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Florida Grand Opera (FGO) is an American opera company based in Miami, Florida. It is the oldest performing arts organization in Florida and the seventh oldest opera company in the United States.
The history of opera has a relatively short duration within the context of the history of music in general: it appeared in 1597, when the first opera, Dafne, by Jacopo Peri, was created. Since then it has developed parallel to the various musical currents that have followed one another over time up to the present day, generally linked to the ...
From the very first opera performance in Italy in 1607, to the origins of some of the world’s most recognisable music, and modern day experimental productions, we’ll share a timeline of how opera has changed over the last 400 years.
History. Opera Tampa debuted in 1996 [ 1] with its first production, Madama Butterfly. Since then, the company has produced one or more full-scale operas annually, featuring international performers, the Opera Tampa Orchestra and the 50-60 member Opera Tampa Chorus.
History. Florida Grand Opera's Timeline. 1941. Arturo di Filippi, an accomplished tenor and voice teacher at the University of Miami, establishes the Opera Guild of Greater Miami with performances presented at the Miami Senior High School Auditorium. 1945. Broward County opera enthusiasts found The Opera Guild, Inc. of Fort Lauderdale.
Holding the title of the oldest performing arts organization in Florida, the Florida Grand Opera was formed in June 1994 by a merger of the Greater Miami Opera, founded in 1941, and The Opera Guild Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, founded in 1945. FGO will celebrate its 82nd season in 2023-24.
30 wrz 2021 · Composer, Librettist. 1926 – 2021. Inducted in 2015. Biography. Carlisle Floyd is one of the foremost composers of opera in the US today, with a career spanning over 50 years. Born in 1926, Floyd earned a bachelor and master of music degree in piano and composition at Syracuse University.
