Miami Lyric Opera
Miami Lyric Opera (MLO) is an opera company in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company was founded by the Italian tenor Raffaele Cardone, establishing itself as a non-profit organization in 2004. It attempted to take advantage of a small niche market for opera in the region.[1][2][3][4]
After having an inaugural concert of arias in October 2004, the company "presented its first fully staged production" in April 2005, with a performance of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi.[2] This was followed by an August performance of Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni.[2][5]
Performances of the company are held at the Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts.[6] The theater also applies grant funds towards underwriting the performances of the opera company.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "About Us". Miami Lyric Opera. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ a b c Lawrence A. Johnson (June 4, 2005). "Miami Lyric Opera Aims to Carve a Niche". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ Robert Carreras (July 12, 2011). "Raffaele Cardone, Miami Lyric Opera". Opera Today. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ David Fleshler (July 2, 2013). "With vibrant singing and rough edges, Miami Lyric Opera to mark its 10th anniversary with Puccini". South Florida Classical Review. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
- ^ Beth Feinstein-Barti, "Hallandale Soprano Takes Lead at Miami Opera", South Florida Sun Sentinel (August 17, 2005), Arts&Culture page 1.
- ^ Joshua Lawrence Kinser, Moon: Florida Keys: Including Miami & the Everglades (2017), p. 49.
- ^ Mark Miller, Miami & the Keys (2012), p. 52.
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