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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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Whenever possible Opera Fairbanks hosts Master Classes with our professional vocalists and conductors and free classes for children, providing an early insight to the world of opera.  Check back often for upcoming classes and programs.

 

 

OF's 2011 Educational Programs, including Youth Programs, are generously sponsored by Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and Denali Center

 


 

READ ABOUT PAST CLASSES AND PROGRAMS:

 

Green Eggs & Ham

 

Masterclass with David Cangelosi

 

Opera Outside the Box with Michael Douglas Jones

 

UAF Apprentice Artist program 

 

AUDITIONS WORKSHOP: Auditions Workshop led by Maestro Gregory Buchalter of the Metropolitan Opera, assisted by guest artists of Rossini's Cinderella.

 

What's all the Yelling About?: A Look at Opera from the Inside 

Maestro Gregory Buchalter of the Metropolitan Opera gave the inside scoop about what really goes on in an opera house!  THIS WAS A FREE PROGRAM FOR GRADES 4 AND UP at the

 

MASTER CLASS 

Opera Fairbanks presented MAESTRO GREGORY BUCHALTER 

of the METROPOLITAN OPERA in a Master Class

 

Maestro Buchalter discussed audition preparation, a conductor's expectations for professional vocalists, and his experiences working with opera companies around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera.

 

Seven (7) individual vocalists received intensive coaching during the Master Class.  Individual participation was allowed on a first-come basis only.  Participants registered and paid a $25 participation fee in advance to reserve a space.  Participants were prepared to sing three (3) arias in contrasting styles and languages. Members of the public were invited to observe - with a suggested donation of $10.

 

 

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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