Sep 16 Wednesday
Third Wednesday of the Month at noon.Space is limited; preregistration required
Members free | Non-members $12; Ticket includes museum admission.
Join VBMA education staff and docents for an in-depth focus on select artworks from special exhibitions and the permanent collection. Registered participants will meet docents in front of the Atrium and will move to the galleries as a group.
August 19 | Chromatic ConversationsRegister for Chromatic Conversations
September 16 | Imagination & Observation
October 21 | Color and Composition
November 18 | Light Entanglement
December 16 | Seasons as Structure
January 20 | Vistas and Voyages
See complete listings at: https://www.vbmuseum.org/gallery-tours-2/
Oct 21 Wednesday
Nov 18 Wednesday
Dec 16 Wednesday
Jan 20 Wednesday
Jan 24 Sunday
Sunday, January 24, 2027 at 2:30pmLeonhardt Auditorium
$20 per person for VBMA Members and Vero Beach Opera Members; $25 per person for non-members
Space is limited; pre-registration required.Tickets include admission to the galleries. Come early to see the exhibition.
The late nineteenth century saw a surge of fascination with Japanese art and culture, influencing visual art, fashion, landscape design, and theatre. The image of the geisha became especially iconic and when Giacomo Puccini saw David Belasco’s Madame Butterfly in London in 1900, he knew he had found the subject for his next opera.Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, the tragic story of a fifteen-year-old geisha who marries an American sailor, features some of his most passionate music and continues to captivate audiences more than 120 years after its premiere.
In this talk, Vero Beach Opera Master of Ceremonies, Ian Campbell, explores the history of the opera’s composition and considers some of the questions involved in staging it in the 21st century.
