Pensacola Opera Tickets

As always the pensacola Opera put on an amazing show. The 40th anniversary was no exception. Great job!! The singers were incredible

How can you threaten a mortal enemy with a Tommy gun in an 18th century opera? You can't. No more than you can update the zeitgeist of Mozart's era to the mores of today! The music and singing were great, but the playful sexual dialog of the Rococo era just doesn't translate to the Me Too era. One would have to be totally ignorant of history to find this anachronistic comparison acceptable. And let's add just one more observation. Opera, by its very nature, is intended to be lush. —A visual, as well as an auditory treat. This production was an obvious attempt to save pennies. The set, the costumes, were more than disappointing. A few wisps of tattered netting and a movable gray staircase is a minimal set, but not a creative modern one!

First time attending an Opera and it was fantastic. The theater was beautiful and the performers were outstanding. You will never encounter a more helpful and pleasant staff at a facility. The experience was everything I was hoping for and more!

Music great. Performance/ show very slow/ boring. I wasted $400.

The theater has wonderful acoustics but I was so uncomfortable in the chair all I could do was anticipate the intermission. Loved the paper costumes. I love opera especially Mozart’s. The singers had wonderful projection and clarity of voices. The one thing I take umbrage with is connecting this opera to the “Me too” movement. If you want to make a statement fine just keep it out of my opera. I go to enjoy them and get lost in a story for a couple hours. Not there to make a political statement.

Everything was perfect at the Pensacola Opera event we attended! No complaints and looking forward to the next opera in March.

I enjoyed every part of this more modern opera. I would have enjoyed it more if the woman behind me would have stopped her loud remarks. I have been to other operas in other cities and I have never encountered such rude behavior. The Saenger is a wonderful venue. I would go to this opera again and I will recommend this to my friends.

Great talent and a very nice venue. Will definitely go back

The opera was everything I’d hoped it would be. The performers were impressive, the balcony seats were magical and the shared experience was pure joy!

Man of La Mancha is one of my favorites, and I had seen very beautiful productions in both Philadelphia and Dallas; and I wanted to see it again and share it with my family. We had recently moved to Pensacola, so we had not gone to the Saenger Theater before. This review is probably more about the theater than the play. As for the production of the play, I thought it was very well done considering the size of the stage. The cast was excellent and very talented. As for the theater, it was beautiful. However, I found the seating cramped and a bit uncomfortable with no leg room at all. The seats are not staggered and the center stage was blocked from view by the person sitting in front of me. (We had five $90 tickets in the center balcony Row H.) I would definitely recommend the experience, but be prepared to be a bit uncomfortable.

That's the storyline and many operas of Butterfly's period had similarly melodramatic stories. It may not be the thing you wanna go see to put your Significant Other in an upbeat mood for the evening. For me, the music in these shows is as important as the drama. On that score, Puccini is at or near the top of the list. He has more iconic arias from other operas such as Turandot, Tosca etc than from Madama Butterfly. Nonetheless, Butterfly is a famous work that deserves seeing at least once by anyone interested in opera. This performance in Pensacola FL was well-done. There was a simple stage set that never changed and, as a guy remarked in the bathroom at intermission, "there's not a helluva lot of action." That's the nature of the show. That simple stage set was fine and the key players did a great job. Their singing quality far exceeded what I expected. Kudos for all the traveling stars as well as the local fill-ins. By the way, the local pit orchestra also did a fantastic job. .

What a magical evening - filled with emotion, color, rich voices, lovely music - and Mary Elizabeth Williams was a standout as Aida. Also enjoyed Arnold Rawls. It is easy to understand why this is a true standard in opera, at an international level. The message is indeed universal - love, jealousy, passion, pain, loss, sacrifice, compromise and death are all included in that message.

Excellent production, beautiful theatre, wonderful atmosphere.

Great performance and cast! Wish I understood more Italian, as reading the prompt took away from the experience, but it was nice that they had the translation. Definitely recommend!

The cast, set design, and orchestra music of this opera was perfection. The venue of the Saenger Theatre was intimate and a beautiful experience from any seat. Although the Opera was about a depressing subject, it was beautifully executed. We thoroughly enjoyed it and will attend more operas at the Pensacola Saenger.

Absolutely wonderful. Sub-titles a bonus as I took two people with me that had never been to an Opera before both would go again

The orchestra was excellent! Mimi had a huge wobble in her lower register ... no doubt the result of bad vocal training. The wobble was not present in her upper register, where she soared quite beautifully. Rodolfo--while handsome--does not really have a vocal tone suited for this type of major, starring role. His voice is just really not very pretty to listen to. Marcello was robustly handsome, with a matching voice. Colline was probably the best voice in the cast. Very free & resonant. Schaunard, who is adorably edible, has absolutely no business on an operatic stage. He couldn't be heard in the second row, where I was seated. He'd be much better suited for miked Broadway productions. Musetta hit all the right notes! It was obvious that a good deal of effort went into the staging, which was very nicely executed; along with the directing, as the acting was also well done. The choir was efficient in the Cafe Momo scene. There was one glaring set error, having to do with the lack of a step to go up & down from a precipice at stage right ... made movement of the actors quite awkward.

Enjoyed it very much. Wasn't distracted by the subtitles for La Boheme like I was in Aida.

We loved it and were completely surprised by the comedic moments. Such a quality performance.

This performance and cast were amazing! No wonder all showings were sold out!