Thomas Potter, Program Director
PO Box 161354
Orlando, FL 32816-1354
407-823-4680
UCF Opera functions as a major service program to the voice division of the University of Central Florida Department of Music. The principal mission of UCF Opera is to produce quality opera performances that entertain and educate for the betterment of its students and the enjoyment of the greater Orlando public. The program currently produces three types of performance opportunities: an Annual Opera Gala Concert in the fall semester, a fully staged and costumed opera production in the spring, and an educational outreach component, offering performances of children’s operas to school children throughout the greater Orlando area.
UCF Opera Gala Concert
Saturday, October 22, 2011; 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Campus Location: Rehearsal Hall, Auditorium(116)
Cost: Free and Open to the Public
UCF Opera proudly continues its annual tradition of "The Grand Knights of
Singing" - Opera Gala performances by UCF Opera students... This year's program
focuses on excerpts from American operas - music from THE TENDER LAND, PORGY AND
BESS, CANDIDE, STREET SCENE, SUSANNAH, and THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE. These lightly
staged scenes will be sung [all in English!] by UCF Opera students and
accompanied by piano.
UCF Opera Gala Concert
Sunday, October 23, 2011; 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Campus Location: Rehearsal Hall, Auditorium(116)
Cost: Free and Open to the Public
UCF Opera proudly continues its annual tradition of "The Grand Knights of
Singing" - Opera Gala performances by UCF Opera students... This year's program
focuses on excerpts from American operas - music from THE TENDER LAND, PORGY AND
BESS, CANDIDE, STREET SCENE, SUSANNAH, and THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE. These lightly
staged scenes will be sung [all in English!] by UCF Opera students and
accompanied by piano.
Dolora Zajick Master Class
Friday, November 18, 2011; 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Campus Location: Rehearsal Hall, Auditorium(116)
Cost: Free and Open to the Public
This masterclass will be held at the Hagerty High School Auditorium. 3225
Lockwood Blvd. Oviedo, FL 32765
UCF Opera: Merry Wives of Windsor
Friday, March 16, 2012; 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunday, March 18, 2012; 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Tuesday, March 20, 2012; 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Off Campus in the Off Campus
Cost: Free and Open to the Public
The UCF Opera Department presents: Merry Wives of Windsor. The performance will
take place in the Pegasus Ballroom in the UCF Student Union.
