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Sarasota Opera Announces Line-Up For Remaining HD Series.

Sarasota Opera announced the expansion of its new broadcast and film series called “HD at the Opera House”. This new series is allowing Sarasota Opera to expand its programming from the fall and winter season to year-around. In addition to opera, the 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.

“Sarasota Opera audiences are often asking for more programming,” according to Executive Director Richard Russell. “We are happy to expand our season by providing content from around the world.”

HD at the Opera House – Sarasota Opera launched its new series on April 14th with Mozart’s Don Giovanni and will continue with screenings of opera, ballet, and theater through October 2014. Each presentation will be preceded by a 15 minute welcome and pre-show discussion.

Tickets are now on sale. Ticket prices are $20 for general admission and $25 for seating in the orchestra boxes or Mezzanine. $20 Tickets are available for purchase at the Sarasota Opera Box Office and online at www.sarasotaopera.org/Opera_in_HD.aspx. $25 tickets are ONLY available at the Sarasota Opera Box Office. Current Sarasota Opera subscribers will receive a 10% discount on ticket prices.

There are two showings of each production. The schedule for the remainder of the series is as follows:

Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi
Production from the Royal Opera House
Thursday, May 15th at 7pm
Sunday, May 18th at 1:30pm

Driving Miss Daisy by Alfred Uhry
Starring Angela Lansbury and James Earl Jones
Thursday, June 5th at 7:00pm
Sunday, June 8th at 1:30pm and 7:00pm

La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Production from the Royal Opera House
Thursday, June 19th at 7:00pm
Sunday, June 22nd at 1:30pm

Aida by Giuseppe Verdi
Production from the Arena di Verona
Thursday, July 10th at 7:00pm
Sunday, July 13th at 1:30pm

Manon Lescaut by Giacomo Puccini
Production from the Royal Opera House
Thursday, July 24th at 7:00pm
Sunday, July 27th at 1:30pm

Sleeping Beauty choreographed by Rudolf Nureyev
Production from the Paris Opera
Thursday, August 28th at 7:00pm
Sunday, August 31st at 1:30pm

Mefistofele by Arrigo Boito
Production from the San Francisco Opera
Thursday, September 11th at 7pm
Thursday, September 14th at 1:30pm

The Girl of the Golden West by Giacomo Puccini
Production from the Paris Opera
Thursday, October 2nd at 7pm
Sunday, October 5th at 1:30pm