Kentucky Opera will present its signature fundraising event ‘Carnevale’ on January 28th, 2017. This year’s Carnevale has been reinvented with a Venetian theme featuring a Venetian Bazaar Marketplace, a Grand March entrance, and collaborative entertainment selections from community art partners along with opera singers from Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado.

This year Kentucky Opera partners include Ben Sollee, Cirque Louis, Louisville Youth Choir, Wil Seig, Jecorey Arthur (aka 1200), and DJ Garret Crabtree, will be collaborating with Kentucky Opera to showcase the art form in a unique way.

The evening will include Venetian inspired food and drink, a silent and live auction and a NEW raffle featuring items from Davis Jewelers valued at $5000 each.

Raffle tickets are available now at KYOpera.org/carnevale-2017 and on the night of the event, provided they do not sell out. Bidding for silent auction items will start online at KyOpera.org/carnevale-2017 beginning Monday, January 23.