“A transformative experience …”
Tosca Review (November 2023)
“Opera Orlando’s Education Programs grow by leaps, bounds.”
Education Programs Article (October 2023)
“Opera Orlando’s silly The Daughter of the Regiment finds its fun.”
The Daughter of the Regiment Review (April 2023)
“Free for Veterans, All is Calm should speak to us all.”
All is Calm Review (December 2022)
“Surprises add magic to Opera Orlando’s production of The Magic Flute.”
The Magic Flute Review (October 2022)
“A fine production of Rigoletto by Opera Orlando felt like Opera with a capital O.”
Rigoletto Review (April 2022)
“Opera Orlando’s new $1 million endowment provides major boost.”
Helen Hall Leon Endowment Article (April 2022)
“Opera Orlando writes a love letter to Central Florida.”
The Secret River Review (December 2021)
“There’s so much beauty in Opera Orlando’s The Secret River, which made its world premiere Friday night in a production bubbling with warmth and heart.”
The Secret River Review (December 2021)
“La Traviata is one of the opera world’s most enduring works. Starring in Opera Orlando’s engrossing production at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Cecilia Violetta López reminds us why …”
Traviata Review (October 2021)
“Opera Orlando promised a Carmen like no other, and Thursday night it delivered. The company set Bizet’s opera in 1960s Haiti, an utterly successful enhancement to the storytelling …”
Carmen Review (April 2021)
“Die Fledermaus is a merry and welcome night at the opera … the overall feeling is: Fun … a giddy atmosphere hangs over the theater”
Die Fledermaus Review (December 2020)
“We’re lucky to have an opera company that takes such big creative risks ... It was perfect ambience. A lot of productions bill themselves with the theatrical buzzword ‘immersive’ but this show, staged with flair and awareness of the audience lives up to the hype.”
Saloon-style fun in Opera Orlando’s ‘Girl of the Golden West’ (February 2020)
“Opera Orlando has lifted my spirits and gets me more in the mood for the holidays — and shows they care,” said Robert Hughes, an Air Force veteran. “Thank you for spreading cheer and joy for us.”
Veterans Flock to All is Calm (December 2019)
“The million-dollar revenue stream is especially significant, considering how quickly the figure was reached; Opera Orlando has only existed in its current form for four years.”
Opera Orlando Tops $1 Million in Annual Revenues (July, 2019)
“… the production of The Barber of Seville at Casa Feliz became a local phenomenon for its unique setting”
Opera Orlando is Changing the Future of Opera (July, 2019)
“It’s not at all standard for a company to increase its programming so dramatically in such a relatively short time,” said Marc A. Scorca, president of the national advocacy organization Opera America. “They are obviously creating different programs for the expansive audience in Orlando. I think that’s wonderful.”
Opera Orlando’s Rapid Growth (March 2018)
Testimonials
“Bravo on a fabulous and fun production of Die Fledermaus! Totally enjoyable, and it was great the way Opera Orlando integrated modern-day events, local organizations and people into the whole thing! Singing and acting was wonderful, and the video production was excellent! It was great to see the different ways the video and camera folks blended things. Great work, and kudos to the company. We loved it all the way around. Opera Orlando has raised the bar!”
- Alan Olejniczak, Librettist and Playwright
“Opera Orlando, the new company founded five years ago, has quickly organized and in a short period of time, successfully filled the void in the region’s professional arts community. Operating in a measured growth pattern, Opera Orlando has created new relationships with Orange County Public Schools, private schools, and other educational institutions, establishing a strong opera education presence in our community. Having Opera Orlando performing once again has reinvigorated the arts community and allowed for creative collaboration between the two other major, professional organizations - Orlando Ballet and Orlando Philharmonic.”
-Roseann Harrington, Chief of Staff, Mayor Jerry L. Demings, Orange County
“That feeling of community connection also fueled Opera Orlando’s choice for the creation of the first commissioned new opera in the company’s history, The Secret River. Adapted from the young adult novel by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, The Secret River chronicles the resilience of an African-American family in Central Florida during the Great Depression and the responsibility the family feels to care for its community. I am proud to be serving as the opera’s librettist and have marveled at Opera Orlando’s nurturing of this new work and the way the company’s responsibility echoes that of the opera’s story. In short, I can think of no worthier candidate to receive support ... than Opera Orlando.”
- Mark Campbell, librettist & Pulitzer Prize winner
"Orlando Health has been involved with Opera Orlando as corporate sponsor and partner since 2016. Our team participates in the gala each season and really enjoys being able to meet and interact with the opera stars. Opera Orlando does great work in the community to help raise awareness for important causes and share the healing power of music with young and old alike. Orlando Health is proud to support them in that endeavor."
- Lainie Fox Ackerman, J.D., assistant vice president external affairs & community benefit, Orlando Health
“Under this new leadership we will experience a Renaissance of opera in Orlando, hopefully at levels not seen here in many decades.”
- Juan Herran, M.D. at Orlando Health
“It is wonderful that this company, while loving the traditions and music from the centuries of opera’s creation, is also open to exploring and speaking with a contemporary voice to contemporary audiences.”
- Mr. Terry Olson, Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs