Aria

Aria offers viewers a backstage understanding of opera in exploring the art through the personal stories of four singers who face racism, gender-discrimination, body-shaming, and poverty to sing on the world’s biggest stages. What begins as an introduction into their lives and lifestyles moves into a suspenseful and high-stakes narrative as each singer strives to gain leading roles in premiere operas staged around the world. Within this competitive art form, Aria presents each young artist's diverse background, revealing their personal and artistic struggles as they face physical and emotional challenges and risk rejection at every audition. Put another way, Aria is a real-life story about the American Dream.

Expected Guests: Karen Day, Meredith Richardson, Richard Russell, Executive Director, Sarasota Opera