Join us for a delightful and passionate program of famous opera scenes performed by our distinguished Resident Artists. We will present Act 3 from Puccini’s La Bohème as well as several scenes from Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet and Samuel Barber’s nine-minute opera, A Hand of Bridge. Opera Scenes will be performed with piano accompaniment and staged in Preis Hall. Conducted by Maestro Sforzini. Stage Direction by Adam Cioffari and Karl Hesser. Presented as part of the St Petersburg Celebration of the Arts Shakespeare Festival this presentation is perfect for both newbies and opera aficionados.
Sung in Italian, French, and English with English translations projected above the stage.
Sponsored by The Edward and Elaine Hudson Family Foundation
& Belinda Dumont
Composers
Giacomo Puccini, Charles Gounod, and Samuel Barber
Libretto
Conductor
Mark Sforzini
Sponsors
Tampa Bay Times
Run Time
Approximately 85 minutes with one intermission.
Principal Cast
Ashley Thunder
Kevin D. Mitchell, Jr.
Kevin Nickorick
Marina Nuñez
Maija Lisa Currie
Chris Romeo
Julia Glicksberg
John Short
Jennifer Lamont
Enoch Terry
Lyndsey Clopton


