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	ArtSpotlight _ feature artist of the month
		Orlando Opera just ended its fiscal year with a balanced budget and has recently assembled more than $1 million in endowment funds, (up from $100,000 when he started with the company).
		Orlando Opera works with the "Negro Spiritual" Scholarship Foundation to sponsor a vocal competition for sacred music performed by the solo voice in characteristic Negro spiritual style.
		Prior to taking his position with Orlando Opera, Swedberg spent three years as general director of Syracuse Opera in New York, was manager and director of North Carolina Opera for five years, and director of education for Seattle Opera for another five years.
	www.theartsweb.com /artspotlight/Robert_Swedberg.htm (1240 words)

	OPERA America Newsline Archive: Orlando Opera: "Pizza and Puccini" Community Outreach Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Founded in 1958, Orlando Opera is committed to presenting opera and music theater productions of the highest possible caliber, to nurturing new talent and bringing major international talent to Central Florida audiences, and to maintaining a long-standing commitment to education and outreach.
		Orlando Opera contacted local public schools, private schools, home school groups and numerous children’s charities through the Variety Club to determine teen interest in attending such an event.
		By exposing opera to thousands of school children, who in turn share their experience with family and friends, "Pizza and Puccini" is an innovative initiative that has made more Central Floridians aware of opera, has fostered a continued relationship with the City of Orlando, and has brought in new support from local funders.
	www.operaam.org /orlando.htm (1100 words)

	opera -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Opera is a drama sung to the accompaniment of an orchestra.
		Although the fabric of the opera may be interrupted by spoken dialogue or recitatives accompanied by a keyboard or by the orchestra, the distinguishing feature is that...
		The opera, which features a group of highwaymen, pickpockets, and thieves, is a parody of the Italian operas of Gay's day as well as a critique of the social and political corruption prevalent during the period.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9276196 (912 words)

	NEA: FY 2003 Opera Grants
		In order to advance an appreciation of opera, programs will be developed during the 2003-04 season for audiences of all ages and ethnic and economic backgrounds.
		In 2003, five performances of the operas will be given with a variety of outreach events that will focus on the historical and musical aspects of each opera.
		This historical opera, based on the life of the Baroness Micaela Almonaster Pontalba of New Orleans, will be the centerpiece for the celebration of the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial.
	arts.endow.gov /grants/recent/disciplines/Opera/03opera.html (1558 words)

	orlandoinfo.com -The Official Site to plan your Orlando vacation presented by the Orlando/Orange County ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Orlando’s premier performing and arts organizations travel to share the rich culture and entertainment that define the city.
		Orlando Opera will perform a full-scale production in (yet to be announced) China as a prelude to the 2008 Olympics there.
		Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra (OPO) Executive Director David Schillhammer notes there are symphony orchestras “that sit in the concert hall and wait for an audience to come, while others take performances to the people.
	www.orlandoinfo.com /articles/Arts_Artistry.cfm?pageid=1704&siteareaID=7&showads=1 (554 words)

	Possom's eye: Orlando - The Royal Opera, Covent Garden
		For the first ten minutes or so of the show, I was prepared to believe the reviews, as I sat through a dull and unsparkling first aria from Jonathan Lemalu (Zoroastro) and a very wobbly first recitative from Alice Coote (her voice took quite a while to 'settle' into the right range).
		It very different to the usual Opera House band - much smaller, the whole orchestra fitting into the portion of the pit that is not blcked from view by the stage.
		The Opera House is really too large for an authentic 18th century orchestra, and the orchestra are too far removed from the singers on stage to achieve true intimacy, but within these limitations I found it a new and satisfying experience.
	possom.blogs.com /cambculture/2003/10/orlando_the_roy.html (1108 words)

