Ed Note: Cornelius Rossi has once again organized a wonderful treat for all Skyline opera lovers – and a delightful introduction for those new to opera. Below is a note from Cornelius. Click this link – SkyOSchedule2018_19–CT for the full season program which includes an amazing mix of live and screened performances. It will also be posted on the “Opera” page of this blog for future reference.
Welcome to the 2018/19 Season – from Cornelius Rossi
We welcome all Skyline residents and members of their families to our new season, the theme of which is “Mozart, the Musical Genius.” We open on Thursday, September 20 with an introduction to the season’s program at 4:30pm, followed by our usual specially catered dinner at 6:00pm (RSVP notice to follow); at 7:30pm, we will resume with a festive gala recital in which five soloists will introduce us to the musical genius of Mozart. In addition to our faithful friends, we hope that we can also welcome many new residents, as well as some well-established ones, who only know SkyOpera by its reputation. Please mark your calendar with the dates in the 2018/19 schedule.
What can you expect?
Our mission is to enhance the enjoyment of life at Skyline through the appreciation of opera, an art form that combines music, drama and the fine arts by speaking to the soul, rather than the intellect, and thereby enriches our emotional life. We cater to the newcomer to this art form in ways that also engage its long-time addicts. We present an integrated program, one component of which consists of multimedia lectures linked to “Night at the Opera” events. These consist of DVD projections of whole operas taped at leading opera houses and specially catered dinners served during the intermission. The second component, “SkyOpera Live!” presents concerts and chamber operas by regional and international artists. It is all yours for free! Many faithful current friends of SkyOpera had never attended an opera performance before they moved into Skyline, and now, they look forward with anticipation to each of SkyOpera’s events. It costs you nothing to try.
We would like to express our profound thanks to the Friends of SkyOpera, within as well as beyond Skyline, for the donations they have made, which enable us to broaden the scope of our program and to raise its quality from year to year. In our current season we will now achieve a 50-50 balance between live and screened performances. We want to emphasize the importance of volunteers to the success of our presentations and are indebted to them for assuring the efficient and smooth operation of SkyOpera events.
What do you need to do?
You simply need to turn up for any SkyOpera event. There is no need to register or to check with the program coordinator for the presentations. Reservations, however, will be required for the themed dinners through blank forms that are distributed to your Skyboxes. Your non-resident friends or family members are also welcome. I look forward to seeing you!