Sarasota Opera to Open 2025 Winter Opera Festival

Arts & Culture

Sarasota Opera will open its 66th season on Saturday, Feb. 15 with the double bill of Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci. Patrons will enter the historic opera house as a festive brass fanfare is played from the theater’s outside balcony. Even before the curtain rises, opera patrons can attend a pre-performance dinner in a private room at Sage Restaurant, around the corner from the Opera House. Cocktails will be served at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. Cost is $200 per person. For dinner reservations, contact Development at 941-366-8450, ext. 813 or email development@sarasotaopera.org. Tickets for performances are on sale at the Sarasota Opera Box Office, by phone at 941-328-1300, in person at 61 N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, or online at https://tickets.sarasotaopera.org.

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