Vanqui The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents Opera North, Inc.’s Vanqui,the award-winning opera on Saturday, February 9th at 7:30pm at the Zellerbach Theatre. With music by Leslie Savoy Burrs, the celebrated composer and Artistic-Executive Director of Opera North, and a libretto by internationally renowned author John A. Williams, Vanqui tells the story of the heroine Vanqui and her Opera North, Inc. Penn Presents husband, Prince – enslaved during the 19th Century. The two transcend the bonds of slavery and through their spirtual experiences meet legendary freedom fighters such as Harriet Tubman and Nat Turner. Vanqui and Prince symbolize the triumph of slaves over an inhumane system – and the ultimate strength of the human spirit. The opera, which has received performances from Harvard University to the Sorbonne in Paris, will be presented in a unique and original telling. Famed actor Avery Brooks, perhaps best known for his work on television’s Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in addition to his major body of theatrical work, narrates the story, which will be performed against the projected art of David C. Driskell, the esteemed painter and one of today’s foremost experts on African American art and artists. Singing the title role is soprano Carmen Balthrop. Kay George Roberts conducts an exciting array of artists including Diane Monroe, Gerald Veasley, Mogauwane Mahloele and over 85 members of the Voices of Gwynedd choir of Gwynedd-Mercy College. The opera draws from traditional opera, jazz and contemporary influences. Opera Company of Philadelphia subscribers receive a special discount on tickets to this exclusive special event! Call 215-898-3900 to order tickets! Mention that you are an Opera Company subscriber to recieve the discounted price. Tickets are also available online at the Penn Presents website. (Please note, subscriber discount not available online. Please call 215-898-3900 to receive your discount.) The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presentsOpera North, Inc.’s Vanqui,Saturday, February 9th at 7:30pm Zellerbach Theatre3680 Walnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104-6219 Tickets are $20 - $40Call 215-898-3900 or order online today! Special Offer: Purchase a ticket to see Vanqui, and you can then purchase a ticket to the Esperanza Spalding concert on February 9, 2008 at 9:30 p.m. at the special price of $15.00! Special thanks to the William Penn Foundation for their support of this project.
Vanqui
The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents Opera North, Inc.’s Vanqui,the award-winning opera on Saturday, February 9th at 7:30pm at the Zellerbach Theatre.
With music by Leslie Savoy Burrs, the celebrated composer and Artistic-Executive Director of Opera North, and a libretto by internationally renowned author John A. Williams, Vanqui tells the story of the heroine Vanqui and her
Opera North, Inc.
Penn Presents
The opera, which has received performances from Harvard University to the Sorbonne in Paris, will be presented in a unique and original telling. Famed actor Avery Brooks, perhaps best known for his work on television’s Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in addition to his major body of theatrical work, narrates the story, which will be performed against the projected art of David C. Driskell, the esteemed painter and one of today’s foremost experts on African American art and artists. Singing the title role is soprano Carmen Balthrop. Kay George Roberts conducts an exciting array of artists including Diane Monroe, Gerald Veasley, Mogauwane Mahloele and over 85 members of the Voices of Gwynedd choir of Gwynedd-Mercy College. The opera draws from traditional opera, jazz and contemporary influences.
Opera Company of Philadelphia subscribers receive a special discount on tickets to this exclusive special event! Call 215-898-3900 to order tickets! Mention that you are an Opera Company subscriber to recieve the discounted price. Tickets are also available online at the Penn Presents website.
(Please note, subscriber discount not available online. Please call 215-898-3900 to receive your discount.)
The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presentsOpera North, Inc.’s Vanqui,Saturday, February 9th at 7:30pm Zellerbach Theatre3680 Walnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104-6219
Tickets are $20 - $40Call 215-898-3900 or order online today!
Special Offer: Purchase a ticket to see Vanqui, and you can then purchase a ticket to the Esperanza Spalding concert on February 9, 2008 at 9:30 p.m. at the special price of $15.00!
Special thanks to the William Penn Foundation for their support of this project.
