As the midpoint of the biggest cultural fundraising campaign approaches, donations are running ahead of pace – though “we still have a long way to go,” says Jennifer Evins, president of United Arts of Central Florida.
Katerina Fedotova is going to do her part to help the people of Ukraine.But she is not changing the name of the business she has built over 22 years despite the threats and name-calling. “I’m not going to let those people choose how I live my life and run my business,” she said. “They won’t push me to change the name. I am standing strong.”
Opera & Social Investment Opera Orlando: Presenting Opera and Music Theater favorites from Carmen, La Traviata, Carousel, and more. Grammy award-Winning Baritone Gabriel Preisser will lead the musical fun joined by members of the Opera Orlando Studio Artist Program.
“King for a Day” has the usual onstage convoluted shenanigans of comic opera the mistaken identities and displaced lovers. There’s a lot of back story to Opera Orlando’s upcoming production, too. The work by opera king Verdi has never before been performed in Orlando. It's a first for the venue, too.