Opera Omaha
January 2010
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In This Issue
Mozart 101 - Update
Dine with an Artist!
From the Desk...
Introducing - Spirits of the Opera
32nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors
Mozart's Black Tie Birthday Bash
January Events
Quick Links
Mozart 101 - Update
Puccini 101
 
The Mozart 101 class that was originally scheduled on December 7th but was postponed due to weather has been rescheduled to February 1st at the Bluebarn Theatre.

Anyone holding a ticket for the original class can use that ticket for the rescheduled date.
This still leaves three classes.  There are only a handful of seats available for our Mozart 101 series at the Bluebarn Theatre and the Urban Wine Company.

Purchase a three pack for just $53 at the door or by calling the Opera Offices at 346.7372. Single tickets are also available online or at the door.

Monday. Jan. 11
6:30 pm
The Bluebarn
614 S 11th Street
$15

Monday, Feb. 1
6:30 pm
The Bluebarn
614 S 11th Street
$15

Monday, Feb. 8
6:30 pm
Urban Wine Company, 1037 Jones Street
$35

Click here for more info on Mozart 101
Dine with an Artist!
Pagliacci

 Ever wanted to dine with an Opera Omaha star?  Now is your chance! There are several mainstage artists who still need sponsors for our upcoming production of The Marriage of Figaro.  You can select your favorite returning artist like Kevin Short (last seen as Ramfis in the Catherine Ferguson-designed production of Aida), Maureen Francis (fondly remembered for her Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance), and Mark Calvert (Beppe in Pagliacci) or you can choose an artist who is making their Opera Omaha debut like our Figaro, Jason Hardy, and our Cherubino, Daniela Mack.  

Artist sponsorships start at just $5,000.  Dinner with "your" sponsored artist is just one of the many exciting donor benefits that Opera Omaha offers to our artist underwriters. 

Please contact Sarah Uhrich, Director of Development, for more information about sponsorship opportunities and donor benefits at (402) 346-4398 x106 or suhrich@operaomaha.org.   
From the Desk...
Choral Collaborative
John Wehrle

I've been preparing the past couple of weeks for the January 11 Mozart 101 - "What Mozart Effect?" and the preview for the January 16 MET HD - Carmen broadcast, so while I usually write to you about the business of our art, today I'm immersed in the art part of this business.

Read the rest of John's Article Here
OO Guild's 2009 Holiday Luncheon
*Opera Omaha Guild's 2009 Holiday Luncheon enjoying the Omaha Conservatory Musicians
Educate | Engage | Enrich
Entertain

Opera Omaha E-News!
Happy New Year from Opera Omaha!

We cannot believe it is 2010!  It seems just like yesterday that we were starting our season off in July.  Our performance of Das Barbecü at the Mutual Of Omaha's Wild About Omaha Festival was performed in July on the hottest day of the year.  It was in the 90's and our performers worked tirelessly in the heat, entertaining everyone who stopped by our area outside of the Kaneko.  Thinking about this does warm us a bit on this day, the coldest day of winter, when windchills are reaching 30-40 degrees BELOW zero.

We hope you are staying warm on this cold winter's day, maybe sitting by the fire, and maybe thinking about Opera Omaha.  There are a lot of events this month including Mozart 101, MetHD Previews at FilmStreams, and the Opera Omaha Guild's brand new happening, Spirits of the Opera. Read on to learn more about all the exciting things Opera Omaha is offering.
 
Even more exciting is that by the end of the month our artists for The Marriage of Figaro arrive in Omaha to begin rehearsals.  Garnett Bruce, Artistic Adviser of Opera Omaha, will be directing!

Meanwhile - be safe.
Opera Omaha
Introducing - Spirits of the Opera

Opera Lovers! Cocktail Lovers! Food Lovers!
Spirits of the Opera Logo

This year, the Opera Omaha Guild has partnered with Nomad Lounge, Spirit World and Sterling Distribution to bring you one of the MOST unique fundraising events to come to Omaha!

Click here to read more about this exciting event and learn how to buy tickets!
32nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors
Grace Bumbry The 2009 Kennedy Center Honors included Grace Bumbry, Mezzo-Soprano

From the Kennedy Center Website

"Her obsession with singing began when she was still a child. That obsession--together with a ravishing natural voice, an extraordinary talent, and unwavering determination--led to one of the most illustrious operatic careers of the 20th century. What's more, when most eras can boast four or perhaps five superstar sopranos and even fewer superstar mezzo-sopranos, for more than three decades and for millions of opera lovers in the United States and around the world, Grace Bumbry was both. Her unique sound and her gripping stage presence, once experienced, simply cannot be forgotten."

Read the entire article here
Grace Bumbry

Click below to see Angela Gheorghiu's tribute to Ms. Bumbry on the Kennedy Center Honors Broadcast.
Angela Gheorghiu
Mozart's Black Tie Birthday Bash -- there is still time!
Mozart
Invitations have been sent for Opera Omaha's first annual Mozart's Black Tie Birthday Bash. Attendance at this event is a new donor benefit, which you can still secure, but you have to act fast! Donate $1,000 or more now!  Call to charge your gift or visit here.

The inaugural Birthday Bash will be held at the Happy Hollow Club on Mozart's actual birthday - January 27th. It will feature a dinner with Viennese fare and an exclusive performance by soprano Monica Yunus and baritone Kelly Markgraf. Monica and Kelly will be performing the roles of Countess and Count Almaviva in our upcoming February production of The Marriage of Figaro. Opera Omaha's own Resident Music Director and Chorus Master J. Gawf will accompany the performers.  

Don't miss out on what is sure to be a fabulous and fun evening! Donate now!


Click Here To Donate Now!
 
January Events
Opera Omaha 
A List of Upcoming Events.  Hope to see you at all of them!


Saturday, January 9
MetHD - Der Rosenkavalier
Guest Lecturer - Hal France
11:00 am
FilmStreams
1340 Webster St.
Omaha, NE 68102
Click here for Info

Monday, January 11
Mozart 101 - What Mozart Effect?
6:30 pm
The Bluebarn Theatre
614 S. 11th Street
Click here for Info
 
Saturday, January 16
MetHD - Carmen
Guest Lecturer - John Wehrle
11:00 am
Filmstreams
1340 Webster St.
Omaha, NE 68102
Click Here for Info

Friday, January 22
Opera Omaha Guild's Spirits of the Opera
5:30 pm
The Nomad Lounge
1013 Jones Street
Omaha, NE 68102
Click Here for Tickets

Saturday, January 23
Met Opera National Council - Nebraska Auditions
Nebraska Weslyan
5000 Saint Paul Avenue
Lincoln, Nebraska 68504
Click Here for Info

Wednesday, January 27
Mozart's Black Tie Birthday Bash
Happy Hollow Club
1701 S. 105th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68124
Contact Tom Chandler for More Info

Monday, February 1
Mozart 101 - The Music of Mozart (Rescheduled from December)
6:30 pm
The Bluebarn Theatre
614 S. 11th Street
Click here for Info