	New Statesman: Sleep of reason: Peter Conrad is swept up in Handel's embodiment of 18th-century hedonism - opera - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Johnson might have been referring to the series of operas Handel wrote for London's competing theatres between 1711 and 1741--exotic farragos set in imaginary kingdoms ruled by star-gazing magi or alluring sorceresses, often concerned with the irrational antics of renegade crusaders or lethally capricious despots.
		In Orlando, the fabled hero of Ariosto's romance is driven mad by jealousy; in Serse (Xerxes), the Persian monarch falls melodiously but unrequitedly in love with a plane tree, and in his spare time constructs a bridge over the Euphrates which, surrendering to the agitation of nature, promptly collapses.
		The demented Orlando rails in a mirrored room where the names of the characters he obsessively pursues are scrawled on the glass.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FQP/is_4666_132/ai_111694774 (887 words)

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		Orlando Louise Mott Angelica Geraldine McGreevy Medoro Sally Bruce-Payne Dorinda Anna-Clare Monk Zoroastro Matthew Hargreaves Conductor Christian Curnyn Director Sarah Alexander Early Opera Company This production of Orlando is part of Heavenly Harmony, a weekend festival of early music under the presiding genius of Philip Pickett.
		Orlando is the first of Handel's three operas based on Ariosto, and clearly does groundwork for the later two, Alcina and Ariodante.
		In a pastoral landscape, Orlando is in love with Angelica, and is awol from Roncevalles trying to find her.
	www.helsom.demon.co.uk /opera/Orlando.txt (516 words)

	Orlando Opera Company - About the OOC
		The Orlando Opera Company is celebrating its 50th Anniversary season in 2007-2008, producing the magic and grandeur of live opera in Central Florida since its first performances at the Orlando Municipal Auditorium in 1958.
		Orlando Opera maintains a long-standing commitment to education, outreach, and accessibility.
		Orlando Opera is a member of OPERA America, the national service organization of professional opera companies.
	www.orlandoopera.org /general.php?section_url=140 (709 words)

	Amazon.com: Handel / Orlando: Music: William Christie,Patricia Bardon,Rosemary Joshua,Hilary Summers,Rosa Mannion,Harry ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Orlando: Atto secundo - Scena I: 'Quando speighi i tuooi tormenti' - G.F. Handel
		Orlando has one of those quintessentially goofy Baroque opera plots, but it is partially sustained, at least, by some of Handel's most beautiful arias.
		This opera is probably one of the greatest operas in the history of opera.
	www.amazon.com /Handel-Orlando-William-Christie/dp/B000005E4L (1329 words)

	Rhode Island State Council on the Arts:
		Orlando Opera is committed to presenting consistently well-crafted opera and music theatre productions of the highest possible caliber, to nurturing new talent and bringing major international talent to Central Florida, and to maintaining a long-standing commitment to education and outreach.
		The President & CEO should have the ability to understand and embrace Orlando Opera’s unique mission and special character and be sensitive to and supportive of the needs of its diverse constituencies including subscribers, donors, Board members, volunteers, community leaders and administrative staff.
		The President & CEO of the Orlando Opera should have a keen interest in the arts, music, opera, or a closely related art form and have at least 10-12 years senior management experience with increasing levels of responsibility and direct stewardship of Boards of Directors.
	www.arts.ri.gov /blogs/index.php/?p=623 (1802 words)

	Orlando Opera Performs at Baldwin Park - Orlando Florida Real Estate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		“We are very excited to welcome the unique talents of Orlando Opera to Baldwin Park this holiday season, and to continue the “sounds of the season” tradition that we started here with Orlando’s performing arts last year,” says David Pace, managing director of Baldwin Park Development Company.
		Baldwin Park, a 1,100-acre traditional neighborhood development located two miles from downtown Orlando, is an award-winning example of smart growth by infill redevelopment.
		Built on a former Navy base, and surrounded by existing neighborhoods, the community is planned to have approximately 4,000 residences and 850,000 square feet of commercial and retail space.
	www.baldwinparkfl.com /web/pressreleases.asp?NEWS_ID=42 (275 words)

	Weekend: Opera on the grandest scale
		In general, to be "grand," an opera must have an exciting plot, be conceived on an extravagant scale, have a large chorus and ballet numbers, all present and accounted for in Aida.
		The Orlando production, which originated at Portland Opera in Oregon and is a collaboration with Opera Tampa, is suitably sizable, with a cast of more than 100.
		Marquita Lister is Aida; Drew Slatton is Radames; and Stacey Rishoi is Amneris.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/04/28/Weekend/Opera_on_the_grandest.shtml (895 words)

