Opera Reopens in America at Palm Beach Opera’s Outdoor Festival
February 12, 2021
Palm Beach Opera’s first-ever outdoor festival opens on Feb. 19, featuring a star-studded cast of Metropolitan Opera Stars in live performances of “La bohème,” “Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute),” and “Pagliacci” at the South Florida Fairgrounds’ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre. PBO’s outdoor festival, which runs Feb. 19-27, will present live opera on the largest scale since
Palm Beach Opera’s Outdoor Opera Festival Presents Star-Studded Cast
November 17, 2020
Palm Beach Opera’s first-ever outdoor festival features a star-studded cast in live performances of “La bohème,” “Pagliacci,” and “Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)” at the South Florida Fairgrounds’ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre on Feb. 19-27. “We are thrilled to present our first-ever outdoor festival and provide opera lovers coming from across our nation with an opportunity
The Interability Chorus Performs “This is Me”
August 25, 2020
After weeks of working with Palm Beach Opera and Whole Vibes, the Interability Chorus, made up of adults with disabilities and special needs, presents a collaborative digital performance of “This is Me” from the popular film “The Greatest Showman.” Now in its second term, the one-of-a-kind music program is a partnership between Palm Beach Opera,
Palm Beach Opera Awarded $50,000 from National Endowment for the Arts
August 4, 2020
Palm Beach Opera is selected as one of Palm Beach County’s nonprofit arts organizations to receive $50,000 in Coronavirus relief funding from National Endowment for the Arts. Funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, the NEA grant will help Palm Beach Opera support staff salaries, pay for artist and facilities fees, and
Palm Beach Opera Enhances Operations to Bring Digital Opera to YMCA, Alzheimer’s Community Care, Long-Term Care Facilities
May 28, 2020
Palm Beach Opera shares digital, weekly opera performances with West Palm Beach’s YMCA, Alzheimer’s Community Care, and Palm Beach Habilitation Center among others, providing music to some of South Florida’s most isolated individuals. Palm Beach Opera is partnering with local organizations and long-term care facilities to bring its new digital recital series, “An die Musik,”
Opera in Film
April 28, 2020
It’s no secret that music plays a huge role in how we experience what see on screen – but did you know that opera in particular has lent its powerful compositions to many meaningful moments in film? From an iconic arrival of US troops to “enjoying the little things” during a zombie apocalypse, check out
Palm Beach Opera Presents Lunch & Learn Featuring “Eugene Onegin”
March 25, 2020
Palm Beach Opera presented the final Lunch & Learn of its 19-20 season series for an inside look into “Eugene Onegin,” the company’s final mainstage opera. On March 12, Palm Beach Opera hosted Lunch & Learn at West Palm Beach’s National Croquet Center, featuring a warm welcome by General Director David Walker followed by thoughtful
Palm Beach Opera Celebrates “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” at Opening Night Dinner
March 10, 2020
Palm Beach Opera and supporters toasted to opening night of “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” at the Kravis Center’s Cohen Pavilion, catered by The Breakers Palm Beach. Guests were welcomed by Palm Beach Opera’s Chairman of the Board Dennis Williams and enjoyed a special introduction by General Director David Walker, who shared unique insights into the
20-21 Season Chorus Auditions
March 8, 2020
The Palm Beach Opera Chorus is currently accepting applicants for its 20-12 season. The Palm Beach Opera Chorus will be featured prominently in the company’s 20-21 season repertoire, which includes Giacomo Puccini’s “La bohème,” Georges Bizet’s “Les pêcheurs de perles,” Vincenzo Bellini’s “I Capuleti e i Montecchi,” and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte.” All singers
Palm Beach Opera Presents “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” at Kravis Center
March 4, 2020
Palm Beach Opera will present Gioachino Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” at Kravis Center for the Performing Arts for one weekend only, on Feb. 28-March 1, as well as the annual Children’s Performance on Feb. 29. For the second mainstage opera of the season, Palm Beach Opera will present “Il Barbiere di Siviglia,” a nostalgic
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NOTABLE MENTIONS
“Palm Beach Opera, now approaching its sixtieth-anniversary season, has vaulted into the first rank of American opera companies and attracted considerable international attention as the first company in the pandemic era in North America to forge ahead with a full-length live opera.”
— The New Criterion
“The centerpiece of this year’s season”
—WLRN
“There was a palpable feeling of joy in the performance”
—Musical America
“Grand opera with major league singers at an alfresco venue”
—South Florida Classical Review
In February, Palm Beach Opera presented the first large-scale live opera event in the nation since the onset of the pandemic. Featuring Metropolitan Opera stars in live performances of classic operas La bohème, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), and Pagliacci outdoors at the South Florida Fairgrounds’ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, PBO’s groundbreaking festival was celebrated as a “courageous winter operatic feast” by South Florida Classical Review and “breathtakingly beautiful” by Palm Beach Daily News.
