Gulfshore Opera Announces Season Events

Gulfshore Opera starts the new year with a diverse lineup of concerts and social events from Punta Gorda to Marco Island.

Kick off high season with the GO Porsche Party, an event hosted by the social group, GO Ambassadors. On January 18th, enjoy luxury cars, beautiful songs performed by Gulfshore Opera Professional Artists, and excellent wine and hors d'oeuvres in the sleek, modern atmosphere of the Porsche dealership in Naples. Following this fun social event, the Professional Artists in Residence tour the Southwest Florida region with Opera to Broadway - American Composers. The concert program will explore how opera influenced American music theater starting with early 20th century works by Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Irving Berlin and ending with great contemporary American works by André Previn, and Stephen Sondheim. The Opera to Broadway tour can be seen at the United Church of Marco Island on January 22nd.

On Thursday, January 26th, GO returns to Daniels Pavilion at Artis-Naples with Mostly Mozart. A quartet of Gulfshore Opera artists will explore melodic beauty, formal elegance and richness of harmony with a variety of scenes and arias by Mozart and the Italian masters, Bellini, Rossini and Donizetti, who followed him.

We end the month with A Taste of Opera at Marco Island's premier private beach club January 31st. Join GO’s Professional Artists in Residence at the Hideaway Beach Club for a ‘Soiree in Seville’, where guests can enjoy an elegant three-course dinner and a Spanish-themed program that includes scenes from Carmen, Barber of Sevilleplus familiar classic melodies. The program is enhanced by a specially selected menu from Chef Tim and complementary wines.

Full event details below. For more information, visit www.gulfshoreopera.org or call GO Headquarters at 239-529-3925.