Tickets on sale for the Sarasota Opera Food and Wine Festival

SARASOTA — Sarasota Opera’s Annual Food and Wine Festival returns to the Opera House on Saturday, September 21, from 1- 4 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person for general admission and are available for purchase in advance at www.sarasotaopera.org/foodandwinefest, at the Box Office, 61 N. Pineapple Ave., or by calling 941- 328-1300. A limited number of tickets will also be available at the door for $85.

The event supports and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Sarasota Youth Opera. Local restaurants will serve up tasty samples of food and wine, and the Youth Opera Chorus and Sarasota Opera artists will perform during the festival. There will also be drawings for prizes and other fun activities throughout the afternoon.

All proceeds go to support the Youth Opera and Education programming. 

For 40 years, Sarasota Youth Opera has allowed thousands of young people to experience opera first-hand through participation in after-school choruses, Sarasota Opera mainstage productions, summer workshops, and fully staged Youth Opera productions. As the only program in the United States committed to presenting annual full-scale opera productions for young voices, Sarasota Youth Opera is a national model for opera education.

At age 8, singers are placed in one of two chorus levels. Each chorus provides a setting for everyone to participate and progress at their own level as they gain greater skills and experience. Selections performed are classical music, including opera and choral pieces in different languages. The choruses perform throughout the community in formal concerts and outreach events.

What: Sarasota Opera Food and Wine Festival
When: Saturday, September 21
Where: Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave., Sarasota

Tickets: VIP: $100 (sold out) | $75 purchased in advance | $85 purchased at the door

Online: www.sarasotaopera.org/foodandwinefest

Participating Restaurants

East West Catering

EVOQ – Westin

Five-O Donuts

Happy Soul

Jack Dusty

Mattison’s

Marcel

Michael’s On East

Molly’s Pub

Nothing Bundt Cakes

Pier 22/Grove

Rose & Ivy

Sage Restaurant

Selva Grill

Wolfie’s Delicatessen

Libation Tastings

99 Bottles

Gold Coast

Nautical Gin