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Opera Naples to host ¡Olé! A Celebration of Spanish Song for the Opera Naples Rebuilding Fund NAPLES, Fla. (Oct. 25, 2022) – Opera Naples, one of Naples’ leading performing arts organizations, is excited to host ¡Olé! A Celebration of Spanish Song for ¡ARTE VIVA!, Collier County’s upcoming Hispanic arts festival. Due to the devastating hurricane damage that has impacted the Wang Opera Center, the concert will be held as a special fundraising event to support the Opera Naples Rebuilding Fund and efforts to recover and rebuild the first floor and theater. The performance will be held Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. at the Tobye Studio and Lobby of The Naples Players. ¡Olé! will celebrate soaring Spanish opera that will harken back the sounds and songs of the old country, highlighting Puerto Rican Tenor Ray Gonzalez, with Robin Frank accompanying on piano. Gonzalez has performed in leading operatic roles, oratorio and Zarzuela in Spain and throughout Florida and the United States, and was recently featured as a soloist with the Puerto Rican Symphony Orchestra and the Fundación de Zarzuela y Opereta. Stu Shelton Jazz Band will follow, playing smooth, Latino-infused jazz. The evening will include an appearance by internationally acclaimed soprano Jeanette Vecchione-Donatti, slated to star as Juliette in Opera Naples’ upcoming performances of Roméo et Juliette by Gounod at Artis—Naples on Dec. 4 and 5, 2022. In repertoire that spans from Handel to Bernstein, Vecchione-Donatti has graced the stages of the Vienna State Opera, Theatres des Champs Elysées, Teatro Verdi di Trieste, Teatro Massimo di Catania among several others throughout the world in leading roles from the title role of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor to most notably, the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. Additionally, she has appeared as a soloist in concert including prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, Philarmoniker Hamburg, NDR Radiophilarmonie and throughout the United States, Europe, South America, Israel and Japan. While enjoying the music, guests will be invited to explore Spanish wines and tapas (light bites). Laura Burns, executive director, and Ramón Tebar, music and artistic director, will host the evening to give patrons an insider's look, celebrating Opera Naples’ past, sharing the current status, and looking forward to future reconstruction. Individual tickets are available for $150. To learn more or purchase tickets, call 239-963-9050 or visit OperaNaples.org. A collaboration among a variety of arts organizations throughout the Paradise Coast, ¡ARTE VIVA! will offer one-of-a-kind experiences to discover the thrilling diversity of cultural events, from Día de los Muertos to the works of Frida Kahlo to Georges Bizet’s “Carmen.” Dedicated to presenting high-quality opera productions and concerts featuring internationally renowned performers and directors, Opera Naples in Naples, Fla. is an artistic powerhouse. Since its inception, the company has presented such well-known grand operas as “La bohème,” “Carmen,” “Faust, “La Traviata,” “Madama Butterfly,” “Rigoletto,” “Tosca” and more. An advocate of community service and education outreach, Opera Naples has introduced opera to more than 60,000 children since its inception through its various programs, including Lee and Collier County in-school programs and performances, the Resident Artists Program and Summer Youth Program. The company is also dedicated to nurturing the region’s promising young talent through the Opera Naples Academy led by a faculty of revered opera luminaries who offer an immersive program of vocal instruction, lectures and masterclasses. The company has earned local, regional, and state government support. For more information, visit OperaNaples.org or contact [email protected].
Opera Naples to host ¡Olé! A Celebration of Spanish Song
for the Opera Naples Rebuilding Fund
NAPLES, Fla. (Oct. 25, 2022) – Opera Naples, one of Naples’ leading performing arts organizations, is excited to host ¡Olé! A Celebration of Spanish Song for ¡ARTE VIVA!, Collier County’s upcoming Hispanic arts festival. Due to the devastating hurricane damage that has impacted the Wang Opera Center, the concert will be held as a special fundraising event to support the Opera Naples Rebuilding Fund and efforts to recover and rebuild the first floor and theater. The performance will be held Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. at the Tobye Studio and Lobby of The Naples Players.
¡Olé! will celebrate soaring Spanish opera that will harken back the sounds and songs of the old country, highlighting Puerto Rican Tenor Ray Gonzalez, with Robin Frank accompanying on piano. Gonzalez has performed in leading operatic roles, oratorio and Zarzuela in Spain and throughout Florida and the United States, and was recently featured as a soloist with the Puerto Rican Symphony Orchestra and the Fundación de Zarzuela y Opereta. Stu Shelton Jazz Band will follow, playing smooth, Latino-infused jazz.
The evening will include an appearance by internationally acclaimed soprano Jeanette Vecchione-Donatti, slated to star as Juliette in Opera Naples’ upcoming performances of Roméo et Juliette by Gounod at Artis—Naples on Dec. 4 and 5, 2022. In repertoire that spans from Handel to Bernstein, Vecchione-Donatti has graced the stages of the Vienna State Opera, Theatres des Champs Elysées, Teatro Verdi di Trieste, Teatro Massimo di Catania among several others throughout the world in leading roles from the title role of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor to most notably, the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte. Additionally, she has appeared as a soloist in concert including prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, Philarmoniker Hamburg, NDR Radiophilarmonie and throughout the United States, Europe, South America, Israel and Japan.
While enjoying the music, guests will be invited to explore Spanish wines and tapas (light bites). Laura Burns, executive director, and Ramón Tebar, music and artistic director, will host the evening to give patrons an insider's look, celebrating Opera Naples’ past, sharing the current status, and looking forward to future reconstruction.
Individual tickets are available for $150. To learn more or purchase tickets, call 239-963-9050 or visit OperaNaples.org.
A collaboration among a variety of arts organizations throughout the Paradise Coast, ¡ARTE VIVA! will offer one-of-a-kind experiences to discover the thrilling diversity of cultural events, from Día de los Muertos to the works of Frida Kahlo to Georges Bizet’s “Carmen.”
Dedicated to presenting high-quality opera productions and concerts featuring internationally renowned performers and directors, Opera Naples in Naples, Fla. is an artistic powerhouse. Since its inception, the company has presented such well-known grand operas as “La bohème,” “Carmen,” “Faust, “La Traviata,” “Madama Butterfly,” “Rigoletto,” “Tosca” and more. An advocate of community service and education outreach, Opera Naples has introduced opera to more than 60,000 children since its inception through its various programs, including Lee and Collier County in-school programs and performances, the Resident Artists Program and Summer Youth Program. The company is also dedicated to nurturing the region’s promising young talent through the Opera Naples Academy led by a faculty of revered opera luminaries who offer an immersive program of vocal instruction, lectures and masterclasses. The company has earned local, regional, and state government support. For more information, visit OperaNaples.org or contact [email protected].