THE 2025-2026 OPERA SEASON KICKS OFF!
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ROS Opens Its 80th Season on 10/17 The ROS opens its season in celebratory style with brilliant music by Rochester composers and a jazz-inspired mass. Jeff Tyzik's "Psalm 150" was premiered by the ROS 20 years ago. Hear it in Jeff's new edition along with Ron Nelson's "Fanfare for a Festival" and the globally famous "Mass in Blue," by Will Todd, in its local premiere. With Sarah Cooper, soprano, the ROS Orchestra and Jazz All Stars. October 17, 2025 \| 7:30 PM ET Hochstein Performance Hall 50 N Plymouth Ave, Rochester	They're Back: Meet-Ups at Tinseltown Free coffee and refreshments ahead of Met Live in HD productions held in the party room at Tinseltown. No RSVP necessary!	10/18: La Sonnambula Kicks Off Live in HD Season! Nadine Sierra stars as Amina, who sleepwalks her way into audiences’ hearts in Bellini’s poignant tale of love lost and found. In his new production, Rolando Villazón—the tenor who has embarked on a brilliant second career as a director—retains the opera’s original setting in the Swiss Alps but uses its somnambulant plot to explore the emotional and psychological valleys of the mind. Tenor Xabier Anduaga co-stars as Amina’s fiancé, Elvino. Eastview, Tinseltown and Webster AMC.
Bravo Nights Returns Sunday 10/26 at 7pm! Finger Lakes Opera Young Artists are back and will rock the Little Cafe with opera arias and musical theatre selections. This performance is free and all are welcome.	New Issue of Viva Voce! The September "season-opener" issue of Viva Voce covers many ways and places to see great opera.