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Join Tulsa Opera for the opportunity to enjoy opera on and off the stage. Additionally, we hope you will join us for one of our fundraising events to help us continue to provide remarkable performances and awareness of the art for the next generation.
February 3 – 24: Eye4Eye Exhibition at Living Arts of Tulsa
An art exhibition exploring artists’ perspectives on capital punishment.
Visit Living Arts of Tulsa for Eye 4 Eye, a juried art exhibit with more than 20 regional artists’ perspectives on capital punishment. Curated by Walt Kosty, the opening reception is February 3, 2012, from 6 to 9 pm during which Tulsa Opera will present selections from Dead Man Walking at 7 pm with remarks by Jonathan Pape, stage director.
Living Arts of Tulsa
307 E. Brady
Tulsa, OK
During regular gallery hours. Admission is free. Exhibit Opening on Feb. 3. Made possible by Tulsa Opera, Living Arts of Tulsa and Opera America.
February 24th – Jake Heggie at Inside Composer’s Studio
See the number one composer of American contemporary opera in person at TCC
Join Tulsa Opera as we welcome Jake Heggie, composer for the critically acclaimed opera Dead Man Walking, the night before our opening of our production of his work. Hear the incredible story of Heggie’s rise to recognition as the number one composer of American comtemporary opera in an interview conducted by Tulsa Opera Artistic Director Kostis Protopapas. Both the interview and Q & A will be taped and aired on Cox Cable Channel 21 – TCC.
Friday, February 24th from 6 – 7 pm
Tulsa Community College Center for Creativity
910 S. Boston (across from the TCC campus in downtown Tulsa)
Tulsa, OK 74119
Feb. 25 – Opening Dead Man Walking
Pre-performance talk by composer Jake Heggie at 6:30 pm in the Westby Pavillion
7:30 pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center
110 E 2nd St
Tulsa, OK 74103
March 2 – Dead Man Walking
7:30 pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center
110 E 2nd St
Tulsa, OK 74103
March 4 – Dead Man Walking
2 pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center
110 E 2nd St
Tulsa, OK 74103
March 17 – Opera Underground
Location and time TBA.
March 24 – Tulsa Youth Opera sings with Tulsa Symphony Orchestra
Tulsa Youth Opera will sing with the Tulsa Symphony in a performance of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 in Chapman Music Hall at the Tulsa PAC.
7:30 pm at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center
110 E 2nd St
Tulsa, OK 74103
Tickets can be purchased by calling 918-584-3645.
March 25th – Postcard from Morocco
Join Tulsa Opera at Philbrook for a delightful afternoon of vintage 20th century opera in this special Tulsa Opera performance of Dominic Argento’s Postcard from Morocco. Seven people gather in a train station – and delve into their loves, dreams and imagination. This humorous and nostalgic fantasy combines an eclectic score with lyrics based in part on A Child’s Garden of Verse by Robert Louis Stevenson. This chamber production by Stanley M. Garner is inspired by the surrealist films of Salvador Dalì and Luis Buňuel and features the Tulsa Opera Studio Artists.
Admission: $10 in advance / $12 at the door
2 p.m. at Philbrook Museum of Art
2727 South Rockford Road
Tulsa OK 74114
March 31st: 52nd Annual Tulsa Opera Ball
Dolce Notte, Quante Stelle!
Southern Hills Country Club
2636 East 61st Street
Tulsa, OK
A Tulsa tradition and wonderful evening of dinner and dancing. A variety of sponsorships and individual tickets are available.
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April 5: An Evening of Magic and Mystery with the Ghost of Enrico Caruso
Famed tenor Enrico Caruso performed at the Brady Theater in 1920. Tulsa urban legend says that J. Paul Getty took Caruso to see an oil well outside of town. The party was in a caravan of three cars, all of which broke down. Caruso was forced to walk back to Tulsa in the pouring rain in order to give his performance. Supposedly, Caruso believed that the infection which eventually killed him was a direct result of his time in the cold rain. He placed the blame squarely on the theater for this terrible fate. His vengeful ghost is said to haunt the Brady Theater to this day.
FACT OR FICTION? Join us on April 5th at 6:30 and decide for yourself as you enjoy an evening full of entertainment and surprises all to benefit the Tulsa Opera!
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