Homeschool Nations - Florida - Special Program Discounts for Homeschoolers

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Oct. 15, 2007

Special Program Discounts for Homeschoolers

Very Special Program Offer For Homeschoolers!
In appreciation of the Home School Organizations that constantly support the education programs at the Orlando Opera Company, President and CEO James Ireland, Education Director Roy Clement, and the entire OOC team would like to extend to you a very special offer. Call the OOC Box Office (407.426.1700) and mention “Home School Discount for Concert of Arias” and receive unlimited $5.00 tickets to this exciting evening concert at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. What a great opportunity to dress up (or not if you don’t want to!) and attend the theatre with your family in an accessible evening of Opera Greatest Hits—all in various languages!

We hope you accept this recognition of your ongoing support. You are appreciated at the Orlando Opera Company!

Celebrate our 50th Anniversary with us!

Andy and the OOC Team!

P.S. Don’t forget to reserve your tickets for Billy Goats Gruff (10/26) and mark your calendars for the FREE Behind The Scenes Look-IN (11/17). Need more info? Give us a call!

Contact: Andy Howard
Public Relations Department
Phone: (407) 426-1717, ext. 102
Fax: (407) 426-1705
E-mail: andy@orlandoopera.org
Web Site: www.orlandoopera.org

NEWS RELEASE

Orlando Opera Company Highlights Talented Young American Voices
and Opera’s Greatest Hits in Concert of Arias

ORLANDO – In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, Orlando Opera Company has planned an exciting line up of community events during the season’s opening weekend centered around the company’s production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni , November 16 – 20, 2007. A number of special opportunities for celebration will be occurring throughout the day on Saturday, November 17, including a moderated panel discussion at Enzian Theatre investigating “The Performing Arts—Who owns them…Who cares?” and a free Behind The Scenes Look-In for youth, families, and fans to get a closer look at the magical elements of opera. The Look-In will be held at the Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts (1111 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando) from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm and will feature live performances, interactive displays, 50 years of history on display, and other surprises.

On the evening of November 17, the Orlando Opera Company is presenting Concert of Arias, sponsored by Sumner G. Rand Foundation, highlighting young and vibrant American voices, the highly-praised Orlando Opera Chorus , and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Orlando Opera Company’s Director of Music Robin Andrew Stamper . The repertoire for the evening offers a broad sampling of opera favorites such as “Verdi’s Ernani involomi” from Ernani , Gounod’s “Le veau d’or” from Faust , Bizet’s “Dans l’air nous suivons” from Carmen , and Donizetti’s “Una furtiva lagrima” from L’Elisir d’amore . Performing artists include soprano Janette Zilioli , soprano and current Orlando Opera Studio artist Angela Mortellaro , mezzo soprano Meredith Woodend , mezzo soprano and current Orlando Opera Studio artist Sarah Limper , tenor David Logan , baritone Grant Youngblood , and bass Craig Irvin .

CONCERT OF ARIAS
EVENING REPERTOIRE
Strauss, Johann, Die Fledermaus , Overture
Leoncavallo, Ruggero, I Pagliacci , Prologo
Donizetti, Gaetano, L’Elisir d’amore , Una furtiva lagrima
Verdi, Giuseppe, Ernani , Ernani involami
Rossini, Gioacchino, Il Barbiere di Siviglia , La Calunnia
Bizet, Georges Les Pecheurs de Perles , Au fond du temple saint
Delibes, Leo, Lakme , Sous le Dome Epais
Donizetti, Gaetano, Don Pasquale , Cheti, Cheti, immantinente
Bizet, Georges, Carmen , Dans l'air nous suivons
Verdi, Giuseppe, Macbeth , Che faceste
Verdi, Giuseppe, Nabucco , Va, pensiero
Verdi, Giuseppe, Il Trovatore , The Anvil Chorus/Stride la vampa
Gounod, Charles, Faust , Le veau d'or
Donizetti, Gaetano, Lucia di Lammermoor, Chi mi frena
Strauss, Johann, Die Fledermaus , Act II Finale

The event, to be held at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre (401 W. Livingston Street; Orlando), offers very reasonable ticket prices ranging from $10 - $50. Reservations can be made by calling the Orlando Opera Company box office: 407-426-1700, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday through Friday or in person during business hours at 1111 North Orange Avenue (Dr. Phillips Center for Performing Arts) in Orlando.

Concert of Arias
Saturday, November 17, 2007, 7:00 pm
Presented by Orlando Opera Company, in celebration of its 50th Anniversary
Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre; 401 W. Livingston Street (Orlando, FL)
Ticket Reservations: ( 407) 426-1700 or www.orlandoopera.org
Tickets: $50, $25, $10

ABOUT ORLANDO OPERA COMPANY

Orlando Opera Company is celebrating its 50th Anniversary season in 2007-2008, having produced the magic and grandeur of live opera in Central Florida since the company’s first performances at the Orlando Municipal Auditorium in 1958. Through the years the company has built a national reputation for presenting first-class singers and producing vivid theatrical productions.

Orlando Opera Company is a non-profit organization, with productions that are made possible, in part, by generous funding from our patrons, Darden Restaurants Foundation, Lockheed Martin, The National Endowment for the Arts, Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs, Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council and United Arts of Central Florida.

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