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Friday, March 14, 2014

LEARN MORE ABOUT OPERAS & OPERETTAS THIS SATURDAY NIGHT IN SUCCASUNNA

    OPERA/ETTA

    WHEN: Sat, March 18, 8 PM
    WHERE:
    the Investors Bank Theater, Succasunna
    TICKETS:  available online or at the door.
    • Did you know that The Barber of Seville by G. Rossini was written in just two weeks?
    • Did you know that the 1957 classic "What's Opera, Doc?" featuring Elmer Fudd chasing Bugs Bunny in a parody of Wagner's Ring cycle opera, was voted #1 of the 50 Greatest Cartoons, in 1994?
    • Did you know that the audience clapped for one hour and 20 mins (& 101 curtain calls) for Placido Domingo's performance of Othello in 1991?
    • Did you know that Mozart wrote his first opera, Bastien und Bastienne, when he was only 12 years old?
    • and Did you know that whistling at many European operas actually means "boo"

    If you want to find out more about operas and operettas, come out to see the performance on Saturday night.

    Questions? Call 862.219.1379