Florida Grand Opera to present "Tosca" at Miami’s Arsht Center and Fort Lauderdale’s Broward Center. "‘Tosca’ could be a Netflix series today, and we could drag it out for six seasons,” conductor Gregory Buchalter says. "Audience members . [will] be on the edge of their seats.”
Smith has established scholarships for current voice students and music education students. There are three awards for 2023: the Reginald Smith, Jr. Diversity Scholarship in Opera (one undergraduate award and one graduate award) as well as the Reginald Smith, Jr. Diversity Scholarship in Choral Music Education (one undergraduate award).
COURTESY PHOTO Figaro, Figaro, FI-GA-RO! The Count and Rosina are in love but how will she escape the clutches of her guardian, Doctor Bartolo? With the assistance of Figaro, “The Barber of Seville,” of course! This classic opera comedy with playful energy springing from Rossini’s exuberant music will be presented in a whimsical new
The time is right for audiences to see a comic opera, to leave the problems of the world outside of the theater door: “It is certainly a reaction to the times, where you know audiences are looking to forget about the news and to have a fun time,” says composer Michael Ching.