Cast for The Black Spider is announced!

The cast for The Black Spider has been announced! Tickets are still available. Call (941) 366-8450, ext. 1 or visit http://www.sarasotaopera.org/tickets/blackspider.aspx

May 7, 7:30 p.m. performance

Christina, Caroline Pfeiffer

Heinrich, Courtney Fults

Green Man, Jasper Fox

Caspar, Jackie Stotler

May 8, 1:30 p.m. performance

Christina, Amanda Capps

Heinrich, Elizabeth Devitt

Green Man, Maria Elena Arrate

Caspar, Cami McLean

Both performances

Anya, Lady I, Mary Akemon

Sophia, Lady II, Deborah Harding

Priest, Olivia Pfeiffer

Carl, Carrollina Forbes

Herald, Mimi Bertha

Stoss, Elizabeth Devitt

Huber, Khaleelah Elhajoui

Bodyguards, Sam Silverberg, Erin Shelby, Eric Gillen, Anita Lee, Yvonne Ross, Khaleelah Elhajoui, Sophia Gammerler

The Nun, Kaitlyn Miller

Tourist, Skyler Stahlmann

Worker, Robbie Eginton

Archeologist, Tiffany Cupo

Visitor, Olivia Pfeiffer

Archbishop, Robbie Eginton

Pathologist, Mariah Boudreaux

Investigator, Alex Koutelias

Villager I, Lexi Hageman

Villager II, Sydney Hageman

Secretary, Juliana Laney

Rehearsals are in full swing!

Rehearsals are under way for Sarasota Youth Opera's production of Judith Weir's opera The Black Spider, to be presented on the stage of the William E. Schmidt Opera Theater in the Sarasota Opera House, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. and May 8 at 1:30 p.m. Here's a peek at the rehearsals going on right now. Rehearsals move to the stage next week. How exciting! Tickets are on sale now - $20 per adult, $15 per student, and $50 for a family pack for up to 2 adults and 4 children. Call the box office at 366-8450, ext. 1 or visit in person at 61 N Pineapple Ave., Sarasota or online at www.sarasotaopera.org.

Summer Workshop 2010

This year, the Sarasota Opera will host a Summer Workshop. This program will promote serious study of all aspects of opera in a structured, but informal atmosphere, offering classes in music, voice, acting, opera appreciation, design and technical production. The theme for this year's workshop will be Fairy Tales and Folk Music in Opera. The final day will consist of an Open House for parents and families, in which they can travel to classes with their campers.

The three week program will begin on June 14 and end on July 2, five days a week from 9 AM to 4 PM. Before-camp and after-camp care will also be available for those interested.

Below is a "typical day at camp" schedule:
Morning
Opera Appreciation
Acting and Movement
Snack Break
Voice Class

followed by Lunch in the Donna Wolf Steigerwaldt Courtyard of the Opera House

Afternoon
Chorus Rehearsals
Snack Break
Production Workshop (Mini-workshops in Costumes, Stage Make Up, Sets, and Lighting Design)

Tuition will be $300 with a limited number of scholarships available.
Paperwork to register is available at the opera's website: http://www.sarasotaopera.org

Register Soon! Limited Availability.

Rehearsals Have Begun!

Sarasota Youth Opera members are in rehearsal now - singing and acting their hearts out! Don't forget to join them on May 7 and May 8 for Judith Weir's opera The Black Spider. Get your tickets while they are still available at:
www.sarasotaopera.org
or by calling the Box Office at 366-8450.

Come See Us!

Sarasota Youth Opera will have a table at the Manasota Family and Kids Day on Main Street, Lakewood Ranch, Saturday, April 10, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. We'll be handing out information about The Black Spider, to be performed May 7 and 8, as well as our Summer Workshop, set for June 14-July 2. Stop by and pick up your free Spider Ring. See you then!

The Black Spider - May 7 and 8

Creepy crawlies. Plague. Pestilence.
Please join Sarasota Youth Opera members as they perform in Judith Weir's opera, The Black Spider, on Friday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 8 at 1:30 p.m. For ticket information, check our web site at www.sarasotaopera.org.