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HD Season To Include Productions From Around the World.

Sarasota Opera announces the line-up for the 2015 season of “HD at the Opera House”. This series, which debuted in 2014 and more than quadrupled its projected income goal in its first year, has allowed Sarasota Opera to expand its programming from the fall and winter season to year-around. In addition to opera, the 2015 series will include ballet and theater from some of the world’s most famous venues. All showings will occur in the William E. Schmidt Opera Theatre at the Sarasota Opera House.

“We could not be more pleased with the response from the community for this program,” says Executive Director Richard Russell. “We believe our patrons will enjoy this season’s expanded lineup of operas, plays, and ballet from around the world.”

HD at the Opera House

Select presentations will be preceded by a 15 minute welcome and pre-show discussion.

I due Foscari by Giuseppe Verdi
Starring Placido Domingo
Production from the Royal Opera House
Thursday, May 7th at 7pm
Sunday, May 10th at 1:30pm

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Production from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Thursday, May 28th at 7:00pm

Benvenuto Cellini by Hector Berlioz
Production from the English National Opera
Sunday, May 31st at 1:30pm

L’elisir d’amore by Gaetano Donizetti
Starring Vittorio Grigolo and Bryn Terfel
Production from Royal Opera House
Thursday, June 11th at 7:00pm
Sunday, June 14th at 1:30pm

La fille du Regiment by Gaetano Donizetti
Starring Natalie Dessay
Production from the Vienna State Opera
Thursday, June 25th at 7:00pm
Sunday, June 28th at 1:30pm

Andrea Chenier by Umberto Giordano
Starring Jonas Kaufman
Production from the Royal Opera House
Thursday, July 9th at 7:00pm
Sunday, July 12th at 1:30pm

The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
Production from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Thursday, July 23rd at 7pm

Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten
Production from the English National Opera
Sunday, July 26th at 1:30pm

The Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner
Starring Bryn Terfel
Production from the Royal Opera House
Thursday, August 13th at 7:00pm
Sunday, August 16th at 1:30pm

La forza del Destino by Giuseppe Verdi
Starring Jonas Kaufman
Production from Bavarian State Opera
Thursday, August 27th at 7:00pm
Sunday, August 30th at 1:30pm

Balanchine and Millepied
Production from the Paris Ballet
Thursday, September 10th at 7pm

William Tell by Gioachino Rossini
Production from the Royal Opera House
Sunday, September 13th at 1:30pm

Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
Production from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Thursday, September 24th at 7:00pm

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
By Kurt Weill
Production from the Royal Opera House
Sunday, September 27th at 1:30pm

Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert & Sullivan
Directed by Mike Leigh
Production from the English National Opera
Thursday, October 1st at 7:00pm
Sunday, October 4th at 1:30pm

Tickets are $18 for current Sarasota Opera subscribers and $20 for single ticket buyers. All seating is general admission. Tickets can be purchased online at www.sarasotaopera.org or by calling (941) 328-1300. You can also visit the Sarasota Opera Box Office at 61 N. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236.

Sarasota Opera Subscribers who wish to receive the 10% discount must contact the Sarasota Opera Box Office directly.

Sarasota Opera was awarded grants in 2014 from the William and Marie Selby Foundation and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation to purchase film projection equipment for the Opera House, and an additional “Building Opera Audiences” grant from Opera America to support marketing.