
50th Anniversary Vocal Competition
Mark your Calendars…February 27, 2021 In 2021 the St. Petersburg Opera Guild will celebrate our 50th anniversary of supporting young artists, through our Annual Vocal

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Cosi fan Tutte- Fiancee swapping, Mozart style
by Addie Appelbaum, SPOG Vice President – Programs St. Pete Opera Jan 2010 Cosi fan Tutte When Mozart and his librettist Lorenzo da Ponte decided

World Opera Day 2020
World Opera Day is celebrated on 25 October, the birthday of Georges Bizet and Johann Strauss II, composers of possibly the world’s most famous opera

Alumni Update: Nicole DiPasquale
So much thanks to the Saint Petersburg Opera Guild for the amazing performance opportunity and the chance for scholarship. I am incredibly grateful for

Winner Update: Mariya Kaganskaya
Mariya Kaganskaya 1st Place Winner College/Young Professionals Competition 2019 Winning first place in last year’s St. Petersburg Opera Guild Competition was a fantastic honor for

Winner Update: Emily Heumann
Emily Heumann 3rd Place Winner College & Young Professional Opera Competition 2019 My participation in the 2019 St. Petersburg Opera Guild Competition was a wonderful

Updates 2020 Youth competition
Third place winner Leigh Ives will attend University of Florida as a Music Ed major. She won many scholarships! Honorable Mention Lindsay Van Allen will

Updates 2019 Youth competition
First place winner Victoria Huerta appeared in The Leopold School Virtual Recital in May 2020:

Update on Sarah Rose Johnson 2016 Youth
Updates 2016 Youth competition One of our winners Sarah Rose Johnson just completed her freshman year at Mannes School of Music and is a young

Did You Know?
Adriana Ferrarese Kings Theatre 1785 This is Addie Appelbaum, SPOG Vice-President of Programming. Although we are in the midst of the Chinese COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic,

49th annual High School Vocal Competition Winners!
The young voices soared! It was a wonderful event on February 15th when St. Petersburg Opera Guild’ in conjunction with St. Petersburg Opera, celebrated the

2019 SPOG Cultural Award
Since 1973, the St. Petersburg Opera Guild has presented an annual award to honor individuals for their contributions to the cultural life of our community.

College and Young Professional Competitions Now Every Other Year
Our Vice President for College and Young Professional Competitions Michelle Rego has had to relinquish her post due to many other commitments. The Board decided

2019 Youth Competition
Here are photos of the 2019 competition. The winners are listed below. Victoria Huerta –1st place Leigh Ives-2nd place Kamryn Jones-3rd place Isabella Ruano-honorable mention

2019 College & Young Professional Winners
First Place Maiya Kaganskaya from Miami Second Place Laura Leon from Mimai Third Place Emily Heumann form Ocala Honorable Mention Jordan Campbell of St. Petersburg

Rebecca Turngren
Here’s a video posted by Rebecca Turngren!
Sul fin d’un soffio etesio – Falstaff
The Black Swan – The Medium
3/2/19