Tuesday, January 27, 2015

February Events at Florida Grand Opera

As many of you know, Florida Grand Opera does so much more than just producing the 4 mainstage productions you enjoy every season. Every week, members of our artistic and education departments are out in the Miami-Dade and Broward communities spreading word of our organization and exposing new audiences to the joys of our art form.

Here are just a sampling of these events, coming your way this February.

FEBRUARY EVENTS AT FLORIDA GRAND OPERA


Sunday, February 1, 2015
10:00am-1:30pm

Florida Grand Opera Family Day

South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center
10950 SW 211th Street
Cutler Bay, FL, 33189

Florida Grand Opera and South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center are pleased to announce their second installment of Family Day on Sunday, February 1, 2015. This free day of opera-related activities is back for its second year after the popularity of last year’s event, which attracted a sold-out crowd, including several hundred local children and their families.

Young and old alike will enjoy learning to play a tune or two in the Instrument Petting Zoo, an interactive station where participants can actually pick up and play real instruments, like those used in the FGO orchestra. Even the teenagers can take part in FGO’s Wig, Mask, and Prop Shop, where participants will get to build, paint, and decorate their own opera production piece. In addition, free face painting will be offered to those who complete multiple activities throughout the day!

A new addition to this year’s Family Day includes the FGO Kids Chorus. Young musicians with little to no musical experience can now participate in this an hour-long session of rhythm and singing activities to teach the basics of music performance!

The afternoon will end with a performance by Florida Grand Opera’s Young Artists, who will perform a variety of beloved Spanish-language music, including zarzuela. Children who stay until the end of the performance will be given a free goodie bag, which includes an “Opera Funtime” book, generously donated by the Young Patronesses of the Opera.

This event is free but requires a ticket. Please click here for tickets or call the SMDCAC Box Office at (786) 573-5300.


Saturday, February 7, 2015
3:00pm

Read Along, Sing a Song
Violet's Music by Angela Johnson

Miami Lakes Branch Library
6699 Windmill Gate Road
Miami, FL 33014
(305) 822-6520

This season-long program serves 14 community libraries in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. Read Along, Sing A Song engages children and families with interactive sessions that combine reading with playing instruments, dancing or singing at important parts of the story, making reading all the more fun!

For more information, contact Cerise Sutton by clicking here, or call 305-403-3308.

Open to all elementary students. Sessions are free and space is limited to 25 spots.


Thursday, February 12, 2015
7:30pm

Così fan tutte Performance

Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 SW 5th Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

Two young soldiers disguise their identities to test their lovers’ fidelity in this Mozart masterpiece. This sublime and sometimes startling mix of hilarious farce and poignant drama returns to our stage in a production designed to delight and entertain.

To purchase tickets or for more information, please click here.


Saturday, February 14, 2015
7:30pm

Così fan tutte Performance

Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 SW 5th Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

Two young soldiers disguise their identities to test their lovers’ fidelity in this Mozart masterpiece. This sublime and sometimes startling mix of hilarious farce and poignant drama returns to our stage in a production designed to delight and entertain.

To purchase tickets or for more information, please click here.


Sunday, February 15, 2015
All Day

Hialeah "Pop Up Opera" Day

Various Locations throughout Hialeah
Location:
TBD

To increase community awareness of Florida Grand Opera, members of FGO’s Young Artist Program will perform Random Acts of Opera at specific “landmarks” in Hialeah, including the Hialeah Racetrack, Westland Mall, and the John F. Kennedy Library on Sunday, February 15 starting at 1:00pm. Random Acts of Opera are “pop-up operas” in everyday locations—such as malls, airports, or restaurants—to provide surprise bursts of entertainment.


Saturday, February 21, 2015
7:00pm

Season Preview Event at Steinway

Steinway Piano Gallery Miami
4104 Ponce de Leon Boulevard
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Please join members of Florida Grand Opera’s Young Artist Program for an end-of-season preview event at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Coral Gables, hosted by our resident opera expert Justin Moss.

This brief recital will highlight the plot-lines and music from our remaining 2014–15 Season productions of Georges Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers and Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Consul. Guests can expect to leave fully informed and entertained with all of the captivating stories and beautiful arias (including the popular Pearl Fishers duet) scheduled for the evening.

This FREE event begins at 7pm and will include light bites and beverages before the performance. Reservations are required!

Please RSVP by Monday, February 16, at 5pm by clicking here.

If you have any questions, please contact our Ticket Office at info@fgo.org or (800) 741-1010.


Thursday, February 26, 2015
6:00pm

Read Along, Sing a Song
Violet's Music by Angela Johnson

Tyrone Bryant Branch Library
2230 NW 21st Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
(954) 357-8210

This season-long program serves 14 community libraries in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. Read Along, Sing A Song engages children and families with interactive sessions that combine reading with playing instruments, dancing or singing at important parts of the story, making reading all the more fun!

For more information, contact Cerise Sutton by clicking here, or call 305-403-3308.

Open to all elementary students. Sessions are free and space is limited to 25 spots.


Saturday, February 28, 2015
7:00pm

The Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132

A beautiful priestess with a mysterious past is pursued by a fisherman who happens to be the best of friends with his rival in love. Honor, jealousy, and communal duty jeopardize the lovers’ burgeoning bond with the threat of death at dawn, but they are freed from their fate by the revelation of a long-buried secret. This simple but exotic love story is decorated with beautiful melodies, vivid nocturnes, rhythmic dances, and lusty choruses.

Tickets and information can be found here.


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