Upcoming Events

Date: February 21, 2012

Location: The Princeton Art Museum

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• February 21, 10:00 am: The Princeton Art Museum FREE 

  Highlights of the French art in The Princeton Art Museum, presented by Jacqueline Meisel, Princeton Art  Museum docent and PFO member. With a varied background as both an artist (Masters in Applied Art from Drexel University) and an art historian, (Masters in Art History from the University of Delaware), Ms. Meisel has worked and volunteered extensively in museums and adult art education. Following the tour, we are welcome to walk next door to the Prospect House cafeteria for luncheon. To reserve your spot on the tour, contact Anne McMahan: amcmahan.pfo@gmail.com.

Date: April 21, 2012

Location: Private Home in Princeton

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• April 21, 6:00 pm: Classic French Cooking Party and Buffet Dinner with Chef Stuart Popik

  Invitations will be mailed to PFO members in early February.  Seating is limited and requests will be honored in order that checks are received. 

Location: Princeton Senior Resource Center

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• January Opera Video Series at The Princeton Senior Resource Center FREE

   

January 9, 12:30 pm Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci / Mascagni - Cavalleria Rusticana

January 23, 12:00 pm Wagner: Die Walkure 

January 30, 12:30 pm Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier

February 6, 12:30 pm Bonus documentary: Aida's Brothers and Sisters:

Black Voices in Opera.

Location: State Theatre In New Brunswick

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• January 8, 2 pm: State Theatre in New Brunswick 

  Jules Massenet Cendrillon, Captured Live at the Royal Opera House in London, England Conducted by Bertrand de Billy, Directed by Laurent Pelly, Choreographed by Laura Scozzi, Starring Joyce DiDonato, Eglise Guttiérez, and Alice Coote

  For the first time ever, The Royal Opera presents the story of Cinderella as told

in Massenet’s opera Cendrillon. The production, new to the Royal Opera House, is by Laurent Pelly, whose previous work has included the successful La Fille du régiment. Pelly brings his characteristic lightness of touch, wit, and elegance to Massenet’s delightfully tuneful score against sets and costumes of fairytale charm. Sung in French with English subtitles. Running time: 2 hrs, 50 minutes including one intermission.

If interested in joining us for brunch before the showing, contact Anne McMahan:  amcmahan.pfo@gmail.com or 609-610-6896.

To purchase tickets go to: www.statetheatre.org.  Use the code LOVERU for $20 tickets.

Location: Princeton Shopping Center

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From 3-7:00 pm Ten Thousand Villages will donate 10% off all sales to Princeton Friends of Opera to help us provide student scholarships, support local opera and  new opera development.  Find that special hand-crafted item for your holiday shopping. 

Location: Member Home

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Hosted by Carol King and Carol Baron, this is a favorite of members and guests.  Join fellow opera lovers for a potluck dinner followed by desert and an opera video: Massenet's, Manon.  We will gather for dinner at 5:00 pm.  For further information please contact Carol King:  qsking@aol.com.

Location: Smith House, Princeton Landing

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Annual Members Reception and Membership Tea, 3-5:30 pm: free for members, $10 donation nonmembers.  French arias and a delightful reception.  Presented at the lovely Smith House in Princeton Landing.

Location: Brooklyn Academy of Music

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September 18, 3:00 pm Ayts, Jean-Baptiste Lully, presented by Les Arts Florissants at The Brooklyn Academy of Music.  PFO continues the French theme with this outstanding Baroque opera.  Acclaimed conductor William Christie and his early music ensemble Les Arts Florissants return to Brooklyn to launch sixteen months of celebrations around BAM’s 150th anniversary.  Tickets are $81.  If interested please email: amcmahan.pfo@gmail.com. 

Location: Private Home near Princeton

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Once again member Sam Greco will host a Garden Party for PFO members and guests.  Celebrate with delicious food and wine.  Enjoy old friends of meet new ones.  French arias performed by mezzo-soprano Danielle Wright.  This is a not to be missed event.  Tickets are $50.  The party runs from 4:00-7:00 pm.  For information and directions, please contact Anne McMahan:  amcmahan.pfo@gmail.com.  Mail checks to: Princeton Friends of Opera, PO Box 2359, Princeton, NJ 08543.  Members should look for an invitaion in early August.

