Opera Naples

Opera Naples has added a concert to its current season. Rising opera star Samantha Hankey will do a recital on April 7th at Moorings Presbyterian Church. Opera Naples Artistic and Music Director Ramón Tebar will accompany Hankey on the piano.

On January 24, Opera Naples’ resident artists will take to the stage for a captivating night of vocal artistry. “An Evening of Opera’s Greatest Hits” will provide a fresh take on beloved arias, other timeless classics and scenes from operatic canon.

Opera Naples has announced the contestants and jury members who have been selected for the 2026 Luciano Pavarotti Foundation Opera Naples International Voice Competition. Out of 430 singers from 19 different countries who applied to compete, 20 contestants were selected.

America 250. It’s a nonpartisan initiative to engage every American in commemorating the 250th anniversary of our country. The Florida Legislature is joining in. It plans to award $1 million in grants this month to arts organizations doing America250 programming. Grant or no grant, Opera Naples will perform two America250 shows, says Executive Director Melanie Kalnins.

In the current arts and culture grant drought, one Southwest Florida arts organization is enjoying success. Opera Naples has seen a 71 percent increase in ticket sales over the past two years, and a 310 percent jump in corporate sponsorships. Executive Director Melanie Kalnins says one reason is Opera Naples’ board.

This week, Gulfcoast Studio Company of the Sarasota Cuban Ballet will present four performances of 'La Primavera,' celebrating Spring, while Opera Naples screens the last of four documentary films on the Strauss Family.

Sarasota Opera House ends season, but ballet performances are scheduled in April and May while Opera Naples screens third Spring Film Festival movie on Strauss musical family.

This week, Sarasota Ballet performs “Romeo & Juliet;” Sarasota Opera House closes its 2024-2025 season with seven opera performances plus its Salute to the Stars; Gulfshore Opera performs Rusalka with the Florida Philharmonic; and Opera Naples screens the second of four Spring Film Series movies.

Opera Naples Festival Under the Stars closes on Saturday, March 15, with two performances of Tchaikovsky’s "Sleeping Beauty" performed by Gulfshore Ballet in the Wang Opera Center. Gulfshore Opera offers a “Taste of Opera” on Thursday at the Naples Sailing & Yacht Club. And the Sarasota Opera House will perform five different operas over the course of the week.

People in Naples are feeling a lot of civic pride about Opera Naples Festival Under the Stars. This major cultural event in the heart of Naples during the peak of tourist season is also a boon to local restaurants and shops.