Miami Lyric Opera

Opera company

Miami Lyric Opera (MLO) was an opera company in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company was founded by the Italian tenor Raffaele Cardone, establishing itself as a non-profit organization in 2004. It attempted to take advantage of a small niche market for opera in the region.[1][2][3][4]

After having an inaugural concert of arias in October 2004, the company "presented its first fully staged production" in April 2005, with a performance of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi.[2] This was followed by an August performance of Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni.[2][5]

Performances of the company are held at the Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts.[6] The theater also applies grant funds towards underwriting the performances of the opera company.[7]

In April 2024, Cardone announced that the company was shutting down. "The principal reason is financing— not enough being available to make a decent production. Venue, labor, musicians and artist costs and others, have all increased". The company's final performance was a double bill of Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and Suor Angelica by Giacomo Puccini.[8][9]

## References

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1. ^ "About Us". Miami Lyric Opera. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
2. ^ a b c Lawrence A. Johnson (June 4, 2005). "Miami Lyric Opera Aims to Carve a Niche". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
3. ^ Robert Carreras (July 12, 2011). "Raffaele Cardone, Miami Lyric Opera". Opera Today. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
4. ^ David Fleshler (July 2, 2013). "With vibrant singing and rough edges, Miami Lyric Opera to mark its 10th anniversary with Puccini". South Florida Classical Review. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
5. ^ Beth Feinstein-Barti, "Hallandale Soprano Takes Lead at Miami Opera", South Florida Sun Sentinel (August 17, 2005), Arts&Culture page 1.
6. ^ Joshua Lawrence Kinser, Moon: Florida Keys: Including Miami & the Everglades (2017), p. 49.
7. ^ Mark Miller, Miami & the Keys (2012), p. 52.
8. ^ Johnson, Lawrence A. (April 1, 2024). "Miami Lyric Opera is ringing down the curtain after 22 seasons". South Florida Classical Review. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
9. ^ Salazar, Francisco (2024-04-02). "Miami Lyric Opera to Shut Down after 22 Years". OperaWire. Archived from the original on 2024-04-12. Retrieved 2024-08-26.

## External links

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* Official website

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