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"Great Opera Singers of the 20th Century"

Live presentation: Saturday, February 11 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm CST (tickets for this are available as well.) Online availability: one whole year!

Presenter: Henry Fogel is the former president of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the League of American Orchestras and is currently dean of the Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts. More info: here

Fundraiser for Face on the Barroom Floor:

Sunday, February 12, 2 pm, at the home of Janet Dafoe
433 Kingsley Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301

A musical program will be presented, including performers who will present excerpts from the opera The Face on the Barroom Floor, along with a short excerpt from the latest film produced by Newport Classic LTD, “David Amram: The First 80 years.” Food and wine will be served. If you would like more information on the event, please contact Mr. Michael Morris of The Orchard Valley Fine Arts Foundation at 408 655 1512. You may contact the composer Henry Mollicone at 408 370 6564.

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Merola "Behing-the-Scenes" Event on February 16, 2012

At this unique evening, San Francisco Opera Center Director of Musical Studies, Mark Morash, will give the audience a rare opportunity to see how pianists prepare singers for their roles and continue their musical involvement during the run of an opera production.This special event is open to all members and Merola encourages you to bring guests. Email Susan English at (suenglish@yahoo.com) to make reservations.

Save the Date — Saturday, April 21, 2012
A benefit gala in support of the Merola Opera Program at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco "A Royal Affair*" *tiaras optional.

For more information, please visit the Merola website.

Met Opera HD performances

For the 2011-12 season the Metropolitan Opera HD performances, featuring 11 live transmissions, will be shown at selected theaters. For exact times, theaters and ticket information Met Opera Broadcasts.

• The Enchanted Island — January 21, 2012
• Wagner’s Götterdämmerung — February 11, 2012
• Verdi’s Ernani — February 25, 2012
• Massenet’s Manon — April 7, 2012
• Verdi’s La Traviata — April 14, 2012

Operas at Camera 7 in the Pruneyard Campbell

Now at Camera 7 Cinema: an exclusive series of first class pre-recorded operas from the legendary European opera houses in HD Digital Projection with Dolby Digital sound. From La Scala in Milan, to the world-famous Salzburg and Glyndebourne Festivals in Austria and England, There are two different operas scheduled each month, with screenings Sunday mornings at 11:00am, and a repeat show Wednesday evening at 7:00pm. For ticket information, Cinema 7

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