Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra Cancels U.S. Tour; A Tribute to Pavarotti Replaces Concert

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Dec. 30, 2024 - PRLog -- The first United States tour of the Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra has been cancelled, including the January 14 performance at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall.

The inability to obtain visas to travel internationally is the cause of the cancellation, according to Community Concert Association President Mary Lee Mann.  However, Mann worked Christmas Day to find a replacement.

A Tribute to Pavarotti, featuring four American singers, will perform instead on the same day.

"We were very fortunate to find another group to perform on the same day. Concert goers can use their existing tickets for admission to the concert," Mann said.

A Tribute to Pavarotti honors the great Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who was one of the most famous singers, not only in the world of opera, but across all genres.  The two-hour concert features an on stage orchestra, projections, and American soloists performing some of the most beloved opera and Italian folk songs associated with the late singer

Tickets are on sale at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall on the Florida SouthWestern State College campus in Fort Myers. Prices are $55 for orchestra and mezzanine seats, $35 for lower balcony seats and $25 for upper balcony seats.  Tickets may be purchased at the Barbara B. Mann Hall box office at 239-481-4849 or visit www.bbmannpah.com.

The Fort Myers Community Concert Association, now in its 75th concert season, is an all-volunteer not-for-profit organization founded by the legendary Barbara B. Mann in 1949 to bring world-class entertainment to Southwest Florida at affordable prices.  The association consists of more than 1,200 members, underwriters and sponsors.  Performers brought to Fort Myers in the past by the association include The Israel Ballet, The Boston Brass, Violin Virtuoso Itzhak Perlman, Cleveland Orchestra, Vienna Boys Choir, Pianist Andre Watts, Violinist Joshua Bell with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and many others. For information about the Community Concert Association, visit www.fortmyerscommunityconcerts.org