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NAPLES, FL (July 25, 2024): Opera Naples is pleased to announce it has received a $30,000 community leadership grant from the Collier Community Foundation. This is a one-time unrestricted gift given in consideration of recent state funding cuts and Opera Naples is one of several Collier County arts organizations receiving this special arts and culture…
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NAPLES, FL (September 10, 2024) – In the 2024/25 season, Opera Naples is greatly expanding its educational offerings for emerging professional singers, in collaboration with the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation. Budding singers may now choose different training and competition options which are designed to develop their vocal and performance abilities and advance their professional careers. From…
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REACH AND READERSHIP Opera Naples values community collaboration and is proud to build lasting partnerships within our local community. 4,000 copies of the Opera Naples 2024/25 Seasonal Program Guide will be distributed to audiences at The Wang Opera Center, Opera Naples community events, Guild TOASTs, advertiser distribution and to the 5,000 attendees of the fifth annual Festival Under…
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NAPLES, FL (August 15, 2024): Opera Naples announces the appointment of Melanie Kalnins as Executive Director, Development and Communications, effective August 15, 2024. Kalnins provided marketing and publicity consulting services for the company during the 2023-24 season, making the 4th annual Festival Under the Stars the most successful to date, fully embraced by the community…
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Highlights include An Evening in Paris Gala, a partnership with the Luciano Pavarotti Foundation which includes an inaugural International Voice Competition and Academy and the fifth annual 2025 Festival Under the Stars, a two-week, outdoor opera and performing arts festival. NAPLES, FL (August 2, 2024) – To further its mission of presenting quality opera, musical…
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NAPLES, Fla. (November 28, 2023) – To further its mission of presenting quality opera, musical performances, education and community engagement programs, Opera Naples announces new collaborations for its 2023/2024 season. The season, conducted by Opera Naples Artistic and Music Director and City of Naples Cultural Ambassador Ramón Tebar, includes diverse performances of opera in the…
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Opera Naples is excited to announce a first of its kind collaboration with The Luciano Pavarotti Foundation that will be seen during several milestone events in the coming winter season. The Pavarotti Foundation The Luciano Pavarotti Foundation, headquartered in Modena, Italy, was founded by Luciano Pavarotti’s wife, Nicoletta Mantovani Pavarotti, to honor and keep alive…
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Although the Wang Opera Center sustained significant damage from the storm, our team quickly took action to minimize the impact. The facility experienced between two to three feet of storm surge water incursion in the building. While the Wang Opera Center needs a lot of work before we can use it again, we are truly…
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Opera Naples Artistic Director Ramón Tebar is featured and interviewed in Spanish by Opera Actual Magazine. The internationally known opera magazine based in Spain. Founded in 1991, ÓPERA ACTUAL has become a reference magazine at an international level, gaining in updating capacity and news coverage thanks to a network of correspondents that goes from St.…
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Ramón Tebar, Opera Naples’ Artistic Director, was recognized as a Cultural Ambassador and received an official proclamation and Key to the City of Naples from Mayor Teresa Heitmann on May 18, 2022 for his work influencing the arts throughout the region. During the proclamation, Mayor Heitmann praised Tebar and Opera Naples for their dedication…
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