Under Maestro DeRenzi's leadership, Sarasota Opera has created important educational and outreach activities. This growth in the production of operas has been matched in other areas as well. He began the Masterworks Revival Series, which produced neglected operas of significant artistic merit, and the American Classics Series dedicated to producing 20th Century operas by American composers. He initiated Sarasota Opera's Verdi Cycle, which was concluded in 2016, making Sarasota Opera the only company in the world to have performed all of Verdi’s music. Maestro DeRenzi's artistic vision has garnered the company international attention as a place to experience rarely performed works. He was also a frequent visitor to opera companies in Hong Kong and the Canary Islands.

Internationally he has worked in Nice, Edmonton, Québec City, Winnipeg, Hamilton, and at L'Opéra du Montréal. Louis, Toledo, New Orleans and New York City operas. Maestro DeRenzi has appeared across the United States with Lyric Opera of Chicago as well as at the St.

He devoted much of his career to building Sarasota Opera while continuing to conduct nationally and internationally. In his 40th seasons as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Sarasota Opera, Victor DeRenzi has overseen 195 productions of 119 different operas, as well as numerous concerts and recitals.

La opera chorus salary