	Hispanic Chamber of Commerce News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		ORLANDO, FL - Orlando Opera has a refreshing range of Hispanic settings, casting and characters featured in its 2003-04 season.
		She is an internationally known talent who won the hearts of Orlando when she was here last Spring.
		The Orlando Opera is a non-profit organization, with productions that are made possible, in part, by generous funding from our patrons, The National Endowment for the Arts, Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs, The Florida Arts Council and United Arts of Central Florida.
	www.hispanicchamber.net /press.php?command=display&id=49 (483 words)

	PlaybillArts: Features: Mad Orlando
		Fine man of letters that he is, Orlando tries to shield himself from the truth by invoking the conventions of pastoral literature, desperate to believe that "Medoro" is a pseudonym for himself.
		In Handel's opera, Zoroastro sprinkles a celestial liquid on Orlando's face and undoes the harm the paladin wrought, restoring his victims to life.
		The endings of both epic and opera suggest that madness is stanched only precariously, always poised to erupt without the far-fetched intercessions of heroes on winged steeds and benign, all-powerful sorcerers.
	www.playbillarts.com /features/article/1456.html (1372 words)

	Orlando Sentinel - Opera leader gone (and mum) by
		Orlando Opera general director, Robert Swedberg, sent friends and acquaintances a somewhat cryptic note this morning, saying he's leaving...
		His knowledge and willingness to share it was a true enjoyment for someone much less schooled in both music and opera.
		His demeanor and professionalism, not to mention his passion for opera, were evident in the great productions that take place every year.
	blogs.orlandosentinel.com /news_local_namesblog/2007/04/opera_leader_go.html (388 words)

	OPERA America's Season Schedule of Performances (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		OPERA America is proud to offer an interactive database of performances by its Member companies.
		OPERA America's schedule database includes performance and cast data for a large number of North American opera companies.
		Opera Europa is the service organization for European Opera companies; performance information for their member companies is available through Operabase.
	www.operaamerica.org /perfdatabase.asp (413 words)

	Ballet School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Orlando Ballet Artistic Director, Fernando Bujones, regularly teaches and views the students at OBS to make selections for various company productions.
		The Orlando Ballet Youth Ensemble enables pre-professional students to perform new and classic works to young and under served audiences.
		It is an opportunity for the students to have their first experience in front of an audience and for parents to see what their children have learned in the course of the year.
	www.orlandoballet.org /schoolperform.htm (265 words)

	Orlando Opera Company - Month At A Glance
		Last Spring she returned to the Metropolitan Opera as Tosca opposite Luciano Pavarotti, and was also heard in the same role in Madrid and Hamburg.
		Orlando Opera’s presentation is an incredible opportunity for opera lovers to hear this great talent and experience the work of the composer who also created La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, Turandot, and Manon Lescaut.
		Orlando Opera is a non-profit organization, with productions that are made possible, in part, by generous funding from our patrons, The National Endowment for the Arts, Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs, Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs, Sonny’s Bar-B-Q, the Florida Arts Council and United Arts of Central Florida.
	www.orlandoopera.org /news.php?section_url=136&news_id=24 (742 words)

	Things to Do - Events - from TBO.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Crazy at it seems, the idea unfolds this weekend when Orlando Opera and Opera Tampa join forces in ""Aida,' Giuseppe Verdi's grand spectacle of love and war in ancient Egypt.
		The bill includes sets and costumes from the Portland and Connecticut opera companies; fees for principal singers, pit musicians and conductor Anton Coppola; and shipping the show from Orlando to Tampa and back.
		Howver, officials from both the Orlando Opera and Opera Tampa say zoo keeping was impractical, and nixed the idea.
	ae.tbo.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=front_event_detail&eventID=8733 (618 words)

