Our popular Cabaret format
will feature American composers including John Philip Sousa,
Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein and many more.
October 23, 2010 @ 7:30 pm Marsh Creek Country Club
169 Marshside Drive, St. Augustine, FL
October 29, 2010 @ 7:30 pm
October 30, 2010 @ 2:00 pm Our Lady Star of the Sea
545 A1A North, Ponte Vedra, FL
Giovanni Puccini's
TOSCA
One of Puccini's most
popular operas, Tosca is set in June, 1800, as
word of Napoleon's defeat of the Austrian army is reaching
Rome. The story centers on the evil doings of that city's chief
of police, Scarpia, his lust for the beautiful opera singer
Tosca, and his execution of her lover, the painter, Cavaradossi.
Sung in Italian, with supertitles in English.
January 21,2011 @ 7:30 pm
January 23, 2011 @ 2:00 pm Flagler College Auditorium
14 Granada Street, St. Augustine, FL
VOICES OF LOVE - ENCORE!
A
celebration of eleven years of music, and a revival of First
Coast Opera's first production, Voices of Love,
performed in the Lightner Museum's pool area in 2000.
Spring, 2011
GENERAL OPERA
AUDITIONS
First Coast Opera will
be conducting general opera auditions for the 2010-2011
season. These auditions are for opera singers who are
interested in being considered for future opera productions
with the company. Please bring two selections of music: one
Broadway selection in English, and one Aria, any language of
your choice. Bring sheet music, plus a head shot and copy
of resume to be left with the panel.
Dates:
Location:
Friday,
July 16, 2010, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Saturday, July 17, 2010, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Fellowship Hall
Memorial Presbyterian Church
32 Sevilla St.
St. Augustine, FL 32084
Auditions will run
fifteen minutes or less. For appointment, please call
(904)829-6939.
"Did you know the First Coast
has its own
opera company?"
In January, 2010 the
Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville did a
1 1/2 page feature story on First Coast Opera, reintroducing
us to their readership!
