Press Releases Opera Company of Philadelphia Celebrates First Annual National Opera Week 11-05-2009 For Immediate Release:November 5, 2009 Contact: Tracy C. Galligher215.893.3600, ext. 204galligher@operaphila.org Opera Company of Philadelphia Celebrates First AnnualNational Opera Week Free Recital with Tenor William Burden and Baritone Troy Cook, First-Ever OCP Costume Exhibit, Spring 2010 Ticket On Sale with Public Discount, Plus Fully-Staged Opera Performances from Academy of Vocal Arts and Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia, PA: From November 13th – 22nd, 2009, over 90 opera companies representing more than 30 states are participating in National Opera Week, organized by Opera America, the national service organization for opera, with the support of the National Endowment of the Arts. National Opera Week officially launches with the presentation of the 2009 NEA Opera Honors to Marilyn Horne, John Adams, Frank Corsaro, Lotfi Mansouri and Julius Rudel on November 14th at the Harman Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The Opera Company of Philadelphia is proud to participate in this celebration aimed at raising awareness and accessibility of this inventive, multi-media art form. Philadelphia’s professional opera producer, the Opera Company of Philadelphia recently launched its season with a sold-out run of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly which received audience and critical acclaim. Performing at the Academy of Music and the Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater, the Opera Company produces 23 fully staged performances each season, and a wide array of student and adult education programs. Opera Week in Philadelphia launches with a Mayoral Proclamation of the celebration, and features a variety of opera-based activity aimed towards engaging audiences not only at the Opera Company of Philadelphia, but at two of the most prominent international vocal training grounds which are located right here in Philadelphia. Both the Academy of Vocal Arts and Curtis Institute of Music offer fully-staged opera performances during Opera Week. Anchoring the Opera Company of Philadelphia offerings is a free public recital featuring tenor William Burden and baritone Troy Cook on Sunday, November 22nd at 2:30 p.m. at Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church. Burden, who has sung numerous leading roles at the Opera Company of Philadelphia and the most prominent opera houses around the world, most recently performed the role of the Male Chorus in the Opera Company’s sold-out run of The Rape of Lucretia in June 2009. Troy Cook, who just completed an acclaimed performance as Sharpless in OCP’s Madama Butterfly, heads to Royal Opera Covent Garden in December to sing the role of Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, a highlight in his burgeoning international career. Both Cook, who resides in Bucks County, and Burden, a resident of Princeton, are proud to offer their performances in the spirit of National Opera Week for this free-to-the-public recital – which requires reservations. A costume exhibit of some of the Opera Company’s most ornate and beautiful original costumes, designed by Costume Designer Richard St. Clair, will be hosted by Neiman Marcus and King of Prussia Mall Plaza from November 11 – 22. St. Clair has been with the Opera Company for 20 years, and the exhibit shares the fine art behind building couture costumes for the diva. The costumes will be on display in the King of Prussia Plaza, at the Lord & Taylor Court on the Lower Level and in the area in front of Neiman Marcus, also on the Lower Level. Additional costumes are on display in Center City at the popular Shops at Liberty Place during the same time period. Costumes will be on display in the rotunda from November 13th – 20th, with a special lunchtime raffle for tickets on Friday, November 20. The Opera Company’s 2010 single performance tickets will go on sale on Friday, November 13th, with a special 10% off all tickets purchased between November 13th – 22nd by using the code OPERAWEEK at operaphila.org or with Ticket Philadelphia, 215-893-1018. Want a preview of the Opera Company’s work? Stop by the Piazza at Schmidt’s that evening from 6:00 – 7:00 pm to enjoy Opera Company of Philadelphia Great Opera Moments on the big screen! OCP also launches several online features at www.operaphila.org, including a map of Philadelphia’s most prominent opera locations, from the Academy of Music, to the Mario Lanza Museum and the Victor Café; a web-based daily opera trivia contest with ticket giveaways for the winners; and new feature articles with recommendations for opera listening from the company’s artistic leadership. As always, the Opera Company’s relationships with the international quality vocal training grounds in Philadelphia are highlighted during this time period, when OCP will promote the Academy of Vocal Arts’ production of Verdi’s Falstaff in five performances from November 13th – 23rd, and the Curtis Opera Theatre production of Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, in four performances from November 19th – 22nd. Both institutions have scheduled pre-show discussions and educational opportunities with their leading artistic staff as detailed in the attached calendar. The Curtis Institute