Location: Princeton Senior Resource Center

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JUNE OPERA VIDEO SERIES 

Princeton Senior Resource Center,

Suzanne Patterson Building,

45 Stockton St, Princeton

All movies begin at 12:30 pm,

in Rooms 1 & 2

Mondays in June!

June 6, 13, 20 and 27.

Location: New York City Opera, David H. Koch Theater

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This matinee performance of Stephen Schwartz first opera, Seance on a Wet Afternoon, will begin at 1:30 and run for 2 hours and 40 minutes, with one intermission.  PFO has reserved a number of tickets, at a reduced price of $75 per ticket.

There is an optional brunch and an optional champagne reception afterward with the composer and members of the cast. If interested, please contact amcmahan.pfo@gmail.com. 

Mr. Schwartz is a Grammy-Award winning composer of hit shows including Wicked, Godspell and Pippen.

Based on the novel by Mark McShane and the noir film adaptation in 1964, this pschological thriller stars the mesmerizing Lauren Flanigan as an ambitious psychic who devises an elaborate kidnapping scheme to win the fame that she desperately craves.

Location: Smith House, Princeton Landing

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Smith House, built by John D. Rockefeller in the early 1900's, will be the lavish setting for a Russian themed party, hosted by PFO.  Beginning at 5:30 pm, the party should end around 8:00 pm.  Tickets are $75 per person.  An invitation will be mailed to members in advance.  Center City Opera Theater will preview Paul Moravec and Terry Teachout's new opera, Danse Russe.   Bob McMahan, accordionist, will entertain us with Russian songs.  Hope Osborn, soprano, will complete the evening with Rachmaninoff songs.  A lavish Russian dinner buffet will compete the evening.

To reserve your place, please mail a check to: Princeton Friends of Opera, PO Box 2359, Princeton, NJ 08543-2359.

For additional information, please contact Anne McMahan: amcmahan.pfo@gmail.com.

Location: Lake House, Princeton, NJ

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Hosted by our gracious friend, Dvorit, and the PFO Steering Committee, Charles Jarden, General Manager of American Opera Projects in NYC, will present a program on the new Stephen Schwartz opera, Seance on a Wet Afternoon.  Developed at AOP, this will be a wonderful opportunity for us to hear some of the music and background of the opera before attending the matinee performance on May 1.  The program will begin at 3:00 pm and will be followed by a sumptuous reception.

Tickets are $20 per person.  Checks should be mailed to: Princeton Friends of Opera, PO Box 2359, Princeton, NJ 08543.  Directions and address will be provided.

Location: Princeton Senior Resource Center

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Join us at 12:30 pm for Joan Sutherland: The Reluctant Prima Donna.

Location: Princeton Senior Resource Center

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Join us at 12:30 pm for snacks and Bellini's Norma.

Location: Princeton Senior Resource Center

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Join us at 12:30 pm for snacks and Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex.

Location: Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers

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Dr. Julia Tulovsky, assistant Curator of Russian and Soviet Art, will present a talk on selected opera and theater related artwork from their extensive Russian Collection.  The program, which is FREE with museum admission, will run from 10:30-11:30 am, followed by an optional luncheon at a local restaurant.  To register  please contact: amcmahan.pfo@gmail.com.

For additional museum information:  www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu/visit

Location: Princeton Senior Resource Center

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PFO sponsors this opera series at the Center.  Starting at 12:30 pm, please join us for delicious snacks and the opera of the day: Wagner's Tannhäuser.

Location: Princeton Shopping Center

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From 3-7 pm, PFO members and friends are encouraged to do their holiday shopping.  10% of all sales generated during the evening will be donated to PFO.  Come out for coffee, cider, cookies and shopping.  All of the items in the store are handicrafted by artisans in developing countries for a fair income. 

301 North Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ

(609) 683-4466

Location: Home of Carol and Barry Baron

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Join PFO members and guests for a special presentation by noted musician Joel Spiegelman, "The Development of Russian Classical Music: Opera and Theater."  The presentation begins at 4 pm followed by a sumptuous Russian reception.  For additional details contact us: amcmahan.pfo@gmail.com.

