with Evans Mirageas, The Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director, and Patty Beggs, General Director & CEO
On July 9th, we will be holding our 3rd annual GLBT Night at Cincinnati Opera. This is the opening night of Golijov's Ainadamar whose central characters—Spanish poet Federico García Lorca (known to have a relationship with Salvador Dali) and Actress Margarita Xirgu—were both part of the GLBT community.
The plot of this captivating opera surrounds the horrific assassination of Lorca. It is unknown whether he was killed because of his political views, his art, or for his sexuality; nonetheless, his life serves as a reminder of how far we have come with GLBT rights—and how far we still have to go. For this year's event, Cincinnati Opera will be partnering with the Human Rights Campaign, an organization working for GLBT rights.
5:30 p.m. Pre-performance Reception in Music Hall's Critic's Club
6:30 p.m. Opera Insights with Evans
7:30 p.m. Ainadamar Performance
9:15 p.m. Ainadamar After-Party in the Music Hall Ballroom, $10 with performance ticket
Entertainment provided by:
Jude Jones, Wendy Kirkwood, Alberta Schneider
A raffle will be held to benefit HRC.
Ticket to Ainadamar required $26 to $152. Call (513) 241-2742, say "Garcia Lorca" and we will take 20% off your ticket price. Ticket discount not available online.
2009 Hosts and Hostesses
Karen Aronoff and Vicky Holtmeier
Nancy Banks and Jolanta Sacewicz
Patty and Jim Beggs
Tim Benton
Aaron Betsky and Peter Christian Haberkorn
Kevin Bleyle
Kevin D. Brady and David G. Hakes
Jim Brofft
Craig Brown and Khoa Nguyen
Frank Caliguri
Nigel P. Cotterill
Cathy and Tom Crain
Russ Donaldson
Jared Doren
Thom Dreeze and Evans Mirageas
Cheryl Eagleson
Jerry Ewers and Brian Tiffany
Dennis Ferry
Tom Freeman and Doug Klocke
Jack B. Harrison
John Harrison
Chris Hassall and Bret Stover
Doug Ignatius and Bruce Preston
Mark Kallick and David Moore
Joan Kaup and Rick Pender
Patrick M. Korb and Sherri Einsel
Ryan L. Messer
Rob Neel and Jeff Caywood
Betsy Neyer and Amy Simmons
Stephen Rausch and Jon Schenz
Dale L. Shafer
Henri Venanzi
Edward Wagner
Cincinnati Opera Thanks its
Generous GLBT Night Sponsors
Kevin D. Brady and David G. Hakes
Frank Caliguri
Nigel P. Cotterill/ Below Zero Lounge
Russ Donaldson and Dennis Ferry/ Cuisine East West
Maribelle Cakery
Mark Kallick and David Moore
Doug Klocke/ Klocke Design
Betsy Neyer and Amy Simmons
GLBT Media Sponsor: Alternating Currents on WAIF 88.3 PM
GLBT Promotional Partner: HRC
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