Early bird pricing for Opera Orlando’s 2023-24 All for Art season ends July 5, 2023. Opera on the MainStage subscriptions currently start at $75 and include three original productions in Steinmetz Hall at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, plus the opportunity to add another top-class performance as a special subscriber add-on. Act now to save up to $65 on season tickets. Subscriptions are available through the Dr. Phillips Center’s Bill & Mary Darden Box Office (445 S Magnolia Avenue, Orlando), online at www.DrPhillipsCenter.org, or by calling (407) 839-0119, ext. 0.
“There is no better time to purchase your MainStage subscription package for next season,” stated Opera Orlando general director Gabriel Preisser. “Our early bird pricing allows you to see all three MainStage shows for the price of two, and allows you to get a special discount to our unique Pugh Theater production of The Juniper Tree.”
OPERA ON THE MAINSTAGE LINEUP:
TOSCA | music by Giacomo Puccini and libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
sung in Italian with English supertitles
Friday | October 27, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday | October 29, 2023 at 2 p.m.
Opera Orlando’s 2023-24 season kicks off with Puccini’s tragically grand Tosca. As war and rebellion ravage Rome, the celebrated and passionate opera diva Floria Tosca finds herself caught in a web of religious and political intrigue, betrayal, and jealousy. The production welcomes back stage director Josh Shaw and marks the Company debut of conductor Eiki Isomura leading the
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Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra in the pit. Featured artists include Greek soprano Eleni Calenos as the title character, tenor Nathan Granner as Cavaradossi, and baritone Daniel Scofield as Scarpia. The cast also includes 2023-24 studio artists, members of the Opera Orlando chorus, and the Opera Orlando Youth Company.
FRIDA | music by Robert Xavier Rodriguez with a book by Hilary Blecher and lyrics and monologues by Migdalia Cruz
sung in English and Spanish with both Spanish and English supertitles
Friday | January 26, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday | January 28, 2024 at 2 p.m.
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s life story takes center stage as Opera Orlando presents Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s operatic celebration, Frida. This poetic and beautiful retelling of Kahlo’s life reveals a woman of extreme magnetism and originality, an artist whose sensual vibrancy came straight from her tumultuous experiences in love and life. Written for chamber orchestra, the opera mixes mariachi-style orchestrations, classical opera, and hints of Mexican folk music, all performed by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Argentinian maestro Jorge Parodi. Collaborating with Maestro Parodi in developing this all-new production will be stage director John de los Santos, and Opera Orlando will welcome back Mexican-American soprano Cecilia Violetta López to sing the iconic title role. Venezuelan-American baritone Bernardo Bermudez makes his Company debut as Diego Rivera. The cast also includes 2023-24 studio artists and members of the Opera Orlando Youth Company.
LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR | music by Gaetano Donizetti and libretto by Salvadore Cammarano
sung in Italian with English supertitles
Friday | April 19, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday | April 21, 2024 at 2 p.m.
Opera Orlando heads to Westeros with a Game of Thrones-inspired take on Donizetti’s bel canto masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor. A tale of love, betrayal, and madness, Lady Lucia Ashton is torn between allegiance to her family and her love for Edgardo, her family’s sworn enemy. This dark, original production will be designed and directed by Opera Orlando artistic director Grant Preisser, with Robert Wood conducting the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra. Opera Orlando general director and Grammy award-winning baritone Gabriel Preisser leads a stellar cast as Enrico with soprano Marnie Breckenridge in the title role. Chinese baritone Zaikuan Song sings the role of the cleric, Raimondo, and Opera Orlando welcomes back acclaimed tenor Ben Gulley as Lucia’s lover, Edgardo. The cast also includes 2023-24 studio artists, members of the Opera Orlando chorus, and dancers from the Orlando Ballet.
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SUBSCRIBER ADD-ON:
THE JUNIPER TREE | music by Philip Glass & Robert Moran and libretto by Arthur Yorinks based on a tale by the Brothers Grimm
sung in English with English supertitles
Friday | May 10, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday | May 11, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Opera Orlando concludes its 2023-24 All for Art season with a dark retelling of the classic fairytale, The Juniper Tree, a contemporary chamber opera by composers Philip Glass and Robert Moran to a libretto by Arthur Yorinks. This tale revolves around a jealous and scheming stepmother who murders her stepson and serves him up in a stew to his unsuspecting father, only to then be killed herself by the stepson who is reincarnated as a beautiful bird. In partnership with Victorian spook troupe Phantasmagoria and MicheLee Puppets, local stage director John DiDonna has conceived a feast for the senses, and international conductor Geoffrey Loff leads a fantastic cast featuring Opera Orlando 2023-24 season studio artists and the Opera Orlando Youth Company.
See YOU at the Opera!
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About Opera Orlando: Celebrating, expanding, and sharing the world’s greatest art form, the 2023-24 season marks Opera Orlando’s eighth season producing high-quality operatic entertainment and educational programs that engage Central Florida audiences.
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Gabriel Preisser General Director
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