Tag Archives: Florida Grand Opera
FGO’s Shattering ‘Passenger’ Shows Why Opera Exists
Florida Grand Opera’s shattering production of Mieczyystaw Weinberg’s The Passenger. explains why opera exists and what it can be.
Florida Grand Opera Plumbs Holocaust’s Depths With Rare Voyage Of “The Passenger”
The Passenger, composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s operatic treatment of the Holocaust and its aftermath, will be a heavy enterprise, in a number of ways, when it makes its area debut April 2-9. The Florida Grand Opera will present The Passenger at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.
FGO’s English Language “The Consul” Is Affecting Nightmare
Florida Grand Opera’s production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Consul is somehow far more emotionally potent than fairy tale stories of ancient star-crossed Egyptian beauties and 19th century abandoned Japanese naifs wailing repetitively in languages you don’t understand.
Florida Grand Opera To Stay In Broward Center In 2015-16
The Florida Grand Opera will continue to perform in Broward County next season. The financially-challenged FGO did not quite raise the $600,000 that officials said they needed. Vut an anonymous philanthropist who volunteered last month to match individual donors’ funds has agreed also to make up the $15,620 shortfall.
FGO Extends Broward Deadline; Reveals 2015-2016 Season
Florida Grand Opera has extended its deadline two weeks to raise enough money to continue performing next season at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
Anonymous Patron To Match Donations Needed To Keep Florida Opera in Broward
An anonymous donor has pledged to match any donation to keep Florida Grand Opera from eliminating Fort Lauderdale performances from its 2015-2016 season, the company announced Monday. But without pledges from other donors by Jan. 31 to be matched, large-scale opera productions would disappear from Broward County
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