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NEW 2011 SEASON OF MAGIC!

The magic and excitement of live opera awaits you! Burst into summer with the passion of Donizetti's Elixir of Love and take a magic ride into fall with the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood. READ MORE—

 

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Take our quick quiz —Do You Know the True Cost of Opera?

 

You might know Opera is the most beautiful and expensive of the performing arts but DID YOU KNOW:

 

Did you know that ticket sales for an opera production generally cover no more than 35% of the costs of a show? Did you know that opera is one of the fastest-growing art forms in the world?

 

Please provide your support!  Samples of average production costs:

 

Gel for Lighting Instrument   $15

 

1 Pair of Ladies character shoes  $35

 

Vocal score for one lead vocalist  $50

 

Costume for a lead role     $100

 

Chorus member fee (2 performances)  $100

 

Wig for a starring role  $175

 

Fee for one orchestra member (2 performances)  $240

 

Hardware for one set   $375

 

Scenery Painting for one production  $600

 

Airfare for visiting guest artist, round trip   $900

 

Sheet Music for Orchestra   $1400

 

Program Printing (2 performances)   $1500

 

Auditorium Rental/Fees for a full production   $3500

 

Orchestra fees for one production (2 performances)   $8500+

 

Set Design/Scenery Construction   $10,000

 

 

  

RUN OF THE VALKYRIES:

Saturday, July 16, 2011 Join us for the fourth annual RUN OF THE VALKYRIES. READ MORE—

 

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Artistic / Music Director

Gregory Buchalter:

Maestro Buchalter hails from the Metropolitan Opera. READ MORE—

Opera Fairbanks is supported  by a grant from the Alaska State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Fairbanks Bed Tax with a re-grant by the Fairbanks Arts Association. Pike's Waterfront Lodge is the official hotel of Opera Fairbanks. Click here for more info about sponsoring a production, season or advertising in our 2011 production programs.

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