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The wild, free-spirited Carmen seduces a naïve soldier, Don José. After he deserts his regiment and turns smuggler for her, she tires of him and pursues the dashing bullfighter Escamillo. Maddened by jealousy, Don José confronts the fickle Carmen – will she survive his rage?

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Carmen

Palladium Theater St. Petersburg

A whirlwind of intrigue centering on the tangled relationships between a middle-aged lawyer, his very young wife, his former lover and her current paramour. The lush waltz-inspired score and iconic song “Send in the Clowns” weaves a complex web of bittersweet passion, jealousy and second chances.

A Little Night Music

Samson leads the Hebrews in a revolt against their enemies, the Philistines. Fearing his supernatural strength, they send a priestess, Delilah, to seduce him and discover his secret. She betrays him and shorn of his hair, and strength, Samson is imprisoned in the Philistines’ temple. He prays to the Hebrew God to deliver him from the tortures of Delilah and his enemies.

Samson & Delilah 

A forbidden romance is kindled in Scotland’s Lammermoor Castle. Despite their clans’ age-old feud, Lucia and Edgardo, fall deeply in love and vow to marry. Lucia’s brother, Enrico, has promised her hand in marriage to a wealthy nobleman to save the family’s fortune. Desperate to ensure Lucia goes through with the wedding, Enrico tricks her into believing Edgardo has betrayed her, leading to a devastating turn of events that ultimately drives Lucia to madness.

St. Pete Opera: Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor

Princess Turandot shows no mercy to those who seek her hand in marriage. Suitors travel from distant lands only to face three impossible riddles, with failure meaning death. When the exiled Prince Calaf falls for Turandot, he accepts her deadly challenge head-on. To Turandot’s dismay, he succeeds; but Calaf offers a way out of the marriage by giving Turandot a riddle of his own. Prevailing where others have failed, can Calaf melt Turandot’s icy heart?

Lighting Designer

Keith Arsenault

Events

Past events

6 - 15 Jun, 2025

Carmen · St. Pete Opera

7 - 11 Mar, 2025

A Little Night Music · St. Pete Opera

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