	Amazon.com: Vivaldi: Orlando Furioso: Music: Antonio Vivaldi,Marie-Nicole Lemieux,Jennifer Larmore,Philippe ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Often, male singers are `tacked on' to Baroque opera recordings and lack the skill and quality of their female counter-parts who enjoy the leading roles.
		Based on this stellar ensemble performance, I would argue that "Orlando furioso" is the stronger of the two works based on the recitatives, which are far more dramatically gripping, and the arias which not only showcase splendid voices but provide an intractable context for the intense drama of the story.
		The richness of her tone is necessary to reflect Orlando's decline into dementia at the end of Act II and the series of "mad scene" monologues in Act III.
	www.amazon.com /Vivaldi-Orlando-Furioso-Antonio/dp/B00061ZKP8 (1856 words)

	Arts & Literature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		He spoke to the people at the Orlando-based Cirque du Soleil show, "La Nouba," but was told they weren't able to lend their performers to Orlando Opera.
		Backstage at the dress rehearsal, Senika Gomillion was applying makeup to Orlando Opera chorus member Bob Reed.
		A student at Joe Blasco Makeup School in the Orlando area, she was one of many asked to help with the fantasy makeup.
	ccs.flatoday.com /fe/Arts/artsstoryP1121OPERA.htm (1213 words)

	Orlando Symphony Orchestra \| Music for the city...
		Orlando Symphony Orchestra is registered as a not-for-profit corporation under Florida law.
		Orlando Symphony Orchestra is composed of only full-time professional musicians of the highest calibre.
		Orlando Symphony Orchestra supports and adheres to the policies of Local 389, American Federation of Musicians.
	www.orlandosymphony.org (558 words)

	Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce
		United Arts, as part of its annual campaign kickoff, is proud to be a community partner as together the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce presents a sampling of the accessible art mediums from area our region with a special performance from the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra.
		Join the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and United Arts of Central Florida “Chamber Trustees” at a Community Luncheon as we experience first-hand the importance and influence of music in our community.
		Orlando is the only Florida city with a professional ballet, opera, philharmonic orchestra and touring Broadway series, yet the only major Florida city without a state-of-the-art performing arts center to house them.
	www.orlando.org /index.php?src=events&srctype=profile&id=157232 (499 words)

	Central Florida Performing Arts Alliance
		The Orlando Ballet is preparing for an emotional revival of Bujones' Spartacus.
		The heroic and passionate ballet, based on legendary events from the history of ancient Rome, tells the tale of a soldier who is captured by the Romans and sold into slavery.
		As the Orlando Opera revs up in preparation for its 50th anniversary season, J. Andrew “Andy” Howard joins the administrative team as Assistant Director of Marketing and Public Relations.
	www.orlandoperforms.com /displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=31 (732 words)

	Orlando @ Royal Opera House, London: opera review
		If anybody wants to know how to perform Handel with authenticity as well as with astonishing beauty and virtuosity, a visit to this production is a must.
		Yet Mehta (a distant relation to conductor Zubin Mehta) stayed the course throughout, delivering a daring portrayal of Orlando's descent into madness.
		This run of Orlando performances is a must for everybody who wants to experience a Handel opera in the best possible musical presentation.
	www.musicomh.com /opera/roh-orlando_0207.htm (574 words)

	Charity Navigator Rating - Orlando Opera
		Serving the Central Florida community for 48 years, Orlando Opera has evolved into a major regional opera company with a distinguished artistic reputation; our annual subscription series at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre is attended by more than 21,000 people.
		While it continues to bring opera's biggest names to Central Florida, Orlando Opera is also committed to the discovery and casting of emerging artists.
		Orlando Opera maintains a long-standing commitment to education and community outreach.
	www.charitynavigator.org /index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/8778.htm (241 words)

	About The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
		The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra is Central Florida's resident orchestra, appearing in more than 115 performances each season.
		The Orlando Philharmonic proudly enters its 14th anniversary in the 2006-2007 season.
		Since its inception, the orchestra has partnered with the Orlando Opera, Orlando Ballet, Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, Florida Young Artists Orchestra, the Orlando Museum of Art, the Orlando Science Center, Bethune Cookman College, the University of Central Florida, Stetson University, the Orlando Children’s Chorus, and many other prominent organizations.
	www.orlandophil.org /about.shtml (597 words)

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