of Music also presents a Master Class with revered baritone Thomas Hampson on Friday, November 13th at 11am in Field Concert Hall. Free and open to the public, audience members will get firsthand insight into how an established artist coaches emerging young singers in a master class setting. Due to limited seating, reservations are required; visit http://hampsonmasterclass.eventbrite.com to RSVP. The Academy of Vocal Arts celebrates the success of recent alumnus tenor Stephen Costello, who learned that he was the recipient of the prestigious 2009 Richard Tucker Award while he was performing in the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s Gianni Schicchi last spring, by taking a Philadelphia delegation to see his performance in the Richard Tucker Foundation Gala on November 22nd at New York’s Avery Fisher Hall. Costello performs alongside voices like Stephanie Blythe, Anna Netrebko and Samuel Ramey in this star-studded closing moment of National Opera Week. AVA also celebrates alumna mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, winner of the 2009 Opera News Awards, which take place at New York’s Gotham Hall on November 19th, hosted by Susan Graham and Thomas Hampson. A concentration of opera-related excitement also includes: • Free tours of the Academy of Music, the Grand Old Dame herself, open to the general public and available by reservation.• A Bryn Mawr Film Institute screening of Die Walküre in a Cirque du Soleil style production shown on November 11th & 15th, 2009 with a special pre-opera discussion led by OCP Community Programs Director Michael Bolton on the 15th.• Opera-based programming on WHYY’s Digital Y Arts channel• The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Thomas Hampson in recital on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 Calendar of Events: Wednesday, November 11th at 7:00 pmWagner’s Die Walküre at the Bryn Mawr Film InstituteConducted by Zubin Mehta. Directed by Carlos Padrissa and La Fura dels Baus at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia. Cirque du Soleil meets classical opera in this production of Die Walküre, the second opera in Wagner’s Ring Cycle. An innovative visual fantasy that employs dazzling 3-D computer projections along with a group of athletic performers who seamlessly shape shift from one organic form to the next. Before the screening, BMFI will show clips from Opera Company of Philadelphia performances and soprano Helen Huse-Ralston, who sings the role of Ortlinde in the film, will talk about the production. Visit www.brynmawrfilm.org Thursday, November 12th at 7:30pmPhiladelphia Chamber Music Society at the Independence Seaport Museum:Thomas Hampson, baritone and Craig Rutenberg, pianoIn a year which saw him named as New York Philharmonic’s first Artist in Residence, famed classical artist Thomas Hampson is devoting much of his 2009-2010 season to the “Song of America” project, celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the first song written by an American. Visit www.philadelphiachambermusic.org/ Friday, November 13th at 10:00 amOpera Company of Philadelphia Spring 2010 Tickets Go On SaleGet 10% off your purchase by using the code OPERAWEEK between November 13th and 22nd at www.operaphila.org or Ticket Philadelphia, 215-893-1018. Friday, November 13 at 11:00 amCurtis Institute of Music Master Class with Thomas HampsonField Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, 1726 Locust StreetThomas Hampson, one of today’s most respected and sought-after baritones, shares his expertise with students from the Curtis Vocal Studies Department in a two-hour master class. Admission is free, but due to limited seating, reservations are required. To RSVP, visit http://hampsonmasterclass.eventbrite.com. Friday, November 13th at 6:00 pmOpera Company of Philadelphia “Greatest Hits” broadcast at the Piazza at Schmidt’sThe Piazza at Schmidt's (2nd and Germantown Avenue) will show a "Best of Opera Company of Philadelphia" highlights video on the big screen as Philadelphia starts its weekend at this popular after-work destination.http://www.atthepiazza.com/ Friday, November 13th, 2009 at 7:30pm Academy of Vocal Arts presentsVerdi’s Falstaff – Opening Night!Academy of Vocal Arts Helen Corning Warden Theater, 1920 Spruce StreetVerdi's retelling of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor features a lighthearted, slapstick plot and a brilliant score. Fully staged with orchestra, sung in Italian with English supertitles. Conductor: Christopher Macatsoris. Stage Director: Tito Capobianco. November 13, 17, 19, 21 & 23, 2009. Visit www.avaopera.org or call 215-735-1685 Sunday, November 15th at 1:00 pmWagner’s Die Walküre at the Bryn Mawr Film InstituteBefore the screening begins, BMFI will show clips from Opera Company of Philadelphia performances and a pre-screening discussion of the opera will be led by Opera Company Director of Community Programs Michael Bolton. Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 7:30pm Academy of Vocal Arts presentsVerdi’s FalstaffAcademy of Vocal Arts Helen Corning Warden Theater, 1920 Spruce Street November 17th, 18th & 19th at 11:30 a.m.Academy of Music Public Tours – FREE!Learn all of the beautiful secrets of America’s oldest, continuously-running opera house, the Academy of Music. Built in 1857, an experienced Kimmel Center Guide leads this free, one-hour guided tour of the opera house where some of the greatest voices of all-time have performed! Advance registration required: Please call 215-790-5886 to pre-register. November 18th, 2009 at 1:15 p.m.Opera Company of Philadelphia brings opera to the HMS School for Children with Cerebral PalsySoprano Veronica Chapman-Smith sings popular opera arias and speaks to students at the HMS School for Cerebral Palsy. She will also read to the students as part of the school’s Guest Reader Program. Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 7:30pmCurtis Opera Theatre presentsStravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress – Opening Night!The Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut StreetBeware of temptation: The devil's twisted way with a young man's idle wish triggers a wild journey to Bedlam in Stravinsky's dark moral tale. Fully staged production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung in the original English. November 19, 20, 21 & 22m, 2009. Ari Pelto, conductor. Emma Griffin, stage director. Visit www.curtis.edu or call 215-893-7902 Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 7:30pm Academy of Vocal Arts presentsVerdi’s FalstaffAcademy of Vocal Arts Helen Corning Warden Theater, 1920 Spruce Street Friday, November 20th at 7:30pmCurtis Opera Theatre presentsStravinsky’s The Rake’s ProgressThe Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut StreetFree pre-concert conversation at 6:30 p.m. at the Prince Music Theater with Emma Griffin, stage director for The Rake’s Progress, and Mikael Eliasen, artistic director of the Curtis Opera Theatre. This event is sponsored by the Crescendo Club, a group of young friends of the Curtis Institute of Music. Tickets for the conversation are not required; cash bar; visit: http://crescendoclubandtherake.eventbrite.com to RSVP. For tickets to the performance at 7:30 p.m., visit www.curtis.edu or call 215-893-7902. Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 7:30pm Academy of Vocal Arts presentsVerdi’s FalstaffCentral Bucks South High School, 1100 Folly Road, Warrington, PA Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 7:30pmCurtis Opera Theatre presentsStravinsky’s The Rake’s ProgressThe Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street Sunday, November 22nd , 2009 at 2:30pmFREE RECITAL: OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIATenor William Burden and Baritone Troy CookOld Pine Street Presbyterian Church, 412 Pine StreetThis recital features two Opera Company of Philadelphia favorites and is free to the public! Reservations are required, visit http://operaweekfreerecital.eventbrite.com Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at 2:30pmCurtis Opera Theatre presentsStravinsky’s The Rake’s ProgressThe Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street Monday, November 23rd , 2009 at 7:30pm Academy of Vocal Arts presentsVerdi’s FalstaffCentennial Hall, The Haverford School, 450 W. Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 10:00 am Academy of Vocal Arts presentsVerdi’s FalstaffCentennial Hall, The Haverford School, 450 W. Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA Over 500 students participating in the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s Sounds of Learning™ program will study Falstaff in their classrooms and then attend AVA’s student performance of the opera. The performance includes a talkback session with AVA’s resident artists. WHYY Programming During Opera Week on Digital Y Arts Channel Y Arts can be found over the air at 12.2 (Comcast 257, FiOS 474) RICHARD TUCKER GALA: An Opera Celebration Friday, November 20 at 10:00 PMThe 2008 Richard Tucker Opera Gala concert from New York’s Lincoln Center features celebrated stars such as Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato, Simon Keenlyside, Diana Damrau and others singing popular pieces by Mozart, Verdi, Rossini, Wagner and Bernstein. Maestro Asher Fisch conducts members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the New York Choral Society. GREAT PERFORMANCES "BEVERLY SILLS IN AMERICA"Saturday, November 21 at 8:00 pm Online Resources:www.operaphila.org: Homepage Stories direct you to opera features including daily opera trivia questions and our new online opera map of Philadelphia’s Operatic Hotspots! www.operaamerica.org/now Visit Opera America, the national service organization for opera, to learn more about Opera Week! www.arts.gov/honors/opera Learn more about the NEA Opera Honors
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For Immediate Release:November 5, 2009
Contact: Tracy C. Galligher215.893.3600, ext. 204galligher@operaphila.org
Opera Company of Philadelphia Celebrates First AnnualNational Opera Week
Free Recital with Tenor William Burden and Baritone Troy Cook, First-Ever OCP Costume Exhibit, Spring 2010 Ticket On Sale with Public Discount, Plus Fully-Staged Opera Performances from Academy of Vocal Arts and Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia, PA: From November 13th – 22nd, 2009, over 90 opera companies representing more than 30 states are participating in National Opera Week, organized by Opera America, the national service organization for opera, with the support of the National Endowment of the Arts.
