Florentine Opera is Wisconsin's oldest performing arts organization and the fifth-oldest opera company in the United States. It was founded in 1933 by John-David Anello.

The company puts on three main stage opera productions per season with standard operatic repertoire of the highest caliber in the starring roles. Performances take place in Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Notable performers at the Florentine Opera have included James Courtney, Gilda Cruz-Romano, Plácido Domingo, Dale Duesing, Marisa Galvany, Anthony Dean Griffey, Jerome Hines, Kristjan Johannsson, Spiro Malas, Adriana Maliponte, James McCracken, Morely Meredith, Sherrill Milnes, Carol Neblett, Jan Peerce, Samuel Ramey and Beverly Sills.

In recent years, the Florentine has demonstrated a commitment to new American operas. It produced the American premiere of Lowell Liebermann's opera The Picture of Dorian Gray in 1999.

External links

• Florentine Opera website (http://www.florentineopera.org)