GENESEO – Though SUNY Geneseo will no longer fund the Finger Lakes Opera (FLO) as a 'resident professional company,' the company's director assures patrons that, as always, the show will go on. FLO Artistic Director Gerard Floriano released a statement via Facebook reiterating that the College will no longer support the FLO financially, but explaining that FLO will live on as an independent not-for-profit. His statement is as follows: "You … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Cuts All Ties with Finger Lakes Opera
UPDATE: Finger Lakes Opera’s Shows Will Go On Independent of SUNY GENESEO – SUNY Geneseo President Denise Battles discontinued Finger Lakes Opera (FLO) operations, effective immediately. According to Battles' campus-wide email on Nov. 11, challenges with finances and enrollment has made certain cutbacks necessary. Until now, the FLO, which the College called in the past 'the resident professional company,' has only gained popularity. In … [Read more...]
Finger Lakes Opera Resets Ancient Pieces in the Roaring Twenties
GENESEO – Finger Lakes Opera, the resident professional company at SUNY Geneseo, is harnessing the momentum from last year’s highly successful first season by offering two productions this summer in a new staging of Gaetano Donizetti’s classic comic masterpiece The Elixir of Love and the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical revue A Grand Night for Singing. According to a press release from SUNY Geneseo, the creative team is capitalizing on the … [Read more...]
GMA Wine Stroll Sweetens a Great Weekend
GENESEO– The Geneseo Merchants Association (GMA) is hosting its second wine stroll of the year next Friday, August 8, starting at the Palace Marquee at 61 Main Street. Wine connoisseurs and curious tasters alike can turn in their tickets for tasting glasses at the Marquee starting at 4p.m. and walk at their leisure through several Main Street businesses, tasting wine and cheese. The Marquee will be lit up and especially for the … [Read more...]
Geneseo announces Inaugural Finger Lakes Opera Gala Concert
GENESEO -- Finger Lakes Opera at SUNY Geneseo will launch during a summer gala with the help of singers from some of the world’s top opera companies. The concert, on August 10, will feature a 40-piece professional orchestra that will include an official public announcement of the new professional summer opera’s company’s first full production scheduled for the summer of 2014. “We couldn’t be more excited to be embarking on this venture and to … [Read more...]