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After conducting Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah this Winter, he returns to Sarasota Opera’s 2026-2027 Season to conduct Rachel J. Peters’ Rootabaga Country with the Sarasota Youth Opera in the Fall, and Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos in the Winter Festival. Martins is represented by Encompass Arts. In the 2024-2025 Season, Martins conducted Dean Burry’s The Hobbit with the Sarasota Youth Opera, and was the Director of the Studio Artists Program for the 2025 Winter Festival. In Sarasota Opera’s 2023-2024 Season, Maestro Martins conducted Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor and Benjamin Britten’s The Little Sweep with the Sarasota Youth Opera. For Sarasota Opera’s 2022-2023 Season, Maestro Martins was the Director of the Studio Artists Program, conductor for the Youth Opera production of Dean Burry’s The Secret World of Og, and understudy conductor for Cimarosa’s Il Matrimonio Segreto, Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and Massenet’s Thérèse. Since joining the music staff of Sarasota Opera in 2011, he has been integrally involved in all aspects of the company’s musicmaking. He conducted Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (2019), Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas (2021), and Donizetti’s La fille du régiment (2022). Maestro Martins was the Chorus Master & Head of the Apprentice Program during the 2020 Winter Festival and has performed as pianist in many concerts for the company and throughout the area. As Youth Opera Music Director for Sarasota Opera since 2011, Maestro Martins has conducted the world premiere of Rachel J. Peters’ Rootabga Country, the U.S. premiere of Dean Burry’s The Secret World of OG, Britten’s The Little Sweep, Dean Burry’s The Hobbit, Krása’s Brundibár and was the associate conductor for the world premiere of Daron Hagen’s Little Nemo in Slumberland. In collaboration with Martha Collins he co-wrote and conducted 2 works for the Sarasota Youth Opera Raise Up Your Voice – Intolerance Through The Voices of Children, and Let’s Put on an Opera. As part of the music staff Martins was the cover conductor for Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, and L’italiana in Algeri, Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni, Eugene D’Albert’s Tiefland, Catalani’s La Wally, Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona, Cimarosa’s Il matrimonio segreto, Massenet’s Thérèse, and Haydn’s Deceit Outwitted. He has worked extensively as a coach in his native Brazil, New Zealand, and now the Sarasota opera and area. He is also a member of the Sarasota Piano Trio. Martins has dedicated much of his professional career working as a pianist in his home country Brazil, New Zealand, England, and the United States. He holds a Master of Arts in Collaborative Piano from Mansfield University (PA), and a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil). While a Graduate Assistant at Mansfield University, Mr. Martins was involved in many projects such as Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, Richard Strauss’ Melodramas for piano and narrator, George Crumb’s 11 Echoes of Autumn, George Flynn’s Chicago Mood, and the Recital Winds & Strings Sweep into the 20th Century as part of the Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival (NY). He also traveled with the University's Concert Choir to the UK, and the Eisteddfod competition in Wales. Since relocating to Sarasota, Mr. Martins has kept a presence outside the opera house by collaborating with other artists in recitals throughout the community, including multiple concerts with ensemblenewSRQ. Prior to his graduate studies Mr. Martins was the Assistant Music Director and Program Manager for the Opera Factory Theater (Auckland, New Zealand) – a training center for young singers where he performed the roles of Assistant Coach on David Griffiths’ The Three Franks, Phillip Norman’s A Factory Opera and Pleasure Garden, Rod Biss’ Marriage a la mode, Menotti’s The Consul, Vaughan Williams’ Riders to the Sea, Bizet’s Doctor Miracle; and Music Director on Krasa’s Brundibar, Britten’s Albert Herring, Arthur Benjamin’s Prima Donna, Menotti’s The boy who grew too fast and The Telephone, Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld, Arne’s Thomas and Sally, and Mozart’s The Impresario. While in New Zealand Mr. Martins had the chance to work with world renowned soprano Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, British Maestro Sir Andrew Davis, and chorus repetiteur for NBR NZ Opera’s Jenůfa by Leoš Janáček. https://www.sarasotapianotrio.com/about-1-1 daily 0.75 2021-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612670707486016d1369d367/1629918459206-BX9YARBA6Z3WKF86QJFI/Milene.jpeg Milene Moreira - Milene Moreira, violin A native of Brazil, violinist Milene Moreira is currently a member of the Sarasota Orchestra and Sarasota Opera. Prior to joining the Sarasota Orchestra in 2003, Milene served as Concertmaster of ULBRA and Teatro São Pedro Chamber Orchestras (Porto Alegre, Brazil). She received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, a Master of Music degree from the Carnegie Mellon University , and Arts Diploma from Freiburg Musikhochschule in Germany. An active chamber musician Milene also has a Graduate Performance Diploma from Hartt School of Music where she studied with the famous members of the Emerson String Quartet. During her school years she was a member of Carnegie Mellon New Music Ensemble, and “Con Anima” early music ensemble in Germany. Milene was invited as a fellow to a number of prestigious international music festivals such as the Orford Music Festival , Conservatoire Américain de Fontainebleau and Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival. In Germany she collaborated with the prestigious Offenburg Streich Trio and was invited to be guest artist at Offenburg Kreuzgang Konzerte . Her orchestral experience includes performances with The Florida Orchestra, Florida South West Symphony, Hartford Symphony, Tampa Opera, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Freiburg Theater Opera, Basel Theater Opera and Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra. During the summers, she performs and teaches at the Wintergreen Music Festival in Virginia. https://www.sarasotapianotrio.com/about-1-2 daily 0.75 2021-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612670707486016d1369d367/1629918554677-59KEX22BC8YATE3HEOQD/Nadine+headshot.jpg Nadine Trudel - Nadine Trudel, cello Sought after for her rich tone and meaningful interpretations, Nadine Trudel is currently performing as Principal cellist of the Sarasota Opera and with the Sarasota Orchestra. In 2009 she co-founded the cello and bass ensemble NONA with her husband Gil Katz. The duo has since been performing across the United States and in 2010, premiered a new concerto for cello and bass by Gil Katz as guest soloists with the San Jose Chamber Orchestra. A native of Montréal, Québec, Nadine attended the Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal. 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