After having an inaugural concert of arias in October 2004, the company "presented its first fully staged production" in April 2005, with a performance of La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. This was followed by an August performance of Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni.Beth Feinstein-Barti, "Hallandale Soprano Takes Lead at Miami Opera", South Florida Sun Sentinel (August 17, 2005), Arts&Culture page 1.
