Season and Tickets

Join us for the inaugural concert of our new recital series — An Evening of Operetta. Principal Artists Hanna Brammer, Ben Gulley, and Sean Anderson will sing arias and ensembles from some the most beloved operettas with Mo. John Spencer at the piano.

Tickets are $10–$45

Also Sunday, December 16 at 2 p.m. at the Venice Performing Arts Center. For tickets and information for the Venice Perfomance, visit the Venice Performing Arts Center website.

Join us on Mondays during opera season for a tour of the historic Sarasota Opera House, complete with backstage tour. You'll hear some great stories, and discover why the Sarasota Opera house is at the very center of Sarasota's cultural life.

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Hear our Studio and Apprentice Artists perform in these hour-long concerts. The March 14th concert is performed by musicians from our orchestra only.
Limited seating: first come, first served.

Performances take place in the Lee & Bob Peterson Great Room

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Join Clara and her Nutcracker Prince as they journey to a magical land on Christmas Eve! Every year, young dancers from the Sarasota Cuban Ballet School perform this holiday classic, conceived and choreographed by the School's co-artistic directors Ariel Serrano and Wilmian Hernandez, master teacher Delia Ballart Arcia, and resident choreographer Tania Vergara.

Tickets on sale October 15, 2018.

Sarasota Opera Guild presents their 34th Annual Poinsettia Luncheon
Diamonds are a Guild's Best Friend

Celebrating the 60th Diamond Anniversary of Sarasota Opera

Friday, December 7, 2018; Doors open at 11:00 am
Bird Key Yacht Club, 301 Bird Key Drive, Sarasota

Known throughout the country for their superb harmonies, rich blend and genuine family warmth, The Ditchfields present their 19th Annual Christmas Show, full of happy holiday memories, nostalgic favorites and lots of special surprises! Join this remarkably talented family for an unforgettable experience...it's ’Tis The Season with The Ditchfields.

Under the artistic direction of Darya Fedotova and Sergiy Mykhaylov, The School of Russian Ballet will present the beautiful traditional Christmas ballet “The Nutcracker”. Original choreography is by Professor Vadim Fedotov and is set to the music of Pyotor Tchaikovsky. The School of Russian Ballet dancers will be joined on stage by international world-famous dancers.

This spectacular performance is a wonderful holiday tradition to share with your family, friends, and children of all ages.

Tickets on sale October 29, 2018.

The beloved holiday classic performed by The Diane Partington Studio of Classical Ballet.
This has become one of the most highly-awaited events of each Christmas holiday season.
Tickets on sale October 8, 2018. There is no valet parking for these performances.

The Perlman Music Program/Suncoast presents the 15th Anniversary Celebration Concert

featuring Itzhak Perlman leading the PMP String Orchestra
and Patrick Romano directing the PMP Chorus

Celebrating the exceptional talent of The Perlman Music Program students and the close of the 15th Anniversary 2018-2019 PMP Sarasota Winter Residency

For more information, visit www.PMPSuncoast.org or call 941-955-4942.

“The Perlman Music Program’s Chamber Orchestra is not your “ordinary” extraordinary string orchestra. Every player in it is a soloist, yet each has learned, through experience with chamber music and, yes, choral singing, to blend, breathe and phrase like one organism.”

“I couldn’t help thinking that some of the world’s great orchestras would kill to have string sections like this."

- June LeBell, The Observer

There is valet parking for this event.

The annual Opera Gala celebrates the beginning of Sarasota Opera’s Winter Festival. The elegant affair will include a cocktail hour, silent auction, four course dinner, a special performance by our Principal Artists, and live music for dancing. Let’s raise a glass of champagne together at the premier social event in Sarasota!

Tickets: $325 per person

In exile, Prince Calaf wanders outside the Chinese Imperial Palace, where any man seeking the love of Princess Turandot must answer three riddles. If they succeed, the reward will be the princess’ hand—if they fail, execution. After a glimpse of Turandot’s fabled beauty, Calaf declares his intention of meeting the challenge and winning the Princess’ heart.

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The Magic Flute tells the story of Prince Tamino’s heroic quest. After being rescued by the Queen of the Night’s three ladies, Tamino is visited by the Queen herself, who asks him for help saving her daughter from Sarastro’s evil hands. With the gift of a magic flute and the help of a clumsy new friend, the bird catcher Papageno, the prince will find out that hero and villain aren’t always who they may seem.

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You’ve experienced the power of live opera from your seat—now experience what goes on behind the curtain. Directors, designers, singers, and conductors from our Winter productions will talk about backstage at the opera.

Nabucco, king of Babylon, conquers the Hebrews, destroying the temple and taking them into captivity. Meanwhile, his rebellious daughter Abigaille plots to take power and gain the affection of her sister Fenena’s lover, Ismaele. Learning of the coup, the blasphemous Nabucco seizes the crown and declares himself god, but is struck mad by a thunderbolt. Will he regain his reason, repent, and return the Jews to their homeland?

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These two rare one-act comedies by Donizetti and Wolf-Ferrari will make for a delightful evening at the opera.

Rita (Two Men and a Woman) Gaetano Donizetti

Rita and her husband Peppe own an inn. Peppe, a sweet and timid man, is terrified of his tyrannical wife. When Gaspar, Rita’s first husband whom she believed drowned, comes back, he turns Rita and Peppe’s lives upside down.

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Susanna’s Secret Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

Continuing our Beyond Verdi series: Susanna has a secret she isn’t telling. Her husband, Count Gil, smelling tobacco on his wife’s clothes, is convinced that she is having an affair. He searches and searches, but can’t seem to catch her in the act. What could her secret be?

Sarasota Yacht Club

Celebrating the outstanding Sarasota Opera artists who will be honored in 2019, join us for lunch overlooking Sarasota Bay. You will experience a live performance by the award winners, and learn more about our studio and apprentice artist programs.

Tickets: $75 Individual or $125 per Patron Sponsor (includes donation to support the apprentice artist program, premium seating, and recognition in the program)

Membership to the The Simonsen & Montminy Opera Club for the 2018-2019 Season begins October 26, 2018 and expires March 24, 2019.

Donors at the Regent Level ($1,250) and higher, please call Brenda Tamm, 941-366-8450, Ext. 250, to take advantage of your membership discount.

Come celebrate the conclusion of our 60th Anniversary Season following the Diamond Anniversary Concert. This evening includes a dinner and special presentation immediately following the concert at the Art Ovation hotel.

Tickets: $295 per person (includes ticket to recital with premium seating)

The Rites of Spring Festival, better known as RoSfest, is the Premier International Art Rock Festival in North America that has successfully hosted 159 Progressive Rock Bands over the past 15 years from around the world. Now in its 16th year, this annual 3-day event showcasing 11 prominent live bands featuring ALL original music is proud to call the Sarasota Opera House its new home!

For more information and a complete list of the bands performing, please visit RoSfest

Tickets on sale December 7, 2018.