Florida Grand Opera’s Robert M. Heuer 25th Anniversary Tribute Concert and Dinner Raises Over $300,000
March 10, 2010
Florida Grand Opera celebrated Robert M. Heuer’s 25th Anniversary as General Director with a Tribute Concert and Dinner on February 25, 2010 that netted more than $300,000 for the Company. Legendary opera stars Renata Scotto and Sherrill Milnes served as Masters of Ceremonies, welcoming the audience, warmly reminiscing about their association with the Company, and introducing the concert. Nineteen singers who have appeared with Florida Grand Opera during Mr. Heuer’s tenure performed arias, duets, and ensembles with the Florida Grand Opera Orchestra and Chorus in the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. Conducting duties were shared in turn by Andrew Bisantz, Gary Thor Wedow, Steven White, and Stewart Robertson.
Win FREE Tickets to the 2010 CARMEN FREE-FOR-ALL
March 5, 2010
Through a generous grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Florida Grand Opera is giving away 1,100 pairs of free tickets in a random drawing to the April 26th performance of Georges Bizet’s beloved opera Carmen. Starring mezzo-soprano Kendall Gladen, the performance will take place at 8 p.m. at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.
Florida Grand Opera Presents a Free
Family Day at the Opera
February 2, 2010
"Family Day at the Opera,” a day of free family fun hosted by Florida Grand Opera, will take place on Saturday, February 27 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. Supplementing the “Family Day at the Opera” event are two additional free events all centered around FGO's upcoming production of The Barber of Seville.
New Production of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville
To Open February 20, 2010
January 29, 2010
Rossini’s beloved opera, The Barber of Seville, continues Florida Grand Opera’s season in February and March with a delightful cast of artists. Although composed 30 years after Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville is based on the first of the Beaumarchais plays and introduces us to dashing Count Almaviva, the lovely Rosina, and the resourceful Figaro. The Barber of Seville is considered one of the greatest comic operas ever composed and is among the best-loved and most frequently performed operas in the world.
Robert M. Heuer to be Honored February 25, 2010
With 25th Anniversary Tribute Concert & Dinner
January 4, 2010
Florida Grand Opera General Director & C.E.O. Robert M. Heuer will be honored on Thursday, February 25, 2010, with a Tribute Concert in the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami Dade County’s Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House, followed by a black-tie dinner on the Lynn Wolfson Stage in celebration of his 25th Anniversary as General Director of Florida Grand Opera.
Soprano Eglise Gutiérrez returns to Florida Grand Opera
in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor
January 4, 2010
Florida Grand Opera’s 2009-10 season continues in January with the return of soprano Eglise Gutiérrez in the title role of a new production of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. This bell-canto masterpiece is based on Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel, The Bride of Lammermoor, and tells the story of a wedding where celebration turns to horror as the young bride enters in her bloodstained nightgown clutching the knife with which she has killed her new husband.
Victor H. Mendelson Elected New Board President
Jane A. Robinson Elected Chairman of the Board
Four New Board Members Elected
June 4, 2009
At the May 19 2009 meeting of the Florida Grand Opera Board of Directors, Victor H. Mendelson was elected President of the Board of Directors, succeeding Jane A. Robinson, who was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors following her five years as President.
Florida Grand Opera to Open 2009-10 Season
With Pagliacci – Suor Angelica Double Bill
June 1, 2009
Florida Grand Opera will open its 69th season on Saturday, November 14, 2009, with a double-bill of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci and Puccini’s Suor Angelica featuring the outstanding American soprano Kelly Kaduce singing both Nedda in Pagliacci and Sister Angelica in Puccini’s gripping musical drama.
Florida Grand Opera Hires New Director of Development
May 28, 2009
Lisa Bury will join Florida Grand Opera as its new Director of Development beginning June 15th following the completion of a national search.
