Sacramento Grand Ballroom 629 J Street, Sacramento
Friday, February 13, 2009 at 6:30 to 10 pm
$125 per person (Tax-deductible amount is $75) or $1,200 per table of ten
Your reservation includes valet parking. | Dress: Cocktail attire, festive, black-tie optional
RSVP to 916.737.1000 or email mcirone@sacopera.org for more information.
Join
us for an exclusive evening of sumptuous hors d’oeuvres and cocktails,
jazz, an exquisite dinner with a Wagnerian theme, fine wines, conversation
with Jane Eaglen, live and silent auctions, and entertainment by the stars of our upcoming production, The Marriage of Figaro, including Emily Pulley (Metropolitan Opera) and Malcolm MacKenzie (Los Angeles Opera).
Experience
this rare opportunity as we honor dramatic soprano Jane Eaglen.
Considered a "superstar" in the world of opera, Ms. Eaglen has
one of the most formidable reputations as a Wagnerian singer today. She
has garnered spectacular reviews with leading opera companies
worldwide. She enjoys unique success in the contrasting and demanding
roles of Isolde for the Metropolitan Opera and the Lyric Opera of Chicago (among others), Leonore (debuted for the Seattle Opera) and Brünnhilde (performed in Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Milan, New York and the UK).
Her equally impressive reputation on the concert platform includes
performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the London Symphony
Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic, as well as many others. As a
Sony Classical solo artist, Ms. Eaglen can be heard on several albums,
including the acclaimed Wagner/Bellini solo disc and Wagner's Tannhäuser with
Daniel Barenboim for Teldec that earned a Grammy Award for Best
Complete Opera. She can also be heard in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
with Claudio Abbado, as the title role in Norma with Riccardo Muti, and on the soundtrack for the film adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.
OPERA America Online Learning: The Marriage of Figaro
Sacramento Opera opens its production ofThe Marriage of Figaro on February 27. Here's a unique opportunity to learn more about the opera with OPERA America's Online Learning, running from February 17 through March 17 free of charge for Sacramento Opera patrons!
What is Online Learning? Designed
as a service for opera lovers and those who wish to learn more about
the art form, the courses explore the many dimensions of opera --
literature, music, visual art -- as well as learn more about the
artists who make a night at the opera truly unforgettable.
Discover
more about the world of the composer, the opera's source materials
and music analysis. Interact with the instructor and the other course
participants through the online discussion board and get your questions
answered! Once a week for four weeks, you will receive a link to a
material, including audio clips and production photos, allowing you to
review the material at your own pace.
Meet Your Instructor Scott
Eyerly is a composer and teacher living in New York, where his
Juilliard course - Desert Island Opera - has proven a popular
introduction to the genre. Eyerly is also a frequent lecturer at
Mahaiwe Theater in Great Barrington, Massachusetts where he introduces
the Met HD broadcasts. The world premiere of his opera The House of the Seven Gables,
now available on an Albany double CD, was produced by Manhattan School
of Music. Eyerly's other works include commissions from the National
Endowment for the Arts, Glimmerglass Opera, Chamber Music America, Cape
May (NJ) Music Festival, the New York Youth Symphony and Philip Morris
Companies Inc.
Registration As a patron of Sacramento Opera,
access to this Online Learning course is free, but you must register.
Send an e-mail with your name, address, phone, and the e-mail address
where you would like to receive the course information to info@sacopera.org. Links to course lectures are delivered via e-mail, so you MUST include your e-mail address. Please register by Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Note that your information will be shared with OPERA America.
Bojan Knezevich performs the role of Figaro in The Marriage of Figaro
The
Sacramento Opera 2008-2009 Season Corporate Sponsor: James Irvine
Foundation; Raley's Family of Fine Stores; Sacramento Metropolitan
Arts Commission; Season Individual Sponsor: Barbara K. Jackson.
The
mission of the Sacramento Opera (a nonprofit organization) is to
produce outstanding opera, to develop and cultivate a wider public
interest in opera and its allied arts, and to further music education
in the region.
