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2026-27 Season
Up Next - BRUNDIBAR / VEDEM
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Our STUDIO ARTISTS brought down the house at LUTHERAN TOWERS this past Sunday performing highlights from MADAME BUTTERFLY and the rest of our season at SUNDAY LIVE! 🎶🎵🎹

We are so grateful to Lutheran Towers for their amazing support of the Opera and for hosting us. We were also thrilled to be joined by special guest Satomi Hirano and shared all about the Japanese Kimono style. Hear our STUDIO ARTISTS next at OPERAZZI BASH on October 24 at Dr. Phillips Center. Only a few seats left at link in bio. by @operaorlando

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It has been exactly 10 years since we last presented BRUNDIBAR/VEDEM and we are thrilled to be bringing back this moving double bill this December. Enjoy photos from our production back in 2016 which was presented in partnership with the Holocaust Center, FSYO, and Rosen JCC. ✡🕍✡

VEDEM frames the production: the true story of teenage boys imprisoned in the ghetto who ran a secret underground magazine of the same name, its libretto drawn from the actual poems of Petr Ginz, Hanuš Hachenburg, Zdeněk Ornest, and Josef Taussig — boys who had no reason to believe anyone would ever read what they wrote, and who wrote anyway. Within that frame, Hans Krása's beloved children's opera BRUNDIBAR comes to life exactly as it did in the ghetto itself, where imprisoned children performed it more than fifty times: young Aninka and Pepíček outwitting an evil organ grinder to save their ailing mother with milk, reclaiming the town marketplace with nothing but their voices. #Gotmilk?? 🥛🥛🥛

Experience this remarkable double bill at Orlando Family Stage's Universal Orlando Foundation Theatre, presented in partnership with the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida. Stage director Kaley Karis Smith, a 2023 OPERA America Women Directors Grant winner, and conductor Whitney Reader both make their Company debuts leading a cast of Opera Orlando's own Youth Company and 2026-27 season Studio Artists — Sarah Kathryn Curtis and Benjamin Ruiz as VEDEM's central soloists, and David Kahng in the title role of BRUNDIBAR.

See full details at link in bio. by @operaorlando

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Did you catch our YOUTH COMPANY members in MADAME BUTTERFLY?? 🦋🦋🦋 They all performed so beautifully. See them again next weekend at OPERAZZI BASH and on our December production of BRUNDIBAR/VEDEM.

Only 20 seats left for the Operazzi Bash featuring a 3-course sit down dinner, entertainment by our Youth Company, Studio Artists, and Apprentice Artist members, and lots of dancing of course. Secure your seats now at link in bio.

Event proceeds go to support all Opera Orlando education programs including our YOUTH COMPANY. by @operaorlando

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Basketball, Jewelry, Opera.... Oh my!!! 🏀📿🎶 Check out our LIVE AUCTION items to be bid on at our upcoming OPERAZZI BASH. Do you have your tickets?? Only 20 seats left... October 24 at 6pm at the DeVos Family Room at Dr Phillips Center for the Arts. 🍾🥂💃

UP FOR AUCTION... we have:

VIP Tickets to December 21 Orlando Magic game against the Sacramento Kings with access to the ICON LOUNGE - part of the Orlando Magic’s premium hospitality offerings, giving ticket holders access to exclusive lounges and all‑inclusive dining and beverage service.

Ritque Luxury Jewelry: Serpentine Wire Necklace (18k yellow gold & titanium). This Serpentine necklace is a truly unique and eclectic accessory that elegantly wraps around the neck. It is beautifully finished with a serpent on both ends, adding a touch of distinctiveness to the design. This collection is perfect for expressing individuality and adding a dash of style to any ensemble.

In-home private concert provided by the Opera Orlando Studio Artists.

AND an original piece of art by SKEL (Jason Skeldon). Stay tuned for more details on that.

All proceeds go to support the Opera Orlando education programs. Purchase your tickets at link in bio.

See YOU at the Bash!!! by @operaorlando

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Early sketch for Verdi's Macbeth. The final design looked nothing like this for Sonnambulismo, the sleepwalking scene, but this was my first sketch as I started to work on the costume design. by @operaorlando

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#PartnerSpotlight for our friends at PHANTASMAGORIA👻🎃💀

CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN EARLY! FRANKENSTEIN takes the stage at the DR PHILLIPS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS – OCTOBER 16th, 17th and 18th!

Phantasmagoria XVII “Frankenstein. . .The Birth of Horror” celebrates 5 tales of terror from the Haunted Summer of 1816, including Mary Shelley’s legendary tale - Evocative Storytelling, Phantastical Dance, Large Scale Puppetry, and MORE!

“. . .an entertaining and thoughtfully crafted start to the Halloween season.” – Broadway World

THREE SHOWS ONLY at the Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts – Oct. 16, 17 & 18.

See you there. . . IF you dare! by @operaorlando

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FLYING DUTCHMAN tickets are now on sale but what is the origin story of the DUTCHMAN?? From Sir Walter Scott to Johnny Depp, from Europe to Asia, the legend of the FLYING DUTCHMAN has many interpretations and adaptations. 🏴‍☠️⛵👻

The legendary ghost ship was first referenced in print by John McDonald in 1790. With later references by Sir Walter Scott and Thomas Moore. BUT the most impactful mention was that by Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine in May 1821 which puts the scene as the Cape of Good Hope using real life captain Bernard Fokke of the Netherlands as the alleged inspiration for the Dutchman character. Fokke's fast trips caused people to suspect that he was aided by demonic powers, thus dooming him to sail the seas forever.

The Blackwood magazine inspired an English melodrama referenced in a Heinrich Heine poem which was later read by.... duh, duh, duh... Richard Wagner. The story goes that Wagner was on the run, with his wife and dog 🐶 no less, and has to escape in the cover of night on a ship which encountered rough seas. That experience reminded him of the Heine poem and his masterpiece opera FLYING DUTCHMAN was born!!! 🌊🌊🌊

Purchase your tickets NOW to FLYING DUTCHMAN, an original production presented in January at Steinmetz Hall. Tickets at link in bio. by @operaorlando

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What to expect at our Halloween themed NIGHT ON BROADWAY concert??? Well, something like this 🎃👻💀 (And yes, we were all nervous the shirt was going to be ripped off… HR crisis averted there… 🤣🤣🤣)

Tickets are now on sale for NIGHT ON BROADWAY, October 29 at the home of Carmen and Scott Moscrip. Come dressed in your Halloween best to enjoy your favorite Broadway tunes with mezzo Laura Hodos, Grammy Award winning baritone Gabriel Preisser, and the Opera Orlando Studio Artists. Purchase tickets at calendar link in bio.

Nathan Cicero on piano!!! Bravo!!👏 👏👏 by @operaorlando

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Throwing it back to last weekend… We were honored to be a sponsor and partner for the ONYX MEN OF HONOR AWARDS!!! 🏆🥇🏅

Board member Tiffany Jeffers and advisory council member Curtis Rayam represented us along with other long time Opera Orlando supporters and friends.

Learn more about ONYX, this wonderful event, and all the great work that they do in our community at @therealonyxmagazine by @operaorlando

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We are IN THE SCHOOLS this week with our rock star STUDIO ARTISTS sharing the fun of opera with all ages. ✏️🚌📚

Want to book our Studio Artist at your school? Let us know. AND we will be on tour soon with our school show: NESTOR’S BIG BEAUTIFUL BOOST OF CONFIDENCE. Stay tuned for that with FREE performances open to the public. by @operaorlando

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🎭✨ Broadway meets Opera in one spectacular night! ✨🎭

Experience the soaring power of opera and the unforgettable excitement of Broadway with an incredible lineup of world-class voices, presented by Arts at the J and Opera Orlando.

📅 November 12, 2026
🕢 7:30 PM
📍 Pargh Event Center at Rosen JCC

From powerhouse vocals to beloved theatrical favorites, this is an evening you won’t want to miss. 🎶

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now!
Visit the link in our bio to learn more and get your tickets.

#ArtsAtTheJ #orlando #OperaOrlando #RosenJCC #LivePerformance taken in Rosen JCC by @operaorlando

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We are thrilled to be joined by the talented young violinist DANIELA GARZÓN for OPERAZZI BASH in just two weeks at Dr Phillips Center. 🎻🎻🎻

Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Daniela artistic journey began at the age of five, when she started her musical training at the Municipal Institute of Culture and Tourism of Cajicá, Colombia. Since then, singing, violin, and piano have become the pillars of a journey defined by discipline, dedication, and a constant desire to grow.

Throughout these years, several experiences have played a significant role in her artistic development. Her participation in the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras, performances at Steinmetz Hall and Carnegie Hall, and her selection for the YOLA National Festival, culminating in a performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall alongside renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel, have greatly expanded her artistic horizons. She has also performed as a violin soloist with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and strengthened her musical training through Berklee College of Music.

Together with her teacher Andrés Zapata, she developed her first single, “Infinito,” an important step toward establishing her identity as an artist and singer.

Enjoy her amazing musical talents at the BASH! Only 20 seats left for this exclusive event featuring a 3-course sit down dinner, entertainment by our Youth Company, Studio Artists, and Apprentice Artist members. Secure your seats now at link in bio. taken in Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts by @operaorlando

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