RUSALKA  |  music by Antonin Dvořák and a libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil
in a new English translation by Grant Preisser
sung in English with no supertitles

ART & HISTORY MUSEUMS OF MAITLAND
231 W Packwood Avenue | Maitland, FL 32751

Friday  |  March 8, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday  |  March 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.

Opera Orlando will transform the Mayan-inspired Art and History Museums of Maitland for Dvořák’s tragic operatic version of Hans Christian Anderson’s The Little Mermaid, Rusalka. Central Florida native soprano Shannon Jennings sings the title role, joined by renowned tenor Isaac Hurtado as the Prince, and Metropolitan Opera soprano Emily Pulley as the wise witch Ježibaba. Weaving together this sad tale of sacrifice, love, and rejection will be Opera Orlando artistic director Grant Preisser, with music direction by international pianist and conductor Bernard McDonald. 

AGE ADVISORY: PG-13

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THE JUNIPER TREE  |  music by Philip Glass & Robert Moran and libretto by Arthur Yorinks
based on a tale by the Brothers Grimm
sung in English with English supertitles

ALEXIS & JIM PUGH THEATER
at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
445 S Magnolia Avenue | Orlando, FL 32801

Friday  |  May 10, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday  |  May 11, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.

Opera Orlando concludes its 2023-24 All for Art season with a dark retelling of the classic fairytale, The Juniper Tree, a contemporary chamber opera by composers Philip Glass and Robert Moran to a libretto by Arthur Yorinks. This tale revolves around a jealous and scheming stepmother who murders her stepson and serves him up in a stew to his unsuspecting father, only to then be killed herself by the stepson who is reincarnated as a beautiful bird. In partnership with Victorian spook troupe Phantasmagoria and MicheLee Puppets, local stage director John DiDonna has conceived a feast for the senses, and international conductor Geoffrey Loff leads a fantastic cast featuring Opera Orlando 2023-24 season studio artists and the Opera Orlando Youth Company. 

AGE ADVISORY: PG-13

FRIDA KAHLO AND THE BRAVEST GIRL IN THE WORLD
music by Joe Illick and a libretto by Mark Campbell

adapted from the book Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World by Laurence Anholt
commissioned by Fort Worth Opera by arrangement with Barbara Hogenson Agency, Inc.

sung in “Spanglish” with no supertitles

OPERA ON TOUR

Friday  |  November 10, 2023 at 2 p.m & 4 p.m.
Mount Dora Music Hall

Saturday  |  November 18, 2023 at 11 a.m.
Broadway United Methodist Church*

Opera Orlando studio artists take the show on the road this season with a touring education and outreach production of this 40-minute children’s opera about Mariana, a young girl in Mexico who forms an unexpected friendship with the artist Frida Kahlo. While Frida paints her portrait, Mariana learns about friendship, belief in oneself, and overcoming her fears. 

AGE ADVISORY: G

*Audience encouraged to bring outdoor chairs and blankets as performance will take place outside in the Lake Eola Heights Community Garden.