Season & Tickets
2010-2011 Season: Puccini, Verdi and Sondheim
OUR FIFTH SEASON! Call to order today: 727-823-2040
Click here (season ticket order form) to download your personal season ticket order form. You may fill out the form on your computer. Then, simply print the form and mail it to St. Petersburg Opera, P. O. Box 238, St. Petersburg, FL 33731. To access our VENUE seating maps, click the VENUES link in the menu to the right. Then, click on "venue details" for the Palladium Theater seat map. Scroll down to find the seating layout.
Here's what the critics are saying:
"Gorgeous Voices, Wonderful Acting" The St. Petersburg Times
"Flawlessly executed music" The Examiner
"The orchestra and singers had a sure grasp of the masterful score,..." John Fleming, The St. Peterburg Times (about Cosi fan tutte)
Come and see what the raves are all about. SPO brings you traditional opera with innovative sets and costumes. In the intimate, but not too small, 880-seat Palladium Theater, hear our singers' voices rise up over the fantastic St. Petersburg Opera Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Mark Sforzini. See the actors' faces and expressions clearly. Experience opera upclose and personal like you never have before.
Our fifth season includes three major productions as well as a return of last season's popular Evening with the Maestro series. Purchase season tickets for the mainstage productions at up to a 15% DISCOUNT before June 22, 2010. Read on....
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 | Hailed as witty and wildly romantic, A Little Night Music tells the story of a tangled web of former and current lovers among the elite upper crust of Sweden. The famous, and fading, actress, Desiree Armfeldt, is the central character in this tale of liaisons, secret passions and a hope for true love. Sondheim's evocative lyrics about love and relationships are set to melodious and memorable waltzes. Sondheim was inspired by the operetta styles of Franz Lehar and Johann Strauss Jr, when composing the music for the Tony Award winning musical. |
 | Destinies collide in Verdi's tragic opera, Rigoletto. The womanizing Duke of Mantua and his vengeful court jester, Rigoletto, weave a fascinating drama of seduction, betrayal, curses and vendettas. In his dealings with the assassin, Sparafucile, and his prostitute sister, Rigoletto unknowingly arranges the death of his innocent daughter, Gilda. |
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At the young age of fifteen, Cio-Cio San renounces her ancestral faith and customs and enters into a marriage contract with the handsome American naval officer, Pinkerton. She is rejected by her family, her husband sets sail for America, and she is left with a young son to raise only with the help of her maid, Suzuki. Steadfast and true Cio-Cio San believes Pinkerton will return some fine day to Japan to raise their son and join her in a happy married life. The unexpected results are heartbreaking and Puccini’s beautiful music makes this perhaps the most beloved opera of all time. |
All three shows available now | Single Tickets go on sale July 1 |
