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Contact:
Public Relations Director
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
Phone: 407/896-6700 x 223
Fax: 407/896-5512
gmiller@orlandophil.org
www.orlandophil.org |
Orlando, FL – May 25, 2004 –
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra proudly presents
the first program in its 2004 Sounds of Summer Series,
titled Opera Fantasy, Singers Need Not Apply. The program
takes place on Thursday, June 24, 7:00 PM at Harry P.
Leu Gardens, 1920 N. Forest Avenue, Orlando, in the
air-conditioned comfort of the Garden House.
The program features musicians from the Philharmonic
in an instrumental performance of great operatic arias.
The program is highlighted by commentary from Robert
Swedberg, General Director of Orlando Opera. Musicians
featured on the program are Joni Hanze-Bjella, violin;
Jared Hauser and Sherwood Hawkins, oboes; Jeanne Heinze
and Sara Shaw, clarinets; Diane Bishop and Julie Fox,
bassoons; Mark Fischer and Carolyn Blice, French horns;
Rosalind beck, harp; Robin Stamper, piano; and the members
of Sovereign Brass: Mike Avila and Thomas Macklin, trumpets;
Kathleen Gabriel, French horn; Jeffrey Thomas, trombone;
Robert Carpenter, tuba; and Mark Goldberg, percussion.
On the program are a variety of beloved operatic works
including Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Massenet’s
Méditation from Thaïs and Puccini’s
Nessun dorma from Turandot, both featuring Sovereign
Brass, Puccini’s The Hummingbird Chorus from Madame
Butterfly and O mio babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi,
Donizetti’s Una furtiva lagrima from Elixir of
Love and the Cadenza and Solo from Lucia di Lammermoor.
Also on the program are three octets: Mozart’s
Madamina, il catalogo e questo from Don Giovanni and
Non piu andrai farfallone amoroso from Marriage of Figaro,
and the Overture to Rossini’s Barber of Seville.
Subscriptions to the Philharmonic’s five-concert
Sounds of Summer Series are presently on sale. Subscriptions
are $100 for adults and $50 for students with valid
ID. Single tickets are $25 for adults and $12.50 for
students with valid ID. To purchase tickets, phone the
Philharmonic at 407-896-6700. Tickets are also available
at the door on the evening of the performance, subject
to availability. Each year, the concerts in this popular
series often sell out, so be sure to get your tickets
early.
Orlando Sentinel Communications is the Print Media
Sponsor for the Sounds of Summer Series.
For further information about the Orlando Philharmonic’s
Sounds of Summer Series, phone 407-896-6700 or visit
the Philharmonic’s website at www.orlandophil.org.
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