Gabriel Preisser

Live performances: December 18 & 19, 2024 at 7:30pm
Doors open at 6:30pm for general admission seating

Virtual encore viewing: January 3–6, 2025

Opera Orlando's Grammy-winning lyric baritone Gabriel Preisser graces the cabaret stage at The Winter Park Playhouse this holiday season to perform Christmas Around the World in the theatre's popular Spotlight Cabaret Series December 18 and 19, 2024. Playhouse Music Director Christopher Leavy will accompany on piano.

Enjoy this exceptional cabaret of holiday entertainment as the celebrated Mr. Preisser treats audiences to an evening of traditional and popular holiday songs using a variety of vocal styles ranging from classical opera to contemporary pop.

Featuring seasonal favorites like "White Christmas," "Oh Holy Night," and "The Christmas Song" to classical renditions of "Silent Night" (performed in various languages), "Wexford Carol," "Gesu Bambino," and more, this solo cabaret by the talented Mr. Preisser will prove to be one of the highlights of Central Florida's holiday entertainment offerings.

Gabriel Preisser is an award-winning performer whose resume includes over 40 operatic and musical theatre roles including Danilo in The Merry Widow with Utah Festival Opera, Billy Bigelow in Carousel with Minnesota Orchestra, the title role in Sweeney Todd with Helena Symphony, Figaro in Il barbiere di Siviglia with St. Petersburg Opera, Dandini in Cenerentola with Opera Tampa, Escamillo in Carmen with Lyric Opera of the North, Belcore in L'elisir d'amore with Shreveport Opera, Le Mari in Les Mamelles de Tiresias with Opera Parallele, Albert in Werther with Minnesota Opera, Mercutio in Romeo et Juliette with Opera Tampa and St. Petersburg Opera, Tommy in Brigadoon with Gulfshore Opera, Silvio in Pagliacci with Opera Naples, Harold Hill in The Music Man with Colorado Symphony, and Bob Baker in Wonderful Town with Skylark Opera.

Mr. Preisser has made a name for himself as a versatile, cross-over performer and has been especially active in new works. He created the role of Lt. Gordon in Kevin Puts' Pulitzer Prize-winning Silent Night at Minnesota Opera with subsequent performances at Opera Philadelphia, Cincinnati Opera, and Michigan Opera Theatre. His performance as Lt. Gordon with Minnesota Opera was also broadcast nationally on PBS in 2013 and 2014. He is a frequent recitalist throughout the US and a proponent of American composers such as Charles Ives, Carlisle Floyd, Aaron Copland, John Duke, and others.

"Gabe is an award-winning talent and we're excited to welcome him back to The Playhouse cabaret stage. This will be a special holiday treat for everyone!"

— Heather Alexander, Playhouse Executive Director

General Admission tickets are $20 plus one pre-purchased beverage. Seating is limited, so advance reservations are strongly recommended. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. show.

The cabaret will be filmed and available to enjoy virtually Friday, January 3rd through Monday, January 6th, 2025. A private link will be sent at 5:00 pm on Friday, December 6, 2024 and will be valid for 4 days. Virtual tickets are $20 and can be purchased online or by calling the box office.