National Opera Week officially launches with the presentation of the 2009 NEA Opera Honors to Marilyn Horne, John Adams, Frank Corsaro, Lotfi Mansouri and Julius Rudel on November 14th at the Harman Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
The Opera Company of Philadelphia is proud to participate in this celebration aimed at raising awareness and accessibility of this inventive, multi-media art form. Philadelphia’s professional opera producer, the Opera Company of Philadelphia recently launched its season with a sold-out run of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly which received audience and critical acclaim. Performing at the Academy of Music and the Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater, the Opera Company produces 23 fully staged performances each season, and a wide array of student and adult education programs.
Opera Week in Philadelphia launches with a Mayoral Proclamation of the celebration, and features a variety of opera-based activity aimed towards engaging audiences not only at the Opera Company of Philadelphia, but at two of the most prominent international vocal training grounds which are located right here in Philadelphia. Both the Academy of Vocal Arts and Curtis Institute of Music offer fully-staged opera performances during Opera Week.
Anchoring the Opera Company of Philadelphia offerings is a free public recital featuring tenor William Burden and baritone Troy Cook on Sunday, November 22nd at 2:30 p.m. at Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church. Burden, who has sung numerous leading roles at the Opera Company of Philadelphia and the most prominent opera houses around the world, most recently performed the role of the Male Chorus in the Opera Company’s sold-out run of The Rape of Lucretia in June 2009. Troy Cook, who just completed an acclaimed performance as Sharpless in OCP’s Madama Butterfly, heads to Royal Opera Covent Garden in December to sing the role of Guglielmo in Così fan tutte, a highlight in his burgeoning international career. Both Cook, who resides in Bucks County, and Burden, a resident of Princeton, are proud to offer their performances in the spirit of National Opera Week for this free-to-the-public recital – which requires reservations.
A costume exhibit of some of the Opera Company’s most ornate and beautiful original costumes, designed by Costume Designer Richard St. Clair, will be hosted by Neiman Marcus and King of Prussia Mall Plaza from November 11 – 22. St. Clair has been with the Opera Company for 20 years, and the exhibit shares the fine art behind building couture costumes for the diva. The costumes will be on display in the King of Prussia Plaza, at the Lord & Taylor Court on the Lower Level and in the area in front of Neiman Marcus, also on the Lower Level. Additional costumes are on display in Center City at the popular Shops at Liberty Place during the same time period. Costumes will be on display in the rotunda from November 13th – 20th, with a special lunchtime raffle for tickets on Friday, November 20.
The Opera Company’s 2010 single performance tickets will go on sale on Friday, November 13th, with a special 10% off all tickets purchased between November 13th – 22nd by using the code OPERAWEEK at operaphila.org or with Ticket Philadelphia, 215-893-1018. Want a preview of the Opera Company’s work? Stop by the Piazza at Schmidt’s that evening from 6:00 – 7:00 pm to enjoy Opera Company of Philadelphia Great Opera Moments on the big screen!
OCP also launches several online features at www.operaphila.org, including a map of Philadelphia’s most prominent opera locations, from the Academy of Music, to the Mario Lanza Museum and the Victor Café; a web-based daily opera trivia contest with ticket giveaways for the winners; and new feature articles with recommendations for opera listening from the company’s artistic leadership.
As always, the Opera Company’s relationships with the international quality vocal training grounds in Philadelphia are highlighted during this time period, when OCP will promote the Academy of Vocal Arts’ production of Verdi’s Falstaff in five performances from November 13th – 23rd, and the Curtis Opera Theatre production of Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, in four performances from November 19th – 22nd. Both institutions have scheduled pre-show discussions and educational opportunities with their leading artistic staff as detailed in the attached calendar.
The Curtis Institute of Music also presents a Master Class with revered baritone Thomas Hampson on Friday, November 13th at 11am in Field Concert Hall. Free and open to the public, audience members will get firsthand insight into how an established artist coaches emerging young singers in a master class setting. Due to limited seating, reservations are required; visit http://hampsonmasterclass.eventbrite.com to RSVP.
