Latest news releases from PR.com for Sarasota Opera. http://www.pr.com/press-releases Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:01:07 -0500 http://www.pr.com/images/logo_white.jpg http://www.pr.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides Free Press Release Distribution, & is a unique Directory of Businesses, Products, Services, & Jobs - in all industries. Find Full Company Profiles. © 2008 PR Worldwide, Inc. 60 http://www.pr.com/press-release/78307 In April, Sarasota Opera Apprentice Artists will take center stage at the Opera House when they move into principal solo roles for two engaging evenings of fully staged operatic excerpts. Apprentice Artists in Opera Scenes will be presented on Tuesday, April 8 and Thursday, April 10 at 8 p.m. Scenes not performed in English will have English surtitles. The April 8 performance will include selections from The Ballad of [PR.com - March 29, 2008] Sarasota Opera http://www.pr.com/press-release/78307 http://www.pr.com/press-release/78308 Young people ages 8 to 18 may enroll now in Sarasota Youth Opera’s Summer Workshop to be held June 9-27, 2008. The three-week program will run five full days per week, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., at Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota. The Summer Workshop promotes serious study of all aspects of opera in a structured, but informal atmosphere, offering classes in music, voice, acting, opera [PR.com - March 29, 2008] Sarasota Opera http://www.pr.com/press-release/78308 http://www.pr.com/press-release/76810 As part of its commitment to our community, Sarasota Opera will hold free concerts for the general public in March and April. No tickets are necessary. The Scenes at Noon concerts on Fridays, March 28 and April 4, at noon will feature the Sarasota Opera Apprentice Artists, performing staged scenes from operas, in costume with piano. The scenes will be directed by Apprentice Artist Stage Directors Martha Collins and [PR.com - March 19, 2008] Sarasota Opera http://www.pr.com/press-release/76810 http://www.pr.com/press-release/70548 Sarasota Opera is happy to announce that 100 young people are enrolled in Sarasota Youth Opera for the Spring Session, which is more than a 75-percent increase over last term. Singers are currently learning the music for Canadian composer Dean Burry’s "The Hobbit," which will have its U.S. premiere at Sarasota Opera House on May 9 and 10. Auditions for 25 solo parts were held recently and 52 Youth Opera [PR.com - February 03, 2008] Sarasota Opera http://www.pr.com/press-release/70548 http://www.pr.com/press-release/65379 Placement classes for singers who plan to join Sarasota Youth Opera will be held Thursday and Friday, January 10 and January 11. The program is open to all students age 8 (or who entered third grade in 2007) through high school. These classes are necessary and students who are interested in participating must attend both days’ sessions, which are from 4:45-6:30 p.m. Singers do not need to prepare a song for the [PR.com - December 23, 2007] Sarasota Opera http://www.pr.com/press-release/65379 http://www.pr.com/press-release/62561 Members of the Sarasota community will have the opportunity to get a sneak peek at the workings of the Sarasota Youth Opera. [PR.com - December 01, 2007] Sarasota Opera http://www.pr.com/press-release/62561 http://www.pr.com/press-release/61992 Sarasota Opera has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice. [PR.com - November 28, 2007] Sarasota Opera http://www.pr.com/press-release/61992 http://www.pr.com/press-release/61421 Sarasota Youth Opera has scheduled two performances open to the public in December. [PR.com - November 22, 2007] Sarasota Opera http://www.pr.com/press-release/61421 http://www.pr.com/press-release/57627 Pulitzer Prize winning composer Ned Rorem and librettist and poet J.D. McClatchy have been commissioned by Sarasota Opera to write a full-length opera for the Sarasota Youth Opera program. The work will premiere in May 2009 at the Sarasota Opera House. [PR.com - November 21, 2007] Sarasota Opera http://www.pr.com/press-release/57627 http://www.pr.com/press-release/35125 The Sarasota Youth Opera will perform its final concert of the season at Bayshore High School on Saturday, April 21, at 2 p.m. Works by Bizet, Verdi, Copland, Foster and Giordano will be included. [PR.com - April 07, 2007] Sarasota Opera http://www.pr.com/press-release/35125