Thursday, Jan 19, 6pm
Evenings with the Maestro: Bad Girls and the Boys that Can’t Resist Them
Following last year’s program on  Bad  Boys, this year we turn the tables and look at the bad girls.  From Carmen to Delilah, men are putty in these seductress’s hands.   Mezzo soprano  Amy Hartsough, SPO’s current Opera Idol, will be joined by other delightfully “bad” girls with irresistible voices: Melissa Misener, and Sarah Coit, also mezzos, and soprano Phoenix Gayles.  Representing  the pliable males will be  St. Petersburg’s favorite baritone, Todd Donovan.
Evenings with the Maestro is presented at the Music Gallery, 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, at 6:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. The programs address a different theme to enhance your understanding of opera and of music in general and last approximately 90 minutes.  Afterwards, the audience is invited to join the Maestro and the cast for conversation and refreshments at a local restaurant.  Details will be announced at the performance.  Tickets are $17 ($12 seniors and students) and are available in advance on the St. Petersburg opera website, www.stpeteopera.org or by calling the office at 727-823-2040.  Tickets are very limited.

Sunday, Feb 5, 3pm
SPO chamber ensemble
SPO returns to the Ybor International Artist Series, Hillsborough Community College, at 3:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center,  Mainstage Theater (corner of E. Palm Ave. and N. 14th St., Tampa.) Tickets are $15, $5 for seniors and students, free to HCC students and staff.

Thursday, Feb 16, 6pm
Evenings with the Maestro: Epic Opera,
Preview to Samson and Delilah featuring the cast with Maestro Sforzini’s inimitable story-telling.  Featuring Jon Morrell as Samson, Holly Sorenson as Dalila, and Anthony Zoeller as the High Priest.
Evenings with the Maestro is presented at the Music Gallery, 5990 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater, at 6pm on the third Thursday of each month. The programs address a different theme to enhance your understanding of opera and of music in general and last approximately 90 minutes.  Afterwards, the audience is invited to join the Maestro and the cast for conversation and refreshments at a local restaurant.  Details will be announced at the performance.  Tickets are $17 ($12 seniors and students) and are available in advance on the St. Petersburg opera website, www.stpeteopera.org or by calling the office at 727-823-2040.  Tickets are also available at the door.

Tuesday, Feb 21, 6pm
Evenings with the Maestro: St. Mary Our Lady of Grace
St. Petersburg Opera performs as part of the Winter Concert Series at St. Mary’s,  515 4^th St. S, in downtown St. Petersburg. 
Donations for admission accepted.  Reprise of the February 16 presentation.

Friday, February 24, 7pm
BACCHANALE BY THE BAY
Gala fundraiser for SPO with performances by the Samson and Delilah cast, dinner and a silent auction. St. Petersburg Yacht Club.
Tickets $125 and limited to 300 people.  Call 727-823-2040 for reservations.

 Sunday, Feb 26, 2pm
Afternoons with the Maestro: Preview to Samson and Delilah
Reprise of February 16 program at Sun City Center.  Open to the public.  Ticket information:  813-642-2001.  Rollins Theater, 970 Cherry Hills Dr., Sun City Center, FL  33573