FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 14, 2010
CONTACT: Julia Sheridan, 503-295-3508
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PORTLAND OPERA TO GO TOUR
TO EXPAND THANKS TO NEW FUNDING
Portland, Ore.— Tens of thousands of elementary school students throughout the state will experience the excitement of live opera this year thanks to new funding from a wide array of corporate and foundation funders.
“We are thrilled,” said Portland Opera General Director Christopher Mattaliano. “Thanks to the generosity and commitment from these organizations, our Portland Opera To Go education program can return to touring to schools in every corner of the state. These companies and foundations are to be commended for their recognition of the importance of keeping music education in the lives of young people and for their financial commitment to that effort.”
This season Portland Opera To Go is sponsored by:
| KeyBank | McMenamins |
| Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation | Robert D. and Marcia H. Randall Charitable Trust |
| The William Randolph Hearst Foundation | Herbert A. Templeton Foundation |
| PGE Foundation | JPMorgan Chase Foundation |
| U.S. Bancorp Foundation | Kiewit-Bilfinger Berger, AJV |
| Oregon Cultural Trust | BNSF Foundation |
| Bank of America Foundation | Pacific Power Foundation |