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The second program of the season highlights two very different works.

With performances by the Sarasota Opera, Sarasota Orchestra, Sarasota Ballet, and many other groups, one of Florida's cultural destinations heats up.

“We feel strong and we’re going to do a full season of in-person performances,” Artistic Director Iain Webb said. “If there’s a roadblock, we’ll just have to maneuver around it.” He said it is too early to know what COVID safety protocols still may be required when the season starts. “Will we have to do as much social distancing or masking? We don’t have the answer. We feel it’s going to start slowly. From a box office point of view, we’re looking at budgeting around 50 percent of our usual revenue,” he said. Webb and other local arts leaders are aware that while many...