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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" is just one of many productions that has graced the stage of the Kentucky Opera. Listen to the operatic libretto's dramatic songs married to the sweeping music of the Louisville Orchestra for a night at the opera like no other.

Float away together on the Belle of Louisville, the oldest operating Mississippi-style steamboat in the world. Sign up for the two hour romantic sunset cruise down the scenic Ohio River while enjoying a delicious dinner and a night under the stars on the historic paddlewheel steamboat.

The "fastest two minutes in sports" has turned into two weeks of festive celebration. Race over to the Kentucky Derby Festival for a two-week event commemorating the historic derby. The festival is loaded with more than seventy special events, including the nation's largest firework extravaganza.

Spice up your romance at Seviche located in Louisville. Sweethearts enjoy Latin cuisine prepared by founder and chef Anthony Lamas, featured in Southern Living, Food Arts, Bon Appétit and Wine Spectator. When you dine at this romantic eatery, you're eating at the one of the "ten great places for Latino flavor and flair" in the nation according to USA Today.