2026 Opera Excursion
Sarasota Opera
La boheme by Giacomo Puccini
Friday, March 20, 2026 @ 1:30pm
Poetry, poverty, and passion in 1830s Bohemian Paris.
Puccini's most beloved opera and one of the most performed in the repertoire, La bohème takes us through the streets of the Latin Quarter in 19th-century Paris when the poor embroideress Mimì has a fateful chance encounter with the poet Rodolfo. Laugh and cry as a group of friends struggle and celebrate through the Bohemian lifestyle and experience the heartbreak of a lover's impending demise.
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$349 all-inclusive
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Your concierge opera excursion includes:
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guaranteed orchestra or box seat
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exclusive lunch in downtown Sarasota
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select beverage during opera intermission
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select beverage and hors d'oeuvres during travel
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Online Payments incur a 4% processing fee
Checks in the amount of $349 per person/per opera can be mailed directly to:
Center for Public Musicology
c/o Dr. Thomas Cimarusti
389 Sweet Bay Lane
Naples, FL 34119
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ITINERARY
(Sarasota - La boheme)
Friday, March 20, 2026
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Naples Residents: 7:30am - Pick up at Panera Bread in Naples just off of I-75, Exit 111 (2415 Tarpon Bay Blvd)
Shell Point Residents: 8:30am - Pick up at Shell Point (Tribby Lobby)
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11:30am - Lunch in Sarasota
1:30pm - Matinee Performance
5:00pm - Depart Sarasota Opera
7:00pm - Arrive in Ft. Myers (Shell Point)
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8:00pm - Arrive in Naples (Panera Bread)
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PLEASE NOTE
Due to the nature of booking chartered buses and purchasing opera tickets,
all payments are non-refundable.
Tickets to cancelled performances will be fully refunded.