May 2008

The popular First Friday brown bag lunch event will feature Education and Outreach Manager Alexis Hamilton and Rehearsal Pianist Tom Webb sharing "All Things Aida," including musical examples and excerpts.
Multnomah County Central Library, 3rd floor, 801 SW 10th Ave.
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KBPS All Classical 89.9 fm

This week's topic is "Introduction to Mozart's Operas" in combination with
the Met Broadcast of Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail.

General Director Christopher Mattaliano returns to the airwaves with his
30-minute monthly opera program.
This season, Mr. Mattaliano's series will tie in with the Met opera that follows it,
providing listeners with an interesting and deeper background into aspects
related to the opera broadcast.

Tune in to All Classical 89.9fm and join host John Burk for interviews and classical excerpts around Aida.

Join Robert Ainsley, Chorus Master, for an in-depth musical preview of Verdi's Aida!
Multnomah County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave.

The Hampton Opera Center.
The third annual recital by the Portland Opera Studio Artists is an unforgettable evening of vocal chamber music.  The talented young artists will demonstrate the power and beauty of the human voice, in an intimate evening of dramatic musical pieces, including works by Fernando Obradors, Ottorino Respighi, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Modest Mussorgsky and Aaron Copland. Joining them this year are members of the Portland Opera Orchestra.

Tickets, $20 for adults, $10 for students, youths under 18, seniors andmilitary, only through the Portland Opera Box Office. 503-241-1802, M-F, 9a-5p.

The Hampton Opera Center.
General Director Christopher Mattaliano has announced that the Portland Opera will hold its biennial Eleanor Lieber Awards.  The public is invited to an exciting afternoon where the stars of tomorrow’s opera world compete for prizes totaling $18,500.  After a preliminary competition on Saturday, the weekend culminates on Sunday with ten finalists vying for a first place prize of $10,000, a second place prize of $5,000 and a third place prize of $2,500.  A special $1,000 prize is awarded to the audience favorite.  In addition to these awards, all 10 finalists will be presented an honorarium.
More information.