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Showing posts with label Opening. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Opening. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Grand Re-Opening Gala
Joan Wood celebrates with the crowed at the Opening Night Gala.
Joel Fedder, Building Committee Chair, with Architect Killis Almond
Victor Passero, Ed Watts, Robin Cote, Clark Wright, and David Otterness of Willis Smith Construction with Executive Director Susan Danis.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Opera House Ribbon Cutting
Bill and Casiana Schmidt
Alisa and Ernie Kretzmer
Maestro Victor DeRenzi and Susan Danis address the crowd. Jerry Waterman and Virginia Toulmin look on.
Audiences entering the Opera House for the first time.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Preparing for the Big Night
A few days ahead of March 1, 2008 a large tent is errected behind the Opera House. As the big night draws near, it is decked out for the post performance Gala.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Opera House - Ready to Go
The Opera House, in a final quiet moment before the Re-Opening performance.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Rigoletto Rehearsal
The orchestra rehearses with Maestro DeRenzi in the newly expanded pit. On stage is the set for Rigoletto.
Monday, May 12, 2008
First Notes
To celebrate the re-opening, Opera supporters were welcomed to the theater by Susan Danis and Maestro DeRenzi for a 'First Notes' dinner followed by a dress rehearsal of 'Rigoletto'.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Va Pensiero
Early in the rehearsal period for the 2008 season, all the singers gathered on stage. The singing of Verdi's 'Va Pensiero' has been a traditional event at the Opera House for many years. It was the closing piece performed at the final concert March 4, 2007 and it seemed only apropriate to re-christen the theater with it.
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