OPERA ORLANDO ON SITE WERTHER-Mt. Dora

Opera Orlando presents an immersive Werther on the grounds of the beautiful and historic Sydonie Mansion.

Opera Orlando continues its 2024-25 Destiny + Desire season with a site-specific production of
Massenet’s Werther at Sydonie Mansion in Mount Dora, Florida, March 7 and 9 only. Based on
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s celebrated and controversial novel The Sorrows of Young
Werther, Massenet’s opera contains some of his most beautiful and emotionally-charged
melodies, and audiences get to experience this powerful work as they move throughout the
picturesque and sprawling Sydonie estate. The production will be sung in English with piano.
Seating is limited, and tickets include valet and pre- and post-show receptions with wine,
appetizers, and desserts.
“This will be quite a unique and Romantic with a capital “R” experience for our audiences,” shared artistic director for Opera Orlando and stage director for this production Grant Preisser. “Werther is a character that continues to be a cultural reference point, even now — 250 years after Goethe first published his novel. His tale of unfulfilled desire and unrequited love is emotionally
super-charged and told with such heart-rending music of such raw emotion that it is hard not to
be overwhelmed by this piece.”

WHERE: Sydonie Mansion

5538 Sydonie Drive | Mt Dora, FL 32757

WHEN: Friday | March 7, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday | March 9, 2025 at 2 p.m.
MORE INFO: https://OperaOrlando.org/Werth...
TICKETS: tickets start at $149 and include valet and pre- and
post-show receptions with wine, appetizers, and dessert