Gulfshore Opera has adjusted to these challenging times by offering an “Opera al Fresco” concert series which, by popular request, is extended into high season.
General director Steffanie Pearce explained, “ the open air concerts introduced this fall have met with such warm reception that we decided, just this week, to extend the series by offering some of our high season concerts in an outdoors setting. We are particularly grateful for St. Leo Catholic Church in Bonita Springs for the use of various locations on their campus.”
World of Lloyd Webber Feb. 2 and 4
Gulfshore Opera presents World of Lloyd Webber for an Opera meets Broadway concert. A dynamic trio of versatile artists will perform songs and ensembles from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies, Evita, Aspects of Love, and Jesus Christ Superstar. Featured tenor, Glenn Seven Allen is garnering critical acclaim on theatre, opera, and concert stages throughout the United States as a consummate singing actor, lauded for his dynamic interpretations of heroes and leading men, alike.
Introduced in the fall, our “Opera al Fresco” series of outdoor concerts proved to be a great success. Responding to requests for their continuation, Gulfshore Opera is delighted to confirm that the Feb. 2 World of Webber concert will be outdoors. Your booking ensures you an escape to an hour of fresh air, exquisite music, and an outdoor wine reception at Naples Art.
The Feb. 4 World of Webber concert is in partnership with The Gulf Theater at the Military Heritage Museum in Punta Gorda. GO is also offering online streaming for this concert only. Tickets are available for $20.
A Night in Italy Feb. 6
Almost every Italian town has a beautiful Piazza where everyone goes for an evening stroll and to enjoy some outdoor music making. Gulfshore Opera artists will transport you to Italy with an all Italian program of great arias, duets, and songs followed by a wine reception in a piazza setting complete with fountain and night lights on the campus of St. Leo Catholic Church on Feb. 6 at 7 p.m.
Songs of Love Feb. 13
Join Gulfshore Opera professional artists for an evening of favorite love songs and scenes from opera to Broadway Feb. 13 in the Grand Atrium at the Innovation Hotel, which is located on the Arthrex campus in Naples. The featured artist is returning dramatic soprano Robyn Marie Lamp who joined GO for Passionate Puccini last year and performed the title role of Lucrezia Borgia in the Season 5 Gala to great acclaim. She will be joined by tenor Derrek Stark, mezzosoprano Daniela Magura, and baritone Jean Carlos Rodriguez, accompanied on piano by Brian Holman. Your ticket includes a glass of champagne and passed hors d’oeuvres. Cash bar available.
Viva Verdi Feb. 18 – 23
Nineteenth century Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi created 26 operas with rich themes and lifelike characters, vividly illustrating conflicts and love-hate relationships. The featured artist is returning dramatic soprano Robyn Marie Lamp who joined GO for Passionate Puccini last year and performed the title role of Lucrezia Borgia in the Season 5 Gala to great acclaim. Of her Verdi, one reviewer wrote, “Robyn Lamp has a radiant soprano voice which she handles with great expertise and ease. She plucked bell-like high As, Bs, and Cs out of some celestial sphere, always interpreting the text with deep-felt emotion.”
She will be joined by tenor Derrek Stark and baritone Jean Carlos Rodriguez, accompanied on piano by Brian Holman. They will present some of the master’s wonderful arias and ensembles, excerpted from Il Trovatore, Aida, Ernani, Don Carlos and other works to ensure both a musically appealing and emotionally infectious evening of opera highlights Feb. 18 – 23 in Sanibel, Punta Gorda and Naples.
For tickets, call 239-529-3925 or visit www.gulfshoreopera.org.
