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TOSCA: A Dramatic Season 8 Finale

A historic Southwest Florida production in Charlotte, Lee and Collier counties

More About The Artists

n a historic first for the Southwest Florida region, Gulfshore
Robyn Marie Lamp, a powerful
Opera will be the first production company to perform
Florida-based soprano, wasn’t quiet for too long
Iconsecutively at the largest theaters in all three counties.
during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown.
Partnerships for this grand scale production include the Naples
Virtual, outdoor and socially distanced concerts,
Philharmonic as the orchestra and the Ft. Myers Mastersingers
street stages, live streams — even a “porch
as the chorus. The plot entails a tragic and political love triangle
concert” in her neighborhood — are among the
involving Mario Cavaradossi, a painter, who is deeply in love with
ways she lifted her voice and spirits, remaining
Floria Tosca, a famous opera singer. His jealous rival is the sadistic
connected with her craft and audiences. Her
Chief of Police, Baron Scarpia. The lethal political thriller is set in
2021-22 season will include singing the title
Rome, June of 1800 during the Napoleonic Wars. This full-scale
role in Tosca for Gulfshore Opera, Mozart’s
production with original sets and costumes will be sung in Italian
Requiem with the Palm Beach Symphony and
with English supertitles. Featured in this opera are two of the most
Master Chorale of South Florida, and Beethoven's Egmont with
famous powerful arias ever written, "Vissi d’arte" and "E lucevan le
Orchestra Miami. The 2019-20 season sent her to Boston, where
stelle."
she appeared as Clotilde and covered the title role in Bellini’s
The title role will be performed by Robyn Marie Lamp,
Norma with Boston Lyric Opera as an Emerging Artist. Another
whose voice has been described as “robust, easily produced,
highlight was appearing as the soprano soloist in Beethoven’s
golden but warm rather than metallic”. She is this year's winner
Ninth Symphony with the South Florida Symphony Orchestra
of the D’Angelo competition and has appeared with Boston
at the Broward Center. She returned to Gulfshore Opera to sing
Lyric Opera and made her Carnegie Hall debut in 2019. Roman
an all Puccini concert and portrayed the title role in Puccini’s
native Alessio Borraggine, tenor, will portray the heroic painter
Suor Angelica with Opera Fusion, a South Florida company. She
Mario Cavaradossi. He is consistently praised for the beauty of
made her Carnegie Hall debut in her 2018-19 season, singing
his tone, his musicality and the physical embodiment of his roles.
the soprano solo in Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem
Upon his operatic debut as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly at
with Mid-America Productions. That season she also sang three
the International Festival of the Aegean, “the Italian tenor with
Verdi Messa da Requiems, one with only hours’ notice, as she filled
a beautiful sound and a good technique. Upon his New York
in for an ailing soprano with the Southwest Florida Symphony
City debut with Teatro Grattacielo in the lead role of Marcello
Orchestra. Ms. Lamp was scheduled to be the soprano soloist for
in Leoncavallo’s La bohème, “of particular note were those of
Masterwork Chorus' performance of Verdi's Messa da Requiem
Borraggine, who carried us away with Marcello’s love” (Opera
in Carnegie Hall, but that performance was canceled due to
News). Corey Crider, baritone, will portray the jealous Baron
the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms. Lamp has been the recipient of
Scarpia. He recently made his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut
multiple competition awards from the Opera Tampa D’Angelo
as Malatesta in Don Pasquale. Other recent highlights include
Young Artist Vocal Competition, Rising Stars Vocal Competition
Marcello in La bohème with the Munich Philharmonic, Sharpless
at Vero Beach Opera, the Metropolitan Opera National Council
in Madama Butterfly with Dayton Opera, and Escamillo in Carmen
Auditions, the Gerda Lissner Foundation, the Lois Alba Aria
with Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Corey is an alumnus of Ryan
Competition, the New York Lyric Opera Vocal Competition, and
Opera Center of Lyric Opera of Chicago. The conductor for the
others.
production will be internationally acclaimed Jorge Luis Parodi. He
Discovered by the renowned tenor Giacomo
has worked extensively in North America, Latin America, Europe
Aragall, Roman native Alessio Borraggine
and Asia; including work with New York City Opera, The Atlanta
is one of today’s up and coming Italian lirico-
Opera, The Juilliard School, Opera Tampa and the Lyric Opera of
pieno tenors. He is consistently praised for
Chicago.
the beauty of his tone, his musicality and
rd
The tri-county adventure begins April 23 at the Charlotte
the physical embodiment of his roles. He
th
Performing Arts Center in Punta Gorda. On April 26 , the
is fast garnering consistent acclaim in his
production will move to Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
performances winning critics and audience
th
in Ft. Myers and will conclude on April 29 at Artis—Naples in
alike. Upon his operatic debut as Pinkerton in
Naples.
Madama Butterfly at the International Festival
of the Aegean, “the Italian tenor with a beautiful sound and a
good technique convincingly conveyed the hero who marries the
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