Recital Series
Diamond Anniversary Recital
Friday, April 5, 5 p.m.
Sarasota Opera House
2019 is Sarasota Opera’s 60th anniversary season.
To celebrate the occasion, four favorite principal
artists will perform arias and ensembles with piano
accompaniment, from operas produced at
Sarasota Opera over the last 60 years. Sharing the
Sarasota Opera stage will be Kara Shay Thomson,
(Marta in Tiefland, Floria Tosca in Tosca), tenor
Jonathan Burton (Carlos in Verdi’s Don Carlos,
Calaf in Turandot), baritone Marco Nisticò (Giorgio
Germont in La traviata, Amonasro in Aida), and
bass Young Bok Kim (Oroveso in Norma, Don
Basilio in The Barber of Seville). Tickets start at only
$10 for the recital only.
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Opera Composers
in Song
Friday May 10, 7:30 p.m.
Sarasota Opera House
Great opera composers did not limit
themselves to composing exclusively for the
stage, having produced some of the most
exquisite songs in the repertoire. Soprano
Elizabeth Tredent (Violetta in La traviata, Fiora
in The Love of Three Kings), tenor Matthew
Vickers (Des Grieux in Manon Lescaut, Avito in
The Love of Three Kings), and baritone Marco
Nisticò (Giorgio Germont in La traviata,
Amonasro in Aida) will perform songs by
celebrated opera composers. Tickets start at
$10.
Opera House
Monday March 4, 10:30 a.m.
Sarasota Opera House
Monday March 11, 10:30 a.m.
Sarasota Opera House
Monday March 18, 10:30 a.m.
Sarasota Opera House
Tour the historic Sarasota Opera House on
Mondays during opera season. You’ll hear
some great stories and discover why the
Sarasota Opera house is at the very center of
Sarasota’s cultural life. Tickets $12.