The Academy of Vocal Arts celebrates the success of recent alumnus tenor Stephen Costello, who learned that he was the recipient of the prestigious 2009 Richard Tucker Award while he was performing in the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s Gianni Schicchi last spring, by taking a Philadelphia delegation to see his performance in the Richard Tucker Foundation Gala on November 22nd at New York’s Avery Fisher Hall. Costello performs alongside voices like Stephanie Blythe, Anna Netrebko and Samuel Ramey in this star-studded closing moment of National Opera Week. AVA also celebrates alumna mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, winner of the 2009 Opera News Awards, which take place at New York’s Gotham Hall on November 19th, hosted by Susan Graham and Thomas Hampson.
A concentration of opera-related excitement also includes:
• Free tours of the Academy of Music, the Grand Old Dame herself, open to the general public and available by reservation.• A Bryn Mawr Film Institute screening of Die Walküre in a Cirque du Soleil style production shown on November 11th & 15th, 2009 with a special pre-opera discussion led by OCP Community Programs Director Michael Bolton on the 15th.• Opera-based programming on WHYY’s Digital Y Arts channel• The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Thomas Hampson in recital on Thursday, November 12th, 2009
Calendar of Events:
Wednesday, November 11th at 7:00 pmWagner’s Die Walküre at the Bryn Mawr Film InstituteConducted by Zubin Mehta. Directed by Carlos Padrissa and La Fura dels Baus at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia. Cirque du Soleil meets classical opera in this production of Die Walküre, the second opera in Wagner’s Ring Cycle. An innovative visual fantasy that employs dazzling 3-D computer projections along with a group of athletic performers who seamlessly shape shift from one organic form to the next. Before the screening, BMFI will show clips from Opera Company of Philadelphia performances and soprano Helen Huse-Ralston, who sings the role of Ortlinde in the film, will talk about the production. Visit www.brynmawrfilm.org
Thursday, November 12th at 7:30pmPhiladelphia Chamber Music Society at the Independence Seaport Museum:Thomas Hampson, baritone and Craig Rutenberg, pianoIn a year which saw him named as New York Philharmonic’s first Artist in Residence, famed classical artist Thomas Hampson is devoting much of his 2009-2010 season to the “Song of America” project, celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the first song written by an American. Visit www.philadelphiachambermusic.org/
Friday, November 13th at 10:00 amOpera Company of Philadelphia Spring 2010 Tickets Go On SaleGet 10% off your purchase by using the code OPERAWEEK between November 13th and 22nd at www.operaphila.org or Ticket Philadelphia, 215-893-1018.
Friday, November 13 at 11:00 amCurtis Institute of Music Master Class with Thomas HampsonField Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, 1726 Locust StreetThomas Hampson, one of today’s most respected and sought-after baritones, shares his expertise with students from the Curtis Vocal Studies Department in a two-hour master class. Admission is free, but due to limited seating, reservations are required. To RSVP, visit http://hampsonmasterclass.eventbrite.com.
Friday, November 13th at 6:00 pmOpera Company of Philadelphia “Greatest Hits” broadcast at the Piazza at Schmidt’sThe Piazza at Schmidt's (2nd and Germantown Avenue) will show a "Best of Opera Company of Philadelphia" highlights video on the big screen as Philadelphia starts its weekend at this popular after-work destination.http://www.atthepiazza.com/
Friday, November 13th, 2009 at 7:30pm Academy of Vocal Arts presentsVerdi’s Falstaff – Opening Night!Academy of Vocal Arts Helen Corning Warden Theater, 1920 Spruce StreetVerdi's retelling of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor features a lighthearted, slapstick plot and a brilliant score. Fully staged with orchestra, sung in Italian with English supertitles. Conductor: Christopher Macatsoris. Stage Director: Tito Capobianco. November 13, 17, 19, 21 & 23, 2009. Visit www.avaopera.org or call 215-735-1685
Sunday, November 15th at 1:00 pmWagner’s Die Walküre at the Bryn Mawr Film InstituteBefore the screening begins, BMFI will show clips from Opera Company of Philadelphia performances and a pre-screening discussion of the opera will be led by Opera Company Director of Community Programs Michael Bolton.
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 7:30pm Academy of Vocal Arts presentsVerdi’s FalstaffAcademy of Vocal Arts Helen Corning Warden Theater, 1920 Spruce Street
November 17th, 18th & 19th at 11:30 a.m.Academy of Music Public Tours – FREE!Learn all of the beautiful secrets of America’s oldest, continuously-running opera house, the Academy of Music. Built in 1857, an experienced Kimmel Center Guide leads this free, one-hour guided tour of the opera house where some of the greatest voices of all-time have performed! Advance registration required: Please call 215-790-5886 to pre-register.
