Palm Beach Opera presented renowned bass-baritone Christian Van Horn at its 2020 gala, the company’s largest fundraising event, at The Breakers Palm Beach on Feb. 10. Praised by The New York Times for his “sturdy voice and commanding presence,” Christian Van Horn has performed at many of the great opera houses around the world, including… Palm Beach Opera presents Giacomo Puccini’s “Turandot” at Kravis Center for the Performing Arts for one weekend only, on Jan. 24-26. The first mainstage opera of Palm Beach Opera’s 19-20 season, “Turandot” is a sweeping story of perseverance and peril, featuring an adventurous musical score and one of the most iconic opera arias of all… Philanthropists Drs. Marsha and Henry Laufer hosted Palm Beach Opera’s annual Season Opening Celebration at their Manalapan home on Thursday, Dec. 12 to kick off the company’s mainstage season, and to celebrate Palm Beach Opera’s Co-Producer Society, Goldner Center for Children’s Opera Education supporters, Gala Council, and Benenson Young Artist and Bailey Apprentice Artist Program… After 12 weeks of working with Palm Beach Opera and Whole Vibes, the Inter-Ability Chorus, made up of adults with disabilities and special needs, presents a free holiday concert on Dec. 13 at the Els Center for Excellence. Palm Beach Opera partnered with music therapist Erica Lyles of Whole Vibes and the Els Center of… Palm Beach Opera opens its 19-20 season with a fully-staged production of “Hansel and Gretel” at Delray Beach’s Crest Theatre, starring the company’s artists in residence, on Dec. 6-8. Based on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tale, Palm Beach Opera’s charming production of “Hansel and Gretel” will feature the company’s Benenson Young Artists and Bailey… Palm Beach Opera’s 2020 Gala Presents Christian Van Horn at The Breakers, Surpasses Fundraising Goal
Palm Beach Opera Presents “Turandot”
Palm Beach Opera Toasts to Major Supporters and Upcoming Mainstage Performances at Season Opening Celebration
One-of-a-kind ‘Inter-Ability’ Chorus Performs Holiday Concert
Palm Beach Opera Presents “Hansel and Gretel” at Delray Beach’s Crest Theatre at Old School Square
Caroline Collado
Marketing & Communications Manager
561.835.7550
ccollado@pbopera.org
“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.