May 1, 2007

IN THIS ISSUE: - Opera Company Season Finale Opens Tomorrow:  FALSTAFF!   - Listen to an in-depth KYW interview on FALSTAFF   - Your Help is Needed by May 31st!!   - Opera Overtures: Free Pre-Opera Lectures for Subscribers   FALSTAFF: Only 6 Performances of This Must-See Production! There's no place more lively to spend a May evening than at the Garter Inn, where sparkling music by the composer who brought you Aida and La traviata joins with Shakespeare's comedy "The Merry Wives of Windsor" to create an unforgettable performance!  With an international cast of stars including baritone Roberto de Candia in the title role; soprano Christine Goerke and baritone Mark Stone as the Fords; and contralto Meredith Arwady as Mistress Quickly, you won't want to miss Verdi's final tour de force!   Click here to purchase tickets   Click here to learn more about FALSTAFF   KYW "Gotta Have Arts" Podcast Now Available KYW 1060AM's Karin Phillips sat down last week with Director Robert B. Driver and Falstaff title star Roberto de Candia for an in-depth interview on the background and story of Verdi's operatic masterpiece.  Click here to listen online! Your Help is Needed by May 31st! Even if we sell every seat in the house, because opera bears such great expense, ticket sales cover less than half of the Opera Company's annual budget.  Please help us reach this season's Annual Fund goal of $2,500,000 by May 31, 2007 by making a gift today.  Every gift of every size makes a difference -- and helps affirm that having a thriving opera company in the Philadelphia community is important to our audience!    Thank you for being one of our most treasured resources.   Click here to donate online or call 215-893-3600, ext. 219.   Opera Overtures! Don't forget that subscribers are invited to take advantage of free, pre-opera lectures before every performance!  Opera Overtures feature local music personalities and are given one hour prior to curtain time in the parquet circle section of the theatre.  These 30-minute lectures are the perfect appetizer to your operatic meal!  Present your ticket at the Locust Street entrance to gain admittance.  Times are as follows: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. performances:  6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Friday, 8:00 p.m. performances:  7:00 - 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 2:30 p.m. performances:  1:30 - 2:00 p.m. Click here for more information         2007-2008 SEASON Directors' Welcome     Info     Cast     Synopsis     Composer Subscribe to the 2007-2008 Season  Today!

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