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2024 - 2025 Preludes

Please join us for our interesting and informative preludes. $5 donation

These are our 2025-2026 Preludes:   Preludes are on Friday mornings at Westminster Manor, 1700 21st Avenue W., Bradenton, FL  34205

Coffee at 9:30 AM, Preludes begin at 10 AM.


October 17, 2025 - "Cosi fan tutte"  -  Led by Elizabeth Aversa 


December 5, 2025 - "La Boheme" - Led by Stephanie Sundine


December 12, 2025 - "The Merry Widow" - Led by Rosanne Martorella      


January 23, 2026 - "Susannah" - Led by Martha Collins


February 20, 2026 - "Il Trovotore"  -  Led by Richard Russell  


Please note change of venue!

As of 2025, we are now meeting at a new location.   Please come to

1700 21st Avenue West in Bradenton.  Parking is available along 18th Street West and in the adjacent parking lot.

The 2025 - 2026 Winter Opera Festival

Oct 31 - Nov 15, 2025

Cosi Fan Tutte - W.A. Mozart

Sarasota Opera House

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Oct 31 - Nov 15, 2025

Cosi Fan Tutte - W.A. Mozart

 Duplicity, disguises, and delightful deception in 18th century Naples.
Così fan tutte, or The School for Lovers, follows the story of two n...

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Sarasota Opera House

Nov 8 and 9, 2025

Brundibar - Hans Krasa

Sarasota Opera House

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Nov 8 and 9, 2025

Brundibar - Hans Krasa

 Resilience, friendship and justice in this 1930s tale.
Written in the 1930s by Jewish Czech composer Hans Krása and originally performed by...

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Sarasota Opera House

Feb 14 - Mar 28, 2026

La Boheme - Giacomo Puccini

Sarasota Opera House

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Feb 14 - Mar 28, 2026

La Boheme - Giacomo Puccini

Poetry, poverty, and passion in 1830s Bohemian Paris.
Puccini's most beloved opera and one of the most performed in the repertoire, La bohèm...

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Sarasota Opera House

Feb 21 - Mar 27, 2026

The Merry Widow - Franz Lehar

Sarasota Opera House

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Feb 21 - Mar 27, 2026

The Merry Widow - Franz Lehar

Money, mischief and matchmaking in the 1905 Parisian aristocracy.
Wealthy widow Hanna Glawari is descended upon by an array of willing suito...

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Sarasota Opera House

Mar 7 - Mar 29, 2026

Il Trovatore - Giuseppe Verdi

Sarasota Opera House

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Mar 7 - Mar 29, 2026

Il Trovatore - Giuseppe Verdi

We invite you to listen to live bands play beautiful music in the park. Enjoy the sounds of Laureen Davis and the Kings, and enjoy wine tast...

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Sarasota Opera House

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