Rockland Opera Society

EHRAN ELISHA ENSEMBLE

with

HAIM ELISHA – PIANO
SAM BARDFELD – VIOLIN
DAVID BINDMAN - TENOR SAX
KEN FILIANO –BASS
EHRAN ELISHA - DRUMS

Wednesday, April 29th 2009 10pm
at

THE S T O N E
2nd Street at Avenue C

Admission: $10, ages 13 to 19 $5, children free.

ROCKLAND OPERA Season 2008-2009 ... the 23rd Season

OPERA's Heroes and Villains

Opera's Heroes and Villains -- Scenes

Whether a Super Hero or an Arch Villain, if it's opera, it's glorious singing. Six great voices portray a host of larger then life operatic characters.

Soprano, Carissa Castaldo Mezzo Soprano,
LauraKate Garner Tenor,
Mauricio O'Reilly Tenor,
Sean Fallen Baritone,
Robert Garner Bass,
Steven Fredericks
Haim Elisha is Music Director,
William Hicks provides piano accompaniment and commentary.

Saturday, October 11th, 2008 at 8:00PM

Cultural Arts Theatre at SUNY Rockland
145 College Rd. Suffern, NY

Admission: $25 General, $20 Seniors/Students

Lecture and Demonstration.

Musicologist, Dr. Irwin C. Elkins introduces memorable heroes and villains portrayed by some of the greatest singers in modern recorded history. He will draw upon his vast collection of recordings to illustrate the talk.

Thursday December 4, 2008 at 7PM

Finklestein Memorial Library
24 Chestnut Street, Spring Valley, NY

Admission: Free of charge

Rigoletto

Opera in two acts by Guiseppe Verdi

A Performance–in-Concert.

Haim Elisha, Music Director and Conductor,

Rina Elisha, Stage Director

Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 8PM

Cultural Arts Theatre at SUNY Rockland
145 College Road, Suffern NY

General Admission: $25, Student/Senior: $20

MORE Heroes and Villains

Excerpts from the repertory featuring the heroic and the villainous in opera.

Sunday, June 7th, 2009 at 4:30PM

New Hempstead Presbyterian Church,
New Hempstead Road and Rt. 45

General Admission: $10.00, Senior/Student $8.00

Make checks payable to:

Rockland Opera
185 North Main Street
Spring Valley, NY 10977

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Be a Rockland Opera Patron!

Ticket sales cover only a small part of the actual cost of our productions. Your tax deductible contribution is greatly appreciated.

Here is how you can join us for the season:

Platinum........................800 and over………………

Gold.............................500 and over……………….

Silver...........................300 and over……………….

Benefactor....................200 and over……………….

Donor...........................50 and over……………….

Patrons receive seats for each performance: Platinum-six, Gold-four, Silver-three, Benefactor-two.
All names are listed in the program.

These performances are made possible in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts; New York State Special Grants for Cultural and Recreational Programs; County of Rockland, and Orange and Rockland Utilities.

Rockland Opera is an independent, not-for-profit professional opera company serving the Hudson Valley region. Its mission is to present opera and operatic concerts at affordable prices to a wide and diverse audience. Productions are of the highest artistic quality in the belief that excellence will be appreciated at all levels of expertise and sophistication, even by those who may be unfamiliar with the art form. Thus Rockland Opera has become an important part of the community's cultural life. In fact, it is the only organization in Rockland County that offers professional caliber, fully staged operas. Rockland Opera also runs the Community Opera Workshop, providing meaningful opportunity for emerging performers to practice their craft. Often they are called upon to sing in the chorus of the major productions.

Mission Statement

Officers

185 North Main Street Spring Valley, NY 10977	Phone: (845) 574-4591 Fax: (212) 724-5246
Dr. Haim Elisha, Artistic Director/General Manager (212) 724-6934, E-mail: amima@aol.com