SARASOTA OPERA ASSOCIATION INC
61 N PINEAPPLE AVENUE, SARASOTA, FL 34236 www.sarasotaopera.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PRODUCE OUTSTANDING OPERA TRUE TO THE VISION OF THE COMPOSER, TO ENTERTAIN, ENRICH, AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AS WELL AS PATRONS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND AROUND THE WORLD. TO PRODUCE SUCH OPERAS; AND TO FOSTER, PROMOTE, AND INCREASE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF OPERA AND SIMILAR PRESENTATIONS; TO INSTRUCT, TRAIN AND EDUCATE BOTH STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC, GENERALLY, IN OPERA, MUSIC, AND RELATED PREFORMING ARTS; AND TO RENT, ACQUIRE FOR USE, OR OWN, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE A PLACE OR PLACES TO ACCOMPLISH THESE OBJECTIVES.

TO PRODUCE OUTSTANDING OPERA TRUE TO THE VISION OF THE COMPOSER, TO ENTERTAIN, ENRICH, AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AS WELL AS PATRONS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND AROUND THE WORLD.

SARASOTA OPERA PRESENTED 32 OPERA PERFORMANCES, INCLUDING 2 YOUTH OPERA PERFORMANCES; 4 CONCERTS; WEEKLY HD MOVIE PRESENTATIONS THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS, OPERA HOUSE TOURS, OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS REACHING NEARLY 50,000 PATRONS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. 2,000 YOUTHS PARTICIPATED IN SCHOOL-BASED CULTURAL EVENTS THROUGH THE OPERA'S YOUTH OPERA PROGRAM, WHICH ALSO SERVES AS A CONDUIT FOR APPEARANCES IN FULLY-STAGED OPERA PRODUCTIONS.

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