Florida Grand Opera (FGO), major opera company in the Miami area, currently in its 65th season. Its General Director is Robert Heuer, and its Musical Director and Principal conductor is Stewart Robertson. The FGO Chorus is led by Douglas Kinney-Frost. It operates out of the Miami-Dade County Auditorium in Miami and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale. The 65th season (2005-2006) will see productions of Puccini's The Girl of the Golden West, Donizetti's The Daughter of the Regiment, Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Verdi's Rigoletto, and Bizet's Carmen. The 66th season will see the the opening of the new Anderson Opera Center in downtown Miami. This article is about the city in Florida. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... Fort Lauderdale, known as the Venice of America, is a city located in Broward County, Florida. ... Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924) is regarded as one of the great operatic composers of the late 19th and early 20th century. ... Gaetano Donizetti Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was a famous Italian opera composer. ... Portrait Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (February 29, 1792 – November 13, 1868) was an Italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. ... Giuseppe Verdi, by Giovanni Boldini, 1886 (National Gallery of Modern Art, Rome). ... Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (October 25, 1838 – June 3, 1875) was a French composer and pianist of the romantic era. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ...

Formerly known as the Greater Miami Opera, the FGO has played host to operatic vocalists like Plácido Domingo, Beverly Sills, and Mikhail Svetlov. Luciano Pavarotti made his American debut with FGO on the stage of the Miami-Dade County Auditorium in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor alongside Joan Sutherland in February 1965. The use of projected titles ("supertitles") during the productions was started with FGO by Beverly Sills. Plácido Domingo (born January 21, 1934) is a famous Spanish opera singer, well-known for a voice that is versatile, strong and possessed a squillo less tone in the lower part of its range, while lacking good high notes above A. Biography and career Plácido Domingo was born... Beverly Sills The coloratura soprano Beverly Sills (born May 25, 1929) was perhaps the best-known American opera singer in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Mikhail Svetlov can refer to: Mikhail Svetlov (poet), Russian/Soviet poet Mikhail Svetlov (singer), Russian/American opera singer This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Luciano Pavarotti The Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti (born October 12, 1935), is one of the most famous living singers, not only in the world of opera, but across all genres. ... Gaetano Donizetti Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was a famous Italian opera composer. ... Joan Sutherland as Norma Dame Joan Sutherland OM, AC, DBE (born November 7, 1926) is an Australian opera singer noted for her contribution to the bel canto revival of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Beverly Sills The coloratura soprano Beverly Sills (born May 25, 1929) was perhaps the best-known American opera singer in the 1960s and 1970s. ...