Greater Miami Opera presents a production of Lucia di Lammermoor starring English soprano Dame Joan Sutherland. The production also featured a young Italian tenor, Luciano Pavarotti, making his American debut. Opera begins to flourish in South Florida.

Joan Sutherland and Luciano Pavarotti in FGO’s 1965 production of Lucia di Lammermoor — Pavarotti’s American debut (c) (photo by Jon Pineda)