LAKELAND, Fla. (April 3, 2007) — Florida Southern College presents the FSC Opera Theatre and Symphony Orchestra in “La Périchole,” an operetta by Offenbach performed in English, on April 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Branscomb Auditorium on the FSC campus. This first-time Festival performance, showcasing an all-student cast, is directed by FSC’s opera specialist, John Thomasson, and features The Professional Company of Florida Dance Theatre.

Tickets are $20. FSC students are admitted free of charge; non-FSC students are admitted at half price.  For ticket information, contact the Branscomb Auditorium box office at (863) 680-4296. 

About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 39 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 13:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 25 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor’s institutions and by the Princeton Review as a “Best Southeastern College.” Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.