Opera Orlando

Today is AUDITION DAY for our YOUTH COMPANY. Send some good vibes to these talented and brave kids ages 8-18 auditioning to earn one of 8 spots available to join our professional training program. 👏👏👏

that there are only three other professional opera youth training programs in the country?? AND what really makes the YOUTH COMPANY unique is that these kids will be involved in all of our MainStage productions this season at Steinmetz Hall and they will put on their own production of Hans Krasa's BRUNDIBAR this December. So you can cheer on these kids not just today but all season long. 🎉🥳🎊

Purchase tickets to BRUNDIBAR here: https://bit.ly/3TLE0xq

OR subscribe to our MainStage series here: https://www.drphillipscenter.org/theme/opera-orlando-26-27-season-5pnz

What a great feature on our dynamite team member Kathy Wiebe!!! 🔦🔦🔦

https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/influential-women-spotlights-kathy-wiebe-veteran-entertainment-and

Kathy has been a valuable part of our production team for the past three seasons and now oversees our shop/warehouse space where we build and store our sets along with props storage, lighting equipment storage, and everyone’s favorite… the weapon room. Ooohhh… 🔪🏹⚔️

Join us for our next Shop Happy Hour next month to meet Kathy and see our set for Madame Butterfly being built in real time.

Let's hear it for the kids!!! We are so grateful for our sponsors for the OPERAZZI BASH which raises funds for our education programs including our YOUTH COMPANY, SCHOOL TOUR, STUDIO ARTIST PROGRAM, APPRENTICE ARTIST PROGRAM, and more. 👏👏👏

Help us give a little shout out to all of our OPERAZZI BASH sponsors:

Dr. G
Leonardo 5th Avenue
Truist Bank
Dr. Bling
MidFlorida Credit Union
Orlando Style Magazine
Orange Appeal

We are so grateful to you all!!!

AND it's not too late to get in on the fun being becoming a sponsor or purchasing a table or ticket to OPERAZZI BASH. We still have a few seats left. Full details here: https://operaorlando.org/operazzi

See YOU at the Bash!!

Many thanks BroadwayWorld!!! Read about our record breaking season and all the fun productions ahead. 🍾🎊🎉

Season tickets are going fast by the way. Save big when you subscribe: see 4 shows for the price of 3!!!

FLYING DUTCHMAN, SHOW BOAT and More Set for Opera Orlando 2026-27 Season Opera Orlando announced a 2026-27 season featuring its first Wagner opera and first musical, following record revenue during its 10th anniversary year.

MADAME BUTTERFLY at Steinmetz Hall is right around the corner. Learn all about your ACCESSIBILITY options at Dr. Phillips Center now to be prepared for the big show. Get all the details for parking, ADA accommodations, and other services offered upon request. 🚗👩‍🦽🪑

(PLUS, you might recognize a familiar face or two on the banner image on the accessibility webpage. 🤣😆😁)

https://www.drphillipscenter.org/accessibility-yhdl

Tickets for MADAME BUTTERFLY start at $40 with all fees included and are now available here: https://bit.ly/OOButterfly26

Did you hear the big news?!?! Opera Orlando had a record-breaking season in 2025-26 surpassing $3.4 million in annual revenue with record-breaking ticket sales and donations and once again ending the season IN THE BLACK!!

“Opera Orlando’s growth over the past decade reflects an impressive sense of ambition, creativity, and commitment to its community,” said OPERA America president and CEO Michael J. Bobbitt. “The company has continued to expand its artistic reach, strengthen its presence in Central Florida, and build momentum for the future. This anniversary is an exciting opportunity to celebrate all that Opera Orlando has accomplished and to look ahead with confidence to its next chapter.”

Ten years ago, Opera Orlando raised its first curtain. This season, the Company enters its second decade with a new identity, its most ambitious slate of productions yet, and a growth record that has carried its work across Central Florida and into a national reputation. Opera Orlando is now classified as a budget 2 opera company by OPERA America. Equally significant, last season the Company’s cash reserves met a record high with $5 million total now raised in contributions, pledges, and bequests for the Company's endowment fund.

To carry the Company into its next decade, Opera Orlando has introduced a new logo and branding identity, building on the legacy of the institution’s double O’s. The new Opera Orlando mark is a double circle: two concentric rings sharing a single center, set above the words OPERA resting on ORLANDO. It functions at once as the initials of the Company (OO) and as a symbol of the art form itself. Opera resonates from the heart of the City — sounding outward from a fixed center until it fills the room. The rings are that resonance made visible: what begins at a single point carries outward, a ring and then another, the way a voice leaves one singer and reaches the back of the house. Put simply: Opera resonates.

Learn more about the next decade for Opera Orlando here: https://operaorlando.org/season26-27

Thank you Operawire!!!

Opera Orlando Announces Return of 'OperaX' for 2026-27 Season - OperaWire Opera Orlando's "OperaX" series is set to return to Judson's Live at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts this season.