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{{Infobox Organization
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{{Infobox organization
|name=[[Image:PensacolaOperaLogo.png|250px|center|Pensacola Opera]]
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|name= [[Image:PensacolaOperaLogo.png|250px|center|Pensacola Opera]]
 
|image=PensacolaOperaCenter.jpg
 
|image=PensacolaOperaCenter.jpg
 
|formation= [[1983]]
 
|formation= [[1983]]
 
|type= Performing arts
 
|type= Performing arts
 
|location=75 South [[Tarragona Street]]
 
|location=75 South [[Tarragona Street]]
|leader_title= Artistic Director
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|leader_title= Artistic director
 
|leader_name= [[Kyle Marrero]]
 
|leader_name= [[Kyle Marrero]]
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|executive=[[Sherrie Mitchell]]
 
|board=
 
|board=
|staff=[[Chandra McKern]]<br/>[[Erin Kelley Sammis]]<br/>[[Morgan Cole]]<br/>[[Courtney Henderson]]
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|staff=[[Timothy Kennedy]]<br/>[[Athena Bonds]]<br/>[[Erin Kelley]]<br/>[[Geoffrey Bleeker]]<br/>
 
|budget=
 
|budget=
 
|website=[http://www.pensacolaopera.com www.pensacolaopera.com]
 
|website=[http://www.pensacolaopera.com www.pensacolaopera.com]
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==History==
 
==History==
Pensacola Opera was founded in [[1983]] as the '''Pensacola Chamber Opera''', the first performance of which was Mozart's [[Wikipedia:Così fan tutte|Così fan tutte]]. The original company was comprised fully of volunteers. Throughout the next decade, the opera company expanded. It moved its offices to the [[Pensacola Opera Center]] and its productions to its current venue at the [[Saenger Theatre]]. In [[2004]], the Opera welcomed its first set of [[Wikipedia:artist in residence|artists in residence]], who aid in outreach events and often hold supporting roles in the annual productions.
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Pensacola Opera was founded in [[1983]] as the '''Pensacola Chamber Opera''', the first performance of which was Mozart's [[Wikipedia:Così fan tutte|Così fan tutte]].
  
 
===Past performances===
 
===Past performances===
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*2005/06: [[Wikipedia:Carmen|Carmen]] & [[Wikipedia:Lucia di Lammermoor|Lucia di Lammermoor]]
 
*2005/06: [[Wikipedia:Carmen|Carmen]] & [[Wikipedia:Lucia di Lammermoor|Lucia di Lammermoor]]
 
*2006/07: [[Wikipedia:The Marriage of Figaro|Le nozze di Figaro]] & [[Wikipedia:La traviata|La traviata]]
 
*2006/07: [[Wikipedia:The Marriage of Figaro|Le nozze di Figaro]] & [[Wikipedia:La traviata|La traviata]]
*2007/08: [[Wikipedia:The Magic Flute|The Magic Flute]] & [[Wikipedia:La Boheme|La Boheme]]
 
*2008/09: [[Wikipedia:Così fan tutte|Così fan tutte]] & [[Wikipedia:Aida|Aïda]]
 
*2009/10: [[The Widow's Lantern]], [[Wikipedia:Show Boat|Show Boat]], [[Wikipedia:Cavalleria rusticana|Cavalleria Rusticana]] & [[Wikipedia:I pagliacci|Pagliacci]]
 
*2010/11: [[Wikipedia:Little Women (opera)|Little Women]], [[Wikipedia:Turandot|Turandot]], & [[Wikipedia:Postcard from Morocco|Postcard from Morocco]]
 
 
{{colend}}
 
{{colend}}
 
===Current Performances===
 
*2011/12: [[Wikipedia:Madame Butterfly|Madame Butterfly]] & [[Wikipedia:Rigoletto|Rigoletto]]
 
  
 
==Leadership==
 
==Leadership==
Pensacola Opera is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that is operated by a 23-member Board of Directors, the current chairman of which is [[Ruth Orth]]. The organization also employs a full-time staff, led by General and Artistic Director, [[Kyle Marrero]].
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Pensacola Opera is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that is operated by a 23-member Board of Directors, the current chairman of which is [[Buzz Ritchie]]. The organization also employs a full-time staff, including an executive director position, currently held by [[Sherrie Mitchell]].
  
 
===Board of Directors===
 
===Board of Directors===
 
{{colbegin}}
 
{{colbegin}}
*[[Ruth Orth]], ''Chairman''
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*[[Buzz Ritchie]], ''Chairman''
*[[Fred Carmody]], ''Vice-Chairman''
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*[[Ruth Orth]], ''Vice-Chairman''
*[[Johnny Fayard]], ''Treasurer''
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*[[Malcolm Ballinger]], ''Co-Treasurer''
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*[[Curt Morse]], ''Co-Treasurer''
 
*[[Lisa Minshew]], ''Secretary''
 
*[[Lisa Minshew]], ''Secretary''
*[[Buzz Ritchie]], ''Immediate Past President''
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*[[Patricia Buchanan-Wright]], ''Immediate Past President''
 
*[[Nigel Allen]]
 
*[[Nigel Allen]]
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*[[Vicki Baroco]]
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*[[Fred Carmody]]
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*[[Donna Clark]]
 
*[[Frank Cutrone]]
 
*[[Frank Cutrone]]
 
*[[Evelyn Davis]]
 
*[[Evelyn Davis]]
 
*[[Pandora de Balthazar]]
 
*[[Pandora de Balthazar]]
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*[[Peter Delevett]]
 
*[[Christina Doss]]
 
*[[Christina Doss]]
*[[William H. Earnhart]]
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*[[Ken Ford]]
 
*[[Mary Hoxeng]]
 
*[[Mary Hoxeng]]
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*[[Perry Lord]]
 
*[[Sydney McAbee]]
 
*[[Sydney McAbee]]
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*[[Bill McBride]]
 
*[[Nell Potter]]
 
*[[Nell Potter]]
*[[Paula Ried]]
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*[[Ghada Pribble]]
*[[Mary Riesberg]]
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*[[Michael Riesberg]]
 
*[[Betty Roberts]]
 
*[[Betty Roberts]]
*[[Ben Strong]]
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*[[Greg Sexton]]
*[[Gene Valentino]]
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*[[Celeste Southard]]
 
*[[Roger Webb]]
 
*[[Roger Webb]]
*[[Patricia Buchanan Wright]]
 
 
{{colend}}
 
{{colend}}
  
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===Fundraising events===
 
===Fundraising events===
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*Fall Fashion Show
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*Operazzi "Glitz  at the Ritz" Ball
 
*Jukebox Gala
 
*Jukebox Gala
*[[Operazzi Masked Ball]]
 
 
*Diva’s Closet Sale
 
*Diva’s Closet Sale
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*Star Spangled Dinner
  
 
===Guild===
 
===Guild===
 
{{main|Pensacola Opera Guild}}
 
{{main|Pensacola Opera Guild}}
The [[Pensacola Opera Guild]] is the support group of Pensacola Opera. Its more than 100 members organize fundraisers, raise awareness and assist in behind-the-scenes work at the Opera office and during performances.
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The [[Pensacola Opera Guild]] is the support group of Pensacola Opera. Its more than 100 members organize fundraisers, raise awareness, and assist in behind-the-scenes work at the Opera office and during performances.
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==

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