Location: Home of Sam Greco, Princeton Junction, NJ

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Join us for an evening in Old Italy.  The festivities begin at 5:00 pm.  Authentic Italian cheeses, wines and fresh figs.  For additional information contact Anne McMahan at amcmahan.pfo@gmail.com.

Location: Princeton Public Library

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Noted Handel scholar, Donald Burrows, Professor, The Open University, London, will present a lecture, "The Composition of Ariodante and Its Place in Handel's Career."  This talk, part of The Princeton Festival's 2010 season, will take place on Friday, June 18, at 7 pm and is FREE to the public.  PFO is sponsoring this presentation in collaboration with The Princeton Festival.

Location: Princeton Senior Resource Center

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June 2 - Mussorgsky,  Boris Godunov. 1987.

Evgeny Nesterenko as Boris.  Bolshoi Opera. 165 minutes.

June 9 - Donizetti, L'Elisir d'Amore. 1991.

Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle, Juan Pons and  Enzo Dara, Metropolitan Opera, 129 minutes.

June 16 - Puccini,  Tosca. 1976.

Raina Kabaivanska,Placido Domingo & Sherrill Milnes. Filmed on the original locations in Rome. 115 minutes.

June 23 - Bonus: The Red Violin
  This movie features a red violin created by a master
  in 1681 following the death of his wife. The violin
  passes through various hands before it meets its
  destiny on the auction block. Music for the film
  composed by John Corigliano and played by Joshua
  Bell. 131 minutes.

Location: The Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ

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Lecture by John Burkhalter on Musical practices in ancient Mexico and Peru and their impact on later operas, will begin at 3:00 pm.  The event will be held at Princeton Theological Seminary, 20 Library Place, in the Erdman Center.  Tickets are $30 for members and $35 for guests.  John will his collection of  Pre-Columbian musical instruments.  This promises to be a most interesting and informative afternoon. Nicholas Lockey will present on baroque opera.  Join us for the program and reception.

Location: New York City Opera

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Join PFO friends in New York for  NYC Opera's for a performance of Handel's opera Partenope.  Excellent group tickets are available through PFO for $75.  Please reserve by January 15, 2010.

Location: Private Princeton residence

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Cori Ellison, Dramaturg of New York City Opera, will host a lecture on Handel's opera Partenope, which is being presented by NYC Opera.  Tickets for the presentation are $30 for members, $35 for friends and guests.  Invitations will be mailed in January. Join us for a delightful afternoon. 

Location: Ten Thousand Villiages, Princeton Shopping Center

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Ten Thousand Villiages & Princeton Friends of Opera present a shopping "Opera"tunity for PFO members and friends on Wednesday, Dec. 9 from 3-7pm.

Shop, enjoy cider and cookies and support two worthwhile organizations.

Ten Thousand Villages is a fair trade store offering beautiful handcrafted jewelry, personal accessories, home decorative items, musical instruments, toys, hand made paper, baskets, table linens, ceramics and collectable items, tea, coffee and chocolate. Your fair trade purchase helps improve the lives of thousands of artisans in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

10% of all sales go to PFO.

Ten Thousand Villiages
Princeton Shopping Center
301 N. Harrison Street

Princeton, NJ 08540

(609) 683-4464

Location: Local Movie Theatre TBA

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Join us for Puccini'sTurandot.  Tentative plans for supper afterward.  As of 10/26 tickets were still available.  Check PFO Meet-ups for more information.

Location: Hopewell Valley Vineyard

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PFO's Wine and Dinner Buffet "Italy Comes to Hopewell" will feature delicious Italian food and local Hopewell Valley Vineyard wines.  Noted tenor, Bob Guarino, will entertain with a selection of Neapolitan songs and arias.  PFO member, Bob McMahan, accordionist, will perform Italian favorites.  The party begins at 6:00 p.m. and ends at 9:00 p.m.  Look for invitations in the mail after Labor Day.

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Location: At homes of Carol King and Carol Baron

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Join us for a Pot Luck Supper and viewing of opera video Tales of Hoffman at the homes of Carol King and Carol Baron.

Other nights to be scheduled.

Location: Home of Carol and Barry Baron

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5:00 - 7:00 PM

Join us for a delicious reception at the home of PFO Membership Chair Carol Baron. Update of PFO activities for the coming year.  Special guest, Christopher Arneson will talk about Westminster's successful summer 2009 CoOPERAtive program.