05/08/2026
Venice Opera – Season One Recap
As Venice Opera concludes its inaugural season, we reflect with deep gratitude on a remarkable first year of music-making, collaboration, and community engagement.
FIRST, thank you to all of our wonderful Artists!
Briggs Chasey
Marion Germain
Barbara Grizer
Lorraine Helvick
Christopher Holloway
Linda Holloway
Stephanie Jabre
Jihye Jang
Serenna Jones
Sohee Kim
Sadie Lane
Drucilla Lindsay
Jackson Madison
Shannon McAleb
Ashley Nuñez
Gianna Pimienta
Vanessa Rodriguez
Giovanna Yang
Our 2025–2026 inaugural season included 5 FREE Concerts, and a Competition and Concert in New York City.
We extend our deepest thanks to our generous sponsors and partners whose belief in this mission made our first season possible:
American Federation of Musicians – Music Performance Trust Fund
Jeanie Phelan and Tihda Vongkoth
Grand Living at Wellen Park
Sean Corey, Ashley Troutman, and Stephanie Quinn
Sarasota County
William H. Jervey, Jr. Venice Library
Isla Jiang and Andrew Scheip
Opera America
New York Vocal Productions
Barbara Grizer
Opera Tampa
Alessandra Cacciatore
Düsseldorf Lyric Opera
Julia Coulmas
State College of Florida – Bradenton
Melodie Dickerson, Serenna Jones
Venice Symphony
Dania Harvey
WUSF Radio
Kimberly Davis
FedEx Office – St. Petersburg
We also extend heartfelt appreciation to our support team whose work behind the scenes helped launch Venice Opera successfully:
Stephanie Jabre and Alex Jabre – Social Media
Sherry Borgsdorf – Program Design
Finally, thank you to every audience member, donor, volunteer, musician, and collaborator who supported Venice Opera in its inaugural year. Your enthusiasm and encouragement helped establish a strong foundation for the future.
As we look ahead to Season Two—including expanded recital programming and a production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute—we are excited to continue building an opera company rooted in artistic excellence, community connection, education, and accessibility.
Brent Douglas
Founder and Artistic Director