November 18th, 2009 at 1:15 p.m.Opera Company of Philadelphia brings opera to the HMS School for Children with Cerebral PalsySoprano Veronica Chapman-Smith sings popular opera arias and speaks to students at the HMS School for Cerebral Palsy. She will also read to the students as part of the school’s Guest Reader Program.
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 7:30pmCurtis Opera Theatre presentsStravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress – Opening Night!The Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut StreetBeware of temptation: The devil's twisted way with a young man's idle wish triggers a wild journey to Bedlam in Stravinsky's dark moral tale. Fully staged production with the Curtis Symphony Orchestra, sung in the original English. November 19, 20, 21 & 22m, 2009. Ari Pelto, conductor. Emma Griffin, stage director. Visit www.curtis.edu or call 215-893-7902
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 at 7:30pm Academy of Vocal Arts presentsVerdi’s FalstaffAcademy of Vocal Arts Helen Corning Warden Theater, 1920 Spruce Street
Friday, November 20th at 7:30pmCurtis Opera Theatre presentsStravinsky’s The Rake’s ProgressThe Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut StreetFree pre-concert conversation at 6:30 p.m. at the Prince Music Theater with Emma Griffin, stage director for The Rake’s Progress, and Mikael Eliasen, artistic director of the Curtis Opera Theatre. This event is sponsored by the Crescendo Club, a group of young friends of the Curtis Institute of Music. Tickets for the conversation are not required; cash bar; visit: http://crescendoclubandtherake.eventbrite.com to RSVP. For tickets to the performance at 7:30 p.m., visit www.curtis.edu or call 215-893-7902.
Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 7:30pm Academy of Vocal Arts presentsVerdi’s FalstaffCentral Bucks South High School, 1100 Folly Road, Warrington, PA
Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 7:30pmCurtis Opera Theatre presentsStravinsky’s The Rake’s ProgressThe Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street
Sunday, November 22nd , 2009 at 2:30pmFREE RECITAL: OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIATenor William Burden and Baritone Troy CookOld Pine Street Presbyterian Church, 412 Pine StreetThis recital features two Opera Company of Philadelphia favorites and is free to the public! Reservations are required, visit http://operaweekfreerecital.eventbrite.com
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at 2:30pmCurtis Opera Theatre presentsStravinsky’s The Rake’s ProgressThe Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street
Monday, November 23rd , 2009 at 7:30pm Academy of Vocal Arts presentsVerdi’s FalstaffCentennial Hall, The Haverford School, 450 W. Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 at 10:00 am Academy of Vocal Arts presentsVerdi’s FalstaffCentennial Hall, The Haverford School, 450 W. Lancaster Avenue, Haverford, PA Over 500 students participating in the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s Sounds of Learning™ program will study Falstaff in their classrooms and then attend AVA’s student performance of the opera. The performance includes a talkback session with AVA’s resident artists.
WHYY Programming During Opera Week on Digital Y Arts Channel Y Arts can be found over the air at 12.2 (Comcast 257, FiOS 474)
RICHARD TUCKER GALA: An Opera Celebration Friday, November 20 at 10:00 PMThe 2008 Richard Tucker Opera Gala concert from New York’s Lincoln Center features celebrated stars such as Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato, Simon Keenlyside, Diana Damrau and others singing popular pieces by Mozart, Verdi, Rossini, Wagner and Bernstein. Maestro Asher Fisch conducts members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the New York Choral Society. GREAT PERFORMANCES "BEVERLY SILLS IN AMERICA"Saturday, November 21 at 8:00 pm
RICHARD TUCKER GALA: An Opera Celebration Friday, November 20 at 10:00 PMThe 2008 Richard Tucker Opera Gala concert from New York’s Lincoln Center features celebrated stars such as Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato, Simon Keenlyside, Diana Damrau and others singing popular pieces by Mozart, Verdi, Rossini, Wagner and Bernstein. Maestro Asher Fisch conducts members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the New York Choral Society.
GREAT PERFORMANCES "BEVERLY SILLS IN AMERICA"Saturday, November 21 at 8:00 pm
Online Resources:www.operaphila.org: Homepage Stories direct you to opera features including daily opera trivia questions and our new online opera map of Philadelphia’s Operatic Hotspots!
www.operaamerica.org/now Visit Opera America, the national service organization for opera, to learn more about Opera Week!
www.arts.gov/honors/opera Learn more about the NEA Opera Honors
