[1]Sarasota Opera Single Tickets On Sale August 1st Online.
Single tickets for the 2011-2012 Fall and Winter Sarasota Opera season go on sale online at www.sarasotaopera.org [2] Monday, August 1st, 2011. 2011-2012 marks Maestro Victor DeRenzi’s 30th Season as Artistic Director and the return of classic greats mixed with new productions conceived exclusively for Sarasota Opera. Tickets for both the Fall and Winter season begin at only $19.
To order your tickets or for more information visit the Sarasota Opera website: www.sarasotaopera.org [2] and click on Season and Tickets. Subscription packages are still available for purchase in four and five show packages through the Box Office.
All performances at the Sarasota Opera House at 61 N. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, FL
Madama Butterfly
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
6 Performances: October 28, 30m, November 2, 5m, 9m, 15
Carmen
Music by Georges Bizet
Words by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy
Sung in French with English supertitles
11 Performances: February 11, 14, 19m, 22, 24, March 4m, 8, 11, 16, 20, 24
Lucia di Lammermoor
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Poetry by Salvadore Cammarano
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
9 Performances: February 18, 21, 23, 26m, March 2, 7, 9m, 17m, 23
Otello
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Verses by Arrigo Boito
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Seattle Opera Premiere
7 Performances: March 3, 6, 11m, 14, 17, 22, 25m
Vanessa
Music by Samuel Barber
Libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti
Sung in English with English supertitles
Seattle Opera Premiere
March 10, 13, 15, 18m, 21, 24
**Free pre-performance introductions 45 minutes before curtain in Felding Hall
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