The FlorentineOpera Company (930 E. Burleigh St.) invites audiences into their Riverweststudio to experience world-class opera free of fuss. The new @ The Centerseries offers affordable performancesin an intimate, informal setting in the neighborhood in which the companyresides. “We don’t want to just be inthe Riverwest community, we want to be a part of it,” says General DirectorWilliam Florescu. With monthly Friday-Saturday performances beginning Oct. 4-5with an 80th Anniversary Season Sampler and continuing through May, the serieshopes to reform opera’s elitist reputation and showcase this “synthesis of thearts” for a wider audience.
