Opera Orlando goes On the Town throughout Central Florida for its 2022-23 Opera Everlasting season. First up is a Bella Notte at Bella Collina with a one night only double bill of comic Italian masterworks at the picturesque Bella Collina in Montverde: Rossini’s The Marriage Contract and Puccini's Gianni Schicchi. Then, Opera Orlando returns to Harriett's Orlando Ballet Centre to celebrate America’s favorite past-time, with the Florida premiere of Baseball: A Musical Love Letter.

Tickets for Opera on the Town are available exclusively through Opera Orlando. Order online below or call (407) 512-1900 for purchase assistance. For additional information email info@operaorlando.org.

 
 
 
 

BASEBALL: A MUSICAL LOVE LETTER | written & conceived by Kathleen Belcher & Dan Rigazzi
Sung in English

FRIDAY | May 19, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.
SUNDAY | May 21, 2023 at 2 p.m.

HARRIETT’S ORLANDO BALLET CENTRE
600 N Lake Formosa Drive | Orlando, FL 32803

A musical revue that weaves together the history of baseball with music from every corner of the American Songbook: opera, musical theater, and jazz. This intimate, cabaret-style performance traces baseball’s early years, to the 1919 Black Sox Scandal and the jazz age, to the rise of the Negro Leagues and a celebration of Jackie Robinson, to WWII and the establishment of the Women’s Baseball League, to a final celebration of baseball as the Great Equalizer - a place where all are welcome.

TICKETS: $50

Age Advisory | PG

BELLA NOTTE at BELLA COLLINA
THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT
| music by Gioacchino Rossini & libretto by Gaetano Rossi
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GIANNI SCHICCHI | music by Giacomo Puccini & libretto by Giovacchino Forzano
Site-specific and sung in English

FRIDAY | March 31, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. - ONE NIGHT ONLY!

BELLA COLLINA
15920 County Road 455 | Montverde, FL 34756

Enjoy a taste of Italy right here in Central Florida as the Opera takes over the Tuscan-inspired Bella Collina. This immersive, site-specific production of Rossini’s The Marriage Contract and Puccini's Gianni Schicchi is a one night only event with appetizers, desserts, and wine. Make it a date night, and enjoy a progressive evening of friends, fun, and incredible singing featuring general director and Grammy-award winning baritone Gabriel Preisser as Gianni Schicchi. Bus transportation available for $10. Self-parking included.

Age Advisory | PG