Miami Lyric Opera (MLO) announces its Opera Season for the 2009 at Colony Theater in Miami Beach. The 2008 season has concluded with great success that included the Barber of Seville, La Traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor, Madama Butterfly and two Opera Highlights Concerts. Fine artists and experienced opera directors participated in giving significant enhancement to the season.

The new season starts on March 26th with the celebrated Bellini’s opera I Puritani, same that was postponed from the previous season, continues with Cavalleria Rusticana and Suor Angelica by Mascagni and Puccini respectively. Following will be presented for the first time by MLO a well-known Spanish opera Marina by Emilio Arrieta. It closes the opera cycle with the debut of George Bizet’s Carmen that is a new challenge for this young opera company. Completes the season with a great Opera Highlights Concert with a select group of fine artists, MLO Chorus all accompanied by the Orchestra of MLO.

For the third consecutive year and with the Sponsorship of the City of Miami Beach Department of Tourism and Cultural Development, MLO will present L’elisir d’amore (Elixir of love) at North Shore Open Space Park, (81 Street and Collins) - Free Entrance - for all public.
Among the confirmed artists to date is the Italian tenor Francesco Valpa, the Brazilian soprano Daniella Carvalho, who had a great success in the recent Madama Butterfy, the Miamian soprano Susana Diaz, the soprano Guinevere Tiffin that makes debut with MLO, the well-known soprano Beverly Coulter, the Spanish tenor Aurelio Gavaldón, the young tenor David Pereira, the baritone Daniel Snodgrass, the Argentinean bass Diego Baner, the Mexican bass Alvaro Ramirez, the Miamian mezzo-soprano Lissette Jimenez and many other artists who soon will be confirmed in the cast of each opera The orchestra will be under the direction of Doris Lang-Kosloff, Alfredo Munar, Beverly Coulter, Jeff Eckstein and guest conductor. Raffaele Cardone will be in charge of the Artistic and General Direction.

In behalf of MLO, Raffaele Cardone wishes to extend his gratitude to all the people who in one or other form, have contributed to the success of this young opera company as well as to the Cultural Authorities of Miami Dade and Miami Beach for their support year after year to this project. Also he is thankful for to the Corporations and Foundations that have contributed to the MLO economic needs. Cardone is thankful to all the mass media that support MLO with their reviews, diffusion and sympathy.
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We wish to express our thanks to all of those who have supported us these past years including the public, press, media, artists, musicians, directors, member of the Board, stage workers and all of those who have made possible our work. We need you and we are working for you for better productions to offer.

For better convenience of our public, we will repeat the same title more than once and eventually increase the number of performances soon as the new venue in the South part of Miami is available in addition to The Colony Theater of Miami Beach. Established and emerging artists are being recruiting to offer the best available voices in South Florida and from elsewhere as well as conductors coming from different parts of the Nation

This young Opera Company, founded and directed by the prestigious Italian tenor Raffaele Cardone, began its activity on October 30, 2004; since then, it has successfully presented more than 40 opera and Concert performances in the area of Miami Dade. MLO is committed to offering an accessible operatic alternative in Miami and to create opportunities for new talents to perform and acquire experience alongside known artists.

Our objective is to bring the magical and marvelous world of the opera to Miami audiences at accessible price that requires the support of opera lovers and the public in general. The permanent campaign “We need your Help” requires of the support of all those who can help with individual donations as of corporations and institutions that are interested in the art in the South of Florida. Donations are deductible of taxes for being a Non-Profit organization according to the Code 501c (3) of IRS.