April 23, 2007

IN THIS ISSUE: - Last Chance to register for the Free Recital with baritone Mark Stone at A Taste of Opera - Opera Overtures continue during Falstaff Baritone Mark Stone Performs at A Taste of Opera on Sunday, April 29th! New location: Academy Rehearsal Hall Call to make your reservation today for A Taste of Opera on Sunday, April 29th at 1:00 PM.  Join us for the FREE final lecture of the season in a new location: the Academy of Music Rehearsal Hall. Acclaimed British baritone Mark Stone, who makes his U.S. debut as Ford in Falstaff, will perform "Shakespeare on Tour" with the Opera Company's Artistic Coordinator Laurie Rogers at the piano. Repeating a recital he recently performed at the Royal Opera Covent Garden, Mr. Stone will perform a unique program of Shakespeare-inspired art songs by Schubert, Korngold, Chausson, Quilter, and more. Then join members of the Falstaff cast and artistic team for a roundtable discussion on Verdi’s comic masterpiece based on Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor.  Don’t miss this exiting preview! A Taste of Opera Giuseppe Verdi’s Falstaff Sunday, April 29, 2007 Academy of Music Rehearsal Hall 1420 Locust Street Enter between the Stage Door & Academy House 1:00pm  –  3:00pm Seating is limited.  Please RSVP by Thursday, April 26, 2007.  Call 215-893-3600, ext 218 or email outreach@operaphilly.com  to reserve your space today! For more information click here!   More Ways to Prepare for Falstaff with Opera Overtures!  Want another way to prepare for Falstaff? Join us for Opera Overtures.  A subscriber-only benefit, these FREE 30-minute informal talks take place in the Academy of Music auditorium on the Parquet level, one hour before every performance.   The Company welcomes various noted opera lecturers such as Joan Cohen, Tom Ardmore, and Opera Company Community Programs Manager Michael Bolton, as they guide you through the plot, musical highlights, and historical high points of Verdi’s final comic masterpiece.  All presenters use a microphone to give you the most enjoyable and informative experience possible.          Opera Overtures Schedule: Wednesday, May 2, 2007      6:30 PM Friday, May 4, 2007             7:00 PM Sunday, May 6, 2007           1:30 PM Wednesday, May 9, 2007      6:30 PM Friday, May 11, 2007           7:00 PM Sunday, May 13, 2007         1:30 PM Your subscription ticket is your entrance to Opera Overtures on the date printed on the ticket only. Admittance to Opera Overtures is not transferable to another date. Please enter the Academy of Music on the Locust Street side of the theatre. For more information click here!     Don't Miss Falstaff! Don't miss OCP's final opera of the season, Verdi's comic tour de force, Falstaff. Roberto de Candia (The Barber of Seville, ’05) stars in the title role, with Christine Goerke (Die Fledermaus, ’05) as Alice Ford, Mark Stone as Ford, and Meredith Arwady (Faust, '04) as Quickly.  See brilliant, comedic, singing actors at work! Falstaff opens May 2nd. There’s not much time left to secure your seats for this perfect Shakespearean frolic! PURCHASE FALSTAFF TICKETS TODAY!     Info     Cast     Synopsis     Composer Subscribe to the 2007-2008 Season Today!

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