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CELEBRATE OPERA WITH US
Events
 NEW YEARS EVE GALA
After the New Year's Eve performance of Carmen, join the stars of Eugene
Opera to welcome the New Year at a glamorous post-performance gala at Café
Two on the Hult Center Concourse, featuring light dining, wine and a champagne
toast, and the music of Le Bop Hot!
Mayor proclaims December 26-31 "Eugene Opera Week"
From Mayor Kitty Piercy's office ...
WHEREAS: Eugene Opera has been a vital contributor to our arts community since 1976, when founding Artistic Director Philip Bayles and over 100 volunteer musicians, singers, stagehands and fans combined their efforts to bring opera to Eugene. The Eugene Opera has been a resident company in the Hult Center for the Performing Arts since its opening in 1982; and
WHEREAS: Eugene Opera's artistic accomplishments and innovation have served to bring our community together through an appreciation of opera. Eugene Opera has provided a training ground for many young singers who have gone on to international operatic careers at the highest level; and
WHEREAS: Eugene Opera begins its 35th anniversary celebration with Bizet's Carmen, the first opera it produced, with a cast of international stars. The celebration continues with a new production of John Adam's opera Nixon in China, to be presented with Nixon in China: (1972-2012) 40 Years after the Shanghai Communiqué, a unique collaboration between Eugene Opera and the University of Oregon; and
WHEREAS: The Eugene Opera mission is to produce the highest quality opera consistent with the company's ability to nurture available resources; to work to increase the audience for opera; to identify and engage emerging artists of professional potential; to contribute to the future of the art form and to develop educational programs for the community at-large, school and young artists
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Kitty Piercy, Mayor of the City of Eugene, Oregon, do herby proclaim December 26, 2011 to December 31, 2011 as "Eugene Opera Week" in Eugene, Oregon, and thank the many individuals who gave time and financial support to the Eugene Opera in order to strengthen the arts in our city.
Kitty Piercy, Mayor
December 12, 2011 |
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