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From: Eli Jacobson
Date: 05 Mar 2007
Time: 09:29:01 -0500
Remote Name: 161.185.150.117
On Friday March 9th at 8 p.m., I will be presenting a program on the operas of the composer Meyerbeer offering an overview of his life and career and selections, historical and modern, from his operas in many languages and styles. Singers represented will include Leonce-Antoine Escalais, Georges Thill, Frederica Von Stade, Felia Litvinne, Gitta Alpar, Franco Corelli, Renata Scotto, Joan Sutherland, Bruce Ford, Nazzareno de Angelis, Antonina Nezhdanova, Cesar Vezzani, Riccardo Stracciari, Amelita Galli-Curci, Chris Merritt and more. Italian operas, the French Grand operas and more will be represented. The presentation will take place at the Gay and Lesbian Center, 208 West 13th St., NY, NY in Room 410 (the De Benedictis Room) on the 3M level (in actuality the fourth floor). There is a donation of $6.00 that contributes towards the rental of the room and expenses of the Gay Men's Opera Club (all are welcome). Refreshments will be served at intermission time. The program should run from 8 p.m. or so until 10:30 p.m. Please e-mail me with any questions or input. My e-mail is divonewyorkese@yahoo.com Hope to see you there and tell me if you decided to come because you saw this message. All the best, Eli Jacobson