Press Releases Opera Company Hosts Fifth Annual Academy of Music Open House: Free to the Public on February 10th 01-30-2007 For Immediate Release:January 30, 2007 Contact: Tracy C. Galligher215-893-3600, ext. 204galligher@operaphilly.com Opera Company of Philadelphia HostsFifth Annual Academy of Music Open House TourA Behind-the-Scenes Event Open to the Public and Free of Charge Philadelphia, PA: The Opera Company of Philadelphia wants to thank subscribers, patrons, and members of the community for their support throughout the season with a special glimpse behind the footlights on February 10th at the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s Fifth Annual Academy of Music Open House Tour during the OCP run of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. The self-guided tour begins in the Main Lobby of the Academy of Music, where visitors may pick up a guide map with more than seven stations throughout the first floor and backstage area of the Academy and peruse the historic halls, coming and going at their leisure. Stations include: • A visit to the Stage Manager’s podium, the “nerve center” of the performance• Learning about casting and repertoire practices from members of the artistic department • The onsite Costume Shop, where OCP Costume Director Richard St. Clair displays favorite costumes and tells “Tales from the Dressing Room”• OCP’s Props Coordinator showing some of her favorite and most complex designs• Exploration of the Academy of Music Orchestra Pit with OCP music staff• A singer’s point of view on the onstage set for Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, running Feb. 8-24th• … and more! Established in 2002 as a way to thank friends of the Opera Company of Philadelphia, this year marks the first open invitation to the public in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Academy of Music – America’s oldest, continuously-producing opera house. “We love having the opportunity to open our home to the community and, in the process, introducing the unsung heroes of our production department whose excellence and craftsmanship shape our every performance,” shared General and Artistic Director Robert B. Driver. The Open House is on Saturday, February 10, 2007 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Please use main entrance on Broad, at Broad and Locust Streets. For questions, please call 215-893-3600, ext. 218 or e-mail outreach@operaphilly.com. -##-
Press Releases
For Immediate Release:January 30, 2007
Contact: Tracy C. Galligher215-893-3600, ext. 204galligher@operaphilly.com
Opera Company of Philadelphia HostsFifth Annual Academy of Music Open House TourA Behind-the-Scenes Event Open to the Public and Free of Charge
Philadelphia, PA: The Opera Company of Philadelphia wants to thank subscribers, patrons, and members of the community for their support throughout the season with a special glimpse behind the footlights on February 10th at the Opera Company of Philadelphia’s Fifth Annual Academy of Music Open House Tour during the OCP run of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.
The self-guided tour begins in the Main Lobby of the Academy of Music, where visitors may pick up a guide map with more than seven stations throughout the first floor and backstage area of the Academy and peruse the historic halls, coming and going at their leisure. Stations include:
• A visit to the Stage Manager’s podium, the “nerve center” of the performance• Learning about casting and repertoire practices from members of the artistic department • The onsite Costume Shop, where OCP Costume Director Richard St. Clair displays favorite costumes and tells “Tales from the Dressing Room”• OCP’s Props Coordinator showing some of her favorite and most complex designs• Exploration of the Academy of Music Orchestra Pit with OCP music staff• A singer’s point of view on the onstage set for Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, running Feb. 8-24th• … and more!
Established in 2002 as a way to thank friends of the Opera Company of Philadelphia, this year marks the first open invitation to the public in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Academy of Music – America’s oldest, continuously-producing opera house.
“We love having the opportunity to open our home to the community and, in the process, introducing the unsung heroes of our production department whose excellence and craftsmanship shape our every performance,” shared General and Artistic Director Robert B. Driver.
The Open House is on Saturday, February 10, 2007 from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Please use main entrance on Broad, at Broad and Locust Streets. For questions, please call 215-893-3600, ext. 218 or e-mail outreach@operaphilly.com.
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