With only 2 days until opening night of our mainstage production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore, Pensacola Opera is extending a special offer beginning today Monday, March 8 and ending Tuesday,…
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Cody Martin joins Pensacola Opera
Executive Director Jerome Shannon announces the appointment of Cody Martin to the position of Director of Education for Pensacola Opera. “Cody Martin is one of our country’s most promising young pianists, coaches…
Podcasts: Entrepreneurs and Tenors
EntreCon Pensacola and Foo Foo Fest are two weeks away. On “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday, we had Rachael Gillette, Director of Professional Development at the Studer Community Institute, to talk about EntreCon. We…
The FOO FOO Three Tenors
Press release: Pensacola Opera is pleased to present The Foo Foo Three Tenors on Sunday, November 15 at 3 p.m. at the Blue Wahoos Stadium as a part of the second annual…
Good news from Inweekly, Sept. 5
Fall Arts Guide If the summer is all about catching as many music festivals as possible, then fall is about seeking out the new and innovative performances from the local community theatres,…
Pensacola Opera appoints new director
Press Release: Pensacola Opera’s Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Maestro Jerome Shannon as the company’s new Executive Director. Shannon has been acting as Interim Executive Director since January, and…
Pensacola Opera chosen for Yale Symposium
Pensacola Opera announced today that it has been selected by the Yale School of Music as a participant in the fifth Yale Symposium on Music in Schools, which will take place June…
Pensacola Opera loses executive director to Philadelphia
Press Release: Pensacola Opera’s Board of Trustees has accepted the resignation of Executive Director Erin Sammis effective as of January 27, 2015. Sammis has been offered the opportunity to advance her career…
Pensacola Opera hosts a Cinderella Tea Party
On Sunday, March 23 at noon, prior to the matinee performance of Cinderella at the Saenger Theatre, Pensacola Opera will host a Cinderella Tea Party for princesses and princes ages 12 and…
Opera in the Park set for April 5
Pensacola Opera will host its first annual “Opera in the Park†event at the Community Maritime Park on Saturday, April 5 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This is a free event…
Opera hosts open house Feb. 13
Press Release: Pensacola Opera will host a Friends Social and Open House at the Pensacola Opera Center on Thursday, Feb. 13 from 5-8 p.m. Come out and join us for an evening…
Pensacola Opera first to participate in “Walk of Stars,†Securing the Arts in Pensacola
Palafox Street is brighter than ever with new bronze plaques honoring the performing arts in Pensacola. Pensacola Opera has laid bronze pavers recognizing major contributors to its 30th Anniversary Season Securing the…
Carmen Meet the Artists Luncheon RSVP deadline tomorrow
Carmen Meet the Artists Luncheon on Tuesday, January 7th at 11:30 a.m. Pensacola Opera and the University of West Florida’s Leisure Learning Society will co-host on Tuesday, January 7th at 11:30 a.m….
Dr. Ruth Orth honored by OPERA America
OPERA America, the national service organization for opera, has named Dr. Ruth W. Orth, chair of Pensacola Opera’s Board of Trustees, the recipient of the 2014 National Opera Trustee Recognition Award. In…
Group protests Opera elephants
Elephants at the opera?! Animal rights group protests Pensacola Opera’s use of a circus elephant (Pensacola) The Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF) has sent a letter to the Pensacola Opera protesting…
How about being proactive?
The thought struck me this morning – Why didn’t Escambia County government have a plan to help out local cultural groups while the Saenger Theater is being renovated? Shouldn’t there have been…