Anna Karenina is an opera in two acts by American composer David Carlson, based on the novel "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy, commissioned by Florida Grand Opera to celebrate the 2007 opening of the Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, co-commissioned by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.
 The libretto is by British director Colin Graham, originally contemplated for Benjamin Britten's opera commissioned by the Bolshoi Theatre (the project was cancelled by the British after the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia).
 Graham was to have directed the original production; after his death only weeks before the opera's opening night, the direction was taken over by Mark Streshinsky.
 The opera is in two acts with a prologue and an epilogue, lasting just over two hours.
The Grand Opera House, also known as the Janey Slaughter Briscoe Grand Opera House is a historic theater in Uvalde, Texas.
 Built in 1891, it became a premier arts venue in Southwest Texas for plays, musicals, and cultural performances.
 The Opera house is the oldest functioning theater in the state of Texas and presents plays and concerts by local and touring companies.
 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1978.
Dorothy Byrne is an American operatic mezzo-soprano.
 She has performed leading and comprimario roles at several opera houses in the United States, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Chicago Opera Theater, the Boston Lyric Opera, the Des Moines Metro Opera, the Hawaii Opera Theatre, the Kentucky Opera, the Minnesota Opera, and the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis among others.
 She portrayed the role of Rosalind in the Glimmerglass Opera's 2005 production of Richard Rodney Bennett's "The Mines of Sulphur" and participated in the company's recording which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording.
 She returned to Glimmerglass in 2006 to portray Mme. Follenvie in the world premiere of Stephen Hartke's "The Greater Good, or the Passion of Boule de Suif".
 In 2007 she performed the role of Lydia in the premiere of David Carlson's "Anna Karenina" at the Florida Grand Opera.
James Westman (born September 16, 1972) is a Canadian baritone known for his interpretation of the Verdi, Puccini and bel canto operatic repertoire, and particularly his signature role of Germont in "La traviata", which he has sung in over 150 performances, with opera companies such as San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Graz Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Opéra de Montréal, Los Angeles Opera, Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, Canadian Opera Company, Boston Lyric Opera, Cologne Opera, Vancouver Opera, English National Opera, San Diego Opera, Dallas Opera, Utah Opera, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis.
 On January 29, 2011 Westman created the lead role of Sandy Keith In the world premiere of Bramwell Tovey's The Inventor.
 In 2017 he played Sir John A. MacDonald in Harry Somers's Louis Riel for the Canadian Opera Company's tribute to Canada's 150th celebrations.
 As a recitalist, he has performed for the Marilyn Horne Foundation, Aldeburgh Connection, Aldeburgh Festival, Musikverein, Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Morgan Library & Museum, Koerner Hall, Carnegie Hall, Saito Kinen Festival in Japan, Stratford Summer Music, British Broadcasting Corporation, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
 Westman first came to attention at the age of twelve when he was the first boy soprano to perform and record Mahler "4th Symphony" with Benjamin Zander and the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra in 1984.
 Westman is regularly featured as the Anthem singer for the Toronto Maple Leafs and numerous other NHL franchises.
 Four of Westman's recordings have been nominated for a Juno Award.
 Two recordings nominated for a Grammy Award.
Cyrano is an opera in three acts by David DiChiera (orchestration: Mark Flint) to a libretto in French by Bernard Uzan, based on the play "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Edmond Rostand.
 The opera premiered on 13 October 2007 at the Michigan Opera Theatre.
 It was then given February 8 to 17, 2008, at the Opera Company of Philadelphia.
 Florida Grand Opera presented the work in April 2011.
The Metropolitan Opera House was a historic opera house located in Saint Paul, Minnesota located at 100 East Sixth Street.
 Plans to build the house began after the Grand Opera House burned down on January 21, 1889.
 Initial plans for the house were designed by Leroy Buffington, but his plans were abandoned due to insufficient funds.
 Business tycoon Robert Mannheimer eventually came to the rescue, providing half a million dollars towards the project.
 New plans by Charles A. Reed were used for the house which was built over a few months in 1890.
 The opera house opened for business that year and served as Saint Paul's opera venue until 1936.
Florida Grand Opera (FGO) is an American opera company based in Miami, Florida.
 It is the oldest performing arts organization in Florida and the seventh oldest opera company in the country.
 FGO stages productions at the Ziff Ballet Opera House, located in the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, and also at the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale.
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy ( ; Russian: Лев Никола́евич Толсто́й, "Lev Nikolajevič Tolstoj" , ] ; 9 September [O.S. 28 August] 1828 – 20 November [O.S. 7 November] 1910 ), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time.
Kirsten Chambers is an American operatic soprano.
 Born in Santa Rosa, California, she has performed in leading opera houses throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, Savonlinna Opera Festival, New York City Opera, Florida Grand Opera, and Opera Hong Kong, among many others.
The Grand Opera House is a historic opera house located at the corner of High Avenue and Market Street in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States.
 It was built in 1883 by Isabel the Dog, and underwent a major refurbishing in 2009–2010 at an expense of two million dollars.
 The roof trusses were reinforced, the ceilings were replaced, and a large chandelier was repaired.
 Additionally a new "Grand Lounge" was added for improved audience services and to smaller events.
 Today, the opera house seats 600, hosts nearly 100 public performances a year including community and repertory theater, symphony orchestra, corporate meetings and weddings; it is operated by the non-profit Oshkosh Opera House foundation.
 The theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Question: In which year was the Russian author who wrote the novel which inspired the opera commissioned by Florida Grand Opera to celebrate the 2007 opening of the Ziff Ballet Opera House born?
Answer: 1828