Updated Usher Schedules Now Posted

Updated usher schedules for the Winter 2014 season have been posted and can be found on the Sarasota Opera Usher Information and Schedules page.

At recent performances we have explained that TROVATORE and BARBER OF SEVILLE performances have been selling very well.  Because of that, extra seats for ushers have been limited.  Due to the new team scheduling system, ushers are currently scheduled to work only one performance of each opera.  There are, however, other opportunities for you to work those two operas and increase your chances of seeing a full performance.

Please take a look at Team Handel and Team Beethoven for those opportunities.  I am staffing those teams performance by performance now.  Those of you who are scheduled for those teams already will see your name in the left-hand column under "Team Roster".  Those of you who have already signed up specific performances will see your name shaded in yellow in the performance column where call-times are usually listed.

To sign up for extra performances, please call or email me (Scott Guinn).

Sarasota Opera Dress Rehearsals - Volunteer Tickets

Each season, Volunteers are given the opportunity to attend selected final dress rehearsals.  These tickets—1 for the volunteer and 1 for a guest—are available in the lobby of the Opera House an hour before the rehearsal begins and are given out on a first-come-first-served basis; there are around 190 balcony seats available for Volunteers. 

Please note that we do not take reservations for these rehearsals.  Tickets are given out the day of the rehearsal beginning one hour before the rehearsal begins.

The Barber of Seville   Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 12:30pm

The Flying Dutchman  Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 12:30pm

Jérusalem                    Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 12:30pm

If you require accessible seating, please contact Scott Guinn prior to the rehearsal to arrange it.  These dress rehearsals are also attended by schools, donors, and special guests.  Each group has its own section of the theater and is asked to stay in that assigned section.  Like all performances, accessible seating is limited and should be arranged prior to the rehearsal.