Maestro DeRenzi Honored for Excellence in Arts Leadership

Maestro Victor DeRenzi was honored on Monday, October 24th, at the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County 13th annual Awards Celebration. Maestro DeRenzi was given the 2011 Arts Leadership Award for Artistic Achievement and the Sarasota Youth Opera offered their first public performance of the new season. Read all about it here!

http://artssarasota.com/2011-10-24/section/theater/arts-leaders-honored-in-annual-ceremony/

SNN 6 Behind the Scenes look at MADAMA BUTTERFLY

If you missed it live on TV, check out this video of SNN 6 and their behind the scenes look at Sarasota Opera's upcoming fall production of Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY opening this Friday, October 28th.

Madama Butterfly Takes Flight This Friday!

Another great article about Sarasota Opera's production of Madama Butterfly opening this Friday!




http://www.bradenton.com/2011/10/23/3588827/sarasota-operas-53rd-season-takes.html

Read what Jay Handelman and the Herald Tribune have to say about our upcoming production of Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY!



http://artssarasota.com/2011-10-21/featured/butterfly-takes-wing-again-at-sarasota-opera/

Read all about our new Director of Production, Chris Van Alstyne, profiled by The Observer.

http://www.yourobserver.com/news/sarasota/A-and-E/1019201114765/BACKSTAGE-PASS-Crew-chief

It is Giuseppe Verdi's Birthday today born in 1813 in Le Roncole, a village near Busseto! In his honor, here is a video of his famous 'Va, Peniero' from his opera Nabucco. What is your favorite moment from a Verdi Opera?

Another project completed through Gulf Coast Gives!

THANK YOU DONORS AND GULF COAST GIVES!!! Thanks to your continued generous support, our Carmen will be singing in style this season and Susan Danis can put her 1st grade Carmen costume back in the closet.