota Opera revival of "Tosca"
Though the Sarasota Opera is reviving its popular 2004 production of Puccinis Tosca, audiences should expect a different experience. Published February 2, 2009 http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090202/ARTICLE/902020289
Sarasota Opera celebrates 50 years
From humble start, company builds to operatic blockbusters
Grand Overture
By Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald Tribune, Sarasota, FL - November 2, 2008.
To the musical cry of “Figaro, Figaro, Fee-gah-roh,” the Sarasota Opera opens a new chapter in its history Friday night with its first full production staged in the fall.
Ned Rorem unable to complete Sarasota Youth Opera commission
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Sarasota,FL,USA
The 84-year-old Rorem has notified the Sarasota Opera that he will be unable to complete his work on “Little Nemo,” based on the early 20th-century Winsor ...
Sarasota Youth Opera camp teaches all aspects of opera...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - Jun 30, 2008
This was the last day of the three week camp hosted at the Sarasota Opera House. Students learned all aspects of opera, including music theory, ...
Opera House revamped from foundation to roof
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Feb. 24, 2008
April was not a good month for the construction crews rushing to meet a tight deadline in the $20 million renovation of the historic Sarasota Opera House.
Love and money drive Sarasota Opera success
Sarasota Herald-Triubne -Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008
Any story about opera is ultimately a story both about money and about the one thing in all the world it is said that money cannot buy — love.