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For nearly 20 years, Opera Naples board members Livio Ferrari and Jerry Goldberg have dreamed of a permanent home for the opera company. Now, a potential site on Bayshore Drive, plans for an outdoor pavilion and a vision for a 700- to 900-seat theater are bringing that dream closer. But securing the land, raising millions and navigating construction costs could take years — and the two men know it.