A Golden Age of Opera
Updated: Oct 15
Travel back to late 19th century Europe as First Coast Opera presents The Golden Age of Opera, a concert of popular and important selections from Italian, French, and German operas. Step into the historic pool at the beautiful Lightner Museum and be transported.
The concert will feature works by Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini, Charles Gounod, Jules Massenet, Richard Wagner, Richard Strauss, and others, hear why this Romantic Period has remained center stage in opera houses around the world.
Hosted by FCO Artistic Director Curtis Tucker, guest artists will be accompanied by Metropolitan Opera pianist and coach Yelena Kurdina. Featuring soprano Zhanna Alkhazova; tenor Eric Botto, baritone Thomas Gunther and baritone Dirk Gavin McCoy.
