Join us for a program full of passion, death, nightmares, and witchcraft—March spells Madness at the Opera! From the final 10 tempestuous minutes of Carmen to the dramatic storm trio from Rigoletto, March Madness at the Opera will keep you on the edge of your seat. St Petersburg Opera’s latest POPera program explores the extreme emotions of opera and its characters. Powerful selections from Verdi, Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Bizet and more round out the 85-minute program.

Look for more musical color with several instrumentalists--piano, clarinet, bassoon, flute and piccolo. New this month: French horn and a small chorus! We are surely working our way back to Grand Opera, bit by bit.

Eric Ferring, tenor

Linda Holloway, soprano

Sara Nordin, mezzo

Tyler Putnam, baritone

Chris Romeo, tenor

Joseph Beverly,

clarinet

Nancy Corporon, French horn

Constantine Grame, piano

Mark Sforzini, Artistic Director and bassoon

David Tagliarini, flute, piccolo and clarinet

COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS--The safety of our patrons and staff is very important to us, and we take precautions at all our events to prevent the spread of COVID-19. St Petersburg Opera requires temperature checks and masks for everyone who enters our building at Opera Central. Social distancing is strictly observed, with a minimum of 7’ between tables and 15’ distance from the stage to the first row of tables. Cage Brewing is an outdoor, covered venue, with social distancing and masks required. Our performances at the Museum of Fine Arts are held outdoors on the grassy lawn north of the museum building. Audience members bring their own chairs or blankets and are required to practice social distancing.