By Marcy Shortuse, Photos provided
Sarasota Opera celebrated its 60th Season when the 2019 Winter Opera Festival opened on
February 9 with “Puccini’s Turandot.” The festival continues with Mozart’s The Magic Flute,
Verdi’s Nabucco, and the premiere of a rare and delightful comic double bill: Donizetti’s Rita
(Two Men and a Woman) and Wolf-Ferrari’s Susanna’s Secret. Special events, lectures, recitals, and
concerts continue through the season. Capping off the festivities will be the Diamond Anniversary
recital and dinner on Friday, April 5.