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> I can't sing and I have little spare time, but the annual Bel Canto > performance is so spectacular, and showcases our neighborhood in such a > great light, that I have once again volunteered to encourage attendance > and to attract advertising support. Please help and please forgive > duplicates. > > The performance is scheduled for Sunday, April 17 at 3 PM. > > While held inside the high church of St. Francis De Sales at 4625 > Springfield Avenue, the music is secular (and past performances have been > surprisingly bawdy). The church has amazing acoustics and was chosen > over the Academy by Eugene Ormandy for some of his recordings. It is a > stunningly beautiful setting. Every performance is enhanced by the > magnificent surroundings and the great volumes of air and light > transformed by the stained glass windows. > > Many of the performers are neighbors talented enough to perform with the > Bel Canto Lyric Opera Company. It is remarkable to see a local carpenter > in a tuxedo and black tie, belting out tenor tones sweet enough to > manipulate the emotions. Our very own Diva, Cecilia Chasisson of Hazel > Ave., winner of a Pavarotti contest, is a pleasure to see and hear. The > show will start with Verdi and songs in the Bel Canto style and will > finish with Broadway hits from Gershwin's "Porgie & Bess" and Andrew > Lloyd Weber's "Phantom of the Opera". > > Some fans take the Trolley out from Center City and others drive in from > the Suburbs, while about a third walk in from our UC neighborhoods. I > want to expose more of our neighbors to this opportunity to hear a world > class performance at a local venue. And in the event of a "Sold Out" > performance, I hope my friends and neighbors are the ones with tickets > and this opportunity. > > Proceeds pay the orchestra and profits support the Organ Restoration > Fund. This year, a new console is in place and many parts of the organ > have already been improved, so the organ will resound to some of its > potential. > > How can you help? > > Make a private reply and ask for the Flyer attachment. Please post it at > work and where you play. > Get tickets for yourself, your family, your coworkers and your friends! > Attend and clap. > If you are as awed as I have been and are able to donate beyond the > ticket price, slip a check to one of the performers. > Support the performers; there is usually a period to meet and greet and > even request autographs. > > Buy an Ad or place a Personal Note in the Concert Booklet. > The rate for a camera ready business card is only $35.00. > Send a private reply if you want a rate sheet for half or full page ad or > an inside or back cover. > Judy Lamarind, our brilliant graphic artist volunteer, can create a cool > ad or personal note (Happy Anniversary, etc.) and send you a draft to > proof. Please forgive our limits, we are both working moms. If you want > to be recognized as supporting the restoration of this fabulous organ, > one of the largest in the country, please reply to me. For those who > just want a business card sized ad, you can put the card, with a check > for $35.00 (Payable to SFDS - ORF) in the mail to my attention > > Liz Campion > P.O. Box 23632 > Phila, PA 19143 > > Thank you, and I hope many of you will have the opportunity to enjoy > this annual event. In fact, make it a day! The Historic Society will be > holding their house Tour and running Antique Trolleys. Abbraccio is > sponsoring a concert-themed dinner with special pricing (and a chance to > meet many of the performers) and several local restaurants will be > featuring special brunch menus. > > All the best! > Liz > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
