Opera Gold their full vocal demands. This philosophy has enabled many singers to go on to work for Opera Houses abroad without too much difficulty. The company has also staged productions of John Blow's "Venus and Adonis" (2004); Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas" (2005); Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte" (2006); Bizet's "Carmen" (2007); Britten's "Peter Grimes" (2008); Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" (2009); Verdi's "Rigoletto" (2010); Puccini's "La Bohème" (2011); Verdi's "La Traviata" (2012); Britten's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (2013) and a reprise of Mozart's" Die Zauberflöte" (2014). The 2015 production will be Johann Strauss II's "Die Fledermaus" with a guest conductor. Distinguished singers
Mickey Grimes Mickey Grimes Mickey Grimes (born October 10, 1976) is a former American sprinter who specialized over 100 and 200 metres. He won the 100 metres at the 2003 Pan American Games, but was later stripped of his title for testing positive for ephedrine. Grimes began his career as a hurdler, winning the CIF California State Meet 300 Hurdles championship in 1995 for Canyon Springs High School in Moreno Valley. In the process, he defeated future double Olympic and double world champion Felix Sanchez. On August 15, 2003 at the Weltklasse Zürich, Grimes became the 42nd person to break the 10-second