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 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 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… 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 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… Opera in Film
Palm Beach Opera Presents Lunch & Learn Featuring “Eugene Onegin”
Palm Beach Opera Celebrates “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” at Opening Night Dinner
20-21 Season Chorus Auditions
Palm Beach Opera Presents “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” at Kravis Center
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“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.