Leave a Legacy

The Eileen Albanese Legacy Society

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Eileen Albanese was a former president of the Florida Suncoast Opera Guild and an early supporter of St. Petersburg Opera. She was the first person to leave a legacy to the company in her will. The following cherished friends have notified us that they have provided for the future of the opera company in their estate planning. While we hope to see all of them for many years to come, we appreciate the confidence they have expressed in the future of our company. If you would like to be recognized in the society, please contact our office.

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A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants a shade tree under which he knows full well he will never sit.

—David Elton Trueblood

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Matthew and Renee Chambers
Janet Dorren
William Draeger, Jr.
Frank and Vicki Fox
Susan Howard
Anne Isley
Harry and Joan McCreary
Nancy J. Preis
Norma Quance and Jo-Ann Hammack
Norman and Mirella Smith
Elaine and Morton Stupp
William Ward
Donna Woolums

Maestro Interview by Creative Pinellas May 15, 2017 From Creative Pinellas: Maestro Mark Sforzini dispels notions of opera being too stuffy or boring. The affable conductor, composer and director of the St. Petersburg Opera hosts amusingly informative events that de-snobify the genre. His Evenings and Mornings with the Maestro and the cheeky Opera Therapy ...
Meacham Calls “Elixir of Love” Actually Funny March 7, 2017 Andrew Meacham's Writes: Here's a one-question poll. Suppose your favorite comedian was coming through town. But for the same ticket price, you could instead attend a "comic opera" written in the 19th century. Ask 20 people on the streets of St. Petersburg which show they would rather ...
Il Trovatore Sets the Table for the Season October 17, 2016 Andrew Meacham writes Il Trovatore opens with foreboding and menace as a Spanish military officer lays the groundwork for revenge. Musically and in tone, the table is set: This will be dark. The opera by Giuseppe Verdi premiered in Rome in 1853, sandwiched between Rigoletto ...
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