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2011 the Western Region,
Metropolitan
Opera National Council, celebrates 54
years of promoting talented young singers through the Regional
Auditions. During this time, several notable stars made their debut at our Showcase
Concert. The
Opera Showcase of the Desert celebrates its
36th year as an Associate of the Metropolitan Opera National
Council - Western Region.
We encourage you to become a patron the Opera Showcase of the Desert.
Click
here for underwriting information. 
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Mission: To showcase
Metropolitan Opera National
Council - Western Region finalists
before they (the First Place
Winner/s) compete/s in the National Preliminaries and Finals on
the stage of the
Metropolitan
Opera in New York.
Main Fundraiser:
Opera Showcase Concert features
outstanding and talented young
operatic singers from the
Metropolitan Opera National
Council - Western Regional
Finals, followed by dinner.
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36th Annual Showcase Gala The 36th annual Opera
Showcase Gala will be held at the historic Thunderbird
Country Club; $100 includes wine before the concert and heavy
hors-d'oeurves and open bar following the concert. Formal
attire optional.
For more information, please call Marion
Schaefer at 760-323-0154. Please help us to KEEP THE MUSIC ALIVE
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Western Region winners who
have appeared at the Met:
Sopranos: Sondra Radvanovsky, Jessica Rivera,
Deborah Voigt.
Mezzo-Soprano: Michelle de
Young, Tenor: Euardo Villa,
Baritones: Thomas Hampson,
Malcolm MacKenzie, Earle
Patriarco, Bass Baritone:
Richard Bernstein.
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2011/2011
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Thursday, February 16,
2012 at 6:30PM. The 36th annual Opera
Showcase Gala will be held at the historic Thunderbird
Country Club; $100 includes wine before the concert and heavy
hors-d'oeurves and open bar following the concert. Formal
attire optional.
For more information, please call Marion
Schaefer at 760-323-0154.
Prior concerts:
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
- A Special Concert Benefitting the Metropolitan Opera
National Council and Opera Showcase of the Desert was held.
It was “A Tribute To Mario Lanza, America’s Caruso”
and starred
Internationally Acclaimed Tenor Joseph Frank with Soprano
Jamie Chamberlain and Accompanied by Paul Floyd.
Featured were arias and duets from Lanza in Opera , Operetta and his
movies. The evening ended with a sing-along of favorite Holiday songs.
Wednesday, January 26,
2011 at
6:00pm: Opera Showcase
of the Desert Concert was held at the Annenberg Theater in
Palm Springs. It was followed by a sit-down dinner
upstairs in the Palm Springs Art Museum, catered by Spencer's
Restaurant of Palm Springs. See poster on left side of
this page. |
Click
here to see photos of our
gala 2010/2011 events!
2010
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Wednesday, December 29,
2010 at
6:00pm, Opera Showcase Preview at the
Rancho Mirage Library. This preview concert is open to
all. You will see the Metropolitan Opera Stars of tomorrow.
(Free concert) |
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The 2010
Opera
Showcase of the Desert Concert took place at the Annenberg Theater in Palm
Springs in January 2010. It was followed by a sit-down dinner upstairs in the Palm Springs Art Museum, catered by Spencer's
Restaurant of Palm Springs.
 Click
here
to see pictures and videos of this event! The
Videos of the concert performances are
NEW.
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2009
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Opera Showcase Preview at the Rancho Mirage Public
Library
Was held Tuesday, December 29, 2009, 7:00 PM,
presented by the Friends of the Rancho Mirage Public
Library |
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Mimi Rudulph Reception
This was held Sunday, March 7, 2010 at the estate of
John Armor and Mario Koppe. This year's honoree
was Michele DeYoung. Click
here to see details of this presentation.
Click here
to see photos taken at this event. |
(Here are the performers for the 2010 Showcase Concert.
L-R: Marina Boudart
Harris, Joseph Lim, Jacquelynne Fontaine,
Sharin Apostolou, Robert MacNeil. Photograph by
Sherri Breyer, Palm Springs Life)
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The
Metropolitan
Opera
The Opera Showcase also provides financial
support to:
The program to save the Met's Saturday broadcast. Click on
Save the Met Broadcasts Campaign
for more
information and make donations.
The Showcase also support the Met's program to train and develop
young artists: Click on
Metropolitan Opera Lindeman Young Artist Program for more
information and make donations.
Great Opera. Modern Technology.
Up
to eight matinee performances will be broadcast live, in
High-Definition, from the Met stage into a movie theater in Palm
Springs. Stay tuned to the OSD web site for details.
Click
here for more information on The Met Opera Goes to the
Movies. |
Opera Links:
 Live in High
Definition continues with the new season at the Met.
The Palm Springs area showings are supported by the Opera
Showcase of the Desert. Click
here to see the rest of the Live in High Definition
schedule.
See matinee performances, broadcast live,
in High-Definition, from the Met stage to movie theaters in Palm
Spring: Palm Springs Courtyard Stadium 9 (at
789 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs) and the Century
Rancho Mirage The River 12 (71800 Highway 111, Rancho
Mirage.)
OperaArts,,created
from the collaborative dreams and efforts of a small consortium
of community residents and opera aficionados, is a non-profit
organization whose goal is to present quality musical
performances, with emphasis on Opera and operetta, accompanied
by high quality visual arts and art experiences, to the
Coachella Valley community, with emphasis on our youth and
senior citizens. www.operaarts.org/. |
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