OPERA OUTINGS
Nancy Froysland-Hoerl, Coordinator

• Download the 2009-10 Opera Outings brochure (PDF)*

This popular program features trips to Saturday matinee performances at the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center, New York. Opera excursions include round-trip coach transportation, background information on each opera, and information about restaurants in the Lincoln Center area.

The bus leaves Princeton at approximately 9:00 a.m. to arrive in New York in time for a leisurely lunch and shopping or browsing and returns immediately following the final curtain.

The 2009-2010 season includes the following Metropolitan Opera productions:

• September 26:  Die Zauberflote 
• October 31:  Il Barbiere di Siviglia
• November 14: La Damnation de Faust
• November 28: Il Trittico
• December 19:  Les Contes D'Hoffmann 
• January 23:  Turandot
• February 20:  Ariadne auf Naxos
• March 27:  Hamlet
• May 1:  Armida

A limited number of orchestra balance, dress circle, balcony, and family circle tickets are available. Subscription and single-ticket options and fees are detailed in a separate brochure available from the Conservatory office. All sales are final.

OPERA LECTURES
These lectures are a wonderful way to enhance your Opera Outings experience. Lecturers Tim Urban and John Ferguson will examine each opera’s historical background and compositional style through recordings and group discussion. Lectures generally take place Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. one week before each opera outing. Options and fees are detailed in a separate brochure available from the Conservatory office. The cost includes the lecture, a libretto of the opera, and refreshments. All sales are final.

• September 19:  Die Zauberflote
• October 24:  Il Barbiere di Siviglia
• November 7: La Damnation de Faust
• November 21: Il Trittico
• December 12:  Les Contes D'Hoffmann
• January 16:  Turandot
• February 13:  Ariadne auf Naxos
• March 20:  Hamlet
• April 24:  Armida

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