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Monday, November 17, 2008, 1:00 -4:00 p.m.	Opera Study Course Opera of Mozart in private homes. Reservations a must, please contact Elizabeth Lyle (210) 653-6958.
Sunday, November 16, 2008	Austin Lyric Opera Bus Trip, Cinderella (Rossini). Contact Mary Jane Howe (210) 828-2321 for reservations and information.
Monday, November 17, 2008, 7:30 p.m.	UTSA Women’s Choir and UTSA Chorus at UTSA Recital Hall on UTSA’s 1604 campus. For information call (210) 458-5328.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 7:30 p.m.	UTSA Jazz Ensemble performance at UTSA Recital Hall on UTSA’s 1604 campus. For information call (210) 458-5328.
Thursday, November 20, 2008, 7:30 p.m.	UTSA Symphonic Band. UTSA Recital Hall on UTSA’s 1604 campus. For information call (210) 458-5328.
Saturday, November 22, 2008, 2:00 p.m.	The MET: Live in HD La Damnation de Faust www.metopera.org/HDLive for location and time.
Sunday, November 23, 2008, 3:00 p.m.	UTSA Orchestra and Choirs Masterwork perform Debussy’s Three Nocturnes. UTSA Recital Hall on UTSA’s 1604 campus. For information call (210) 458-5328.
Tuesday, November 25 and Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 8:00 p.m.	The San Antonio Opera presents Andrea Bocelli singing Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) at the Municipal Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. For information contact the SAO at (210) 225-5972 or www.ticketmaster.com
Monday, December 1, 2008, 7:30 p.m.	UTSA Monday Night Artist Series: Tom Harrell, trumpet and Mulgrew Miller, piano. UTSA Recital Hall on UTSA’s 1604 campus. $20/15 free with UTSA ID on limited basis. For information call (210) 458-5328.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 7:30 p.m.	UTSA Jazz Combos at UTSA Recital Hall on UTSA’s 1604 campus. For information call (210) 458-5328.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008, 12:45 p.m.	UTSA Chamber Orchestra Student Conductors’ Concert at UTSA Recital Hall on UTSA’s 1604 campus. For information call (210) 458-5328.
December 4, 5, 6, 2008	UTSA’s Annual Holiday Cabaret. For information call (210) 458-4357
Sunday, December 14, 2008	Opera Guild Holiday Soiree, musical program and holiday fare, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., private home (invitations with location information will be mailed to Guild members)
December 16 – 22, 2008	Opera in the Schools touring program of The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Seymour Barab). Contact Margaret King Stanley mkingstanley@satx.rr.com for more information or to volunteer.
Saturday, December 20, 2008, 2:00 p.m.	The MET: Live in HD Thais www.metopera.org/HDLive for location and time.
Monday, January 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2009	Opera Study Course Opera of Mozart, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., private homes. Reservations a must, please contact Elizabeth Lyle (210) 653-6958.
Friday, January 9, 2009	Recital performance by Cynthia Lawrence and Mark Calkins. UTSA Recital Hall in the ARTS Building at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 general admission or $10 senior/military/students. Contact John Nix @ 210-458-5678 or john.nix@utsa.edu
Saturday, January 10, 2009	The MET: Live in HD La Rondine www.metopera.org/HDLive for location and time.
Saturday, January 24, 2009	The MET: Live in HD Orfe ed Euridice www.metopera.org/HDLive for location and time.
Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.	Opera Guild Opera Enhancement with Annamaria Delperdang, UTSA Lyric Theatre mezzo soprano, San Antonio Country Club.
Saturday, January 31, 2009	Houston Grand Opera, Midsummer Nights Dream (Britten), Opera Tours (210) 735-7276.
Sunday, February 1, 2009	Houston Grand Opera, Excerpts from Grand Opera, Opera Tours (210) 735-7276.
Monday, February 2 & 9, 2009	Opera Study Course Opera of Mozart, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., private homes. Reservations a must, please contact Elizabeth Lyle (210) 653-6958.
Saturday, February 7, 2009	The MET: Live in HD Lucia di Lammermoor www.metopera.org/HDLive for location and time.
Sunday, February 8, 2009	Austin Lyric Opera Bus Trip, Rigoletto (Verdi). Contact Mary Jane Howe (210) 828-2321 for reservations and information.
Saturday, March 7, 2009	The MET: Live in HD Madame Butterfly www.metopera.org/HDLive for location and time.
Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.	Opera in the Schools project. San Antonio Opera’s dress rehearsal of The Mikado (Gilbert & Sullivan) for students at the Lila Cockrell Theatre. For more information contact Margaret King Stanley at mkingstanley@satx.rr.com
Saturday, March 21, 2009, 2:00 p.m.	The MET: Live in HD La Sonnambula (Bellini) www.metopera.org/HDLive for location and time.
Friday, March 20 & Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.	San Antonio Opera’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado at the Lila Cockrell Theatre. For tickets and more information call (210) 225-5972.
Friday, April 3, and Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.	UTSA Lyric Theatre presents Cosi Fan Tutti (Mozart) at the Buena Vista Theatre on the Downtown Campus. For tickets call (210) 458-5685.
Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.	Opera in the Schools project, Cosi fan Tutti (Mozart) at the Buena Vista Theatre on the Downtown Campus of UTSA, for information contact Margaret King Stanley at mkingstanley@satx.rr.com
Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.	UTSA Lyric Theatre presents Cosi Fan Tutti (Mozart) at the Buena Vista Theatre on the Downtown Campus. For tickets call (210) 458-5685
Monday, April 6, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.	Opera in the Schools project, Cosi fan Tutti (Mozart) at the Buena Vista Theatre on the Downtown Campus of UTSA, for information contact Margaret King Stanley at mkingstanley@satx.rr.com
Sunday, April 5, 2009	Vino Fiesta, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., private home (invitations with location information will be mailed to Guild members)
Sunday, April 26, 2009	Austin Lyric Opera Bus Trip, Dialogues of the Carmelites (Poulenc). Contact Mary Jane Howe (210) 828-2321 for reservations and information.
Saturday, May 2, 2009	Houston Grand Opera, Rigoletto (Verdi), Opera Tours (210) 735-7276.
Sunday, May 3, 2009	Houston Grand Opera, Brief Encounter (Previn), Opera Tours (210) 735-7276.
May 2007	Opera in the Schools project The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Seymour Barab) tour to Elementary Schools. Contact Margaret King Stanley at mkingstanley@satx.rr.com for information.
Saturday, May 9, 2009	The MET: Live in HD Le Cenerentola www.metopera.org/HDLive for location and time.
Sunday, May 17, 2009	Spring Membership Meeting, musical program and refreshments, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., private home (invitations with location information will be mailed to Guild members)
Sunday, June 7, 2009	Matinee at the Opera at the San Antonio Country Club at 2 p.m. Reservations are required. Program to be announced.

Board of Directors Meetings

Regular Board meetings are held on the fourth Friday of the month at the San Antonio Country Club from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. A no-host optional lunch follows for all who wish to stay. Remaining dates for 2008-2009 are as follows:

No meeting, November 2008

No meeting, December 2008

Friday, January 23, 2009

Thursday, February 26, 2009 (note change of day)

No meeting, March 2009

Friday, April 17, 2009 (note change of week)

Friday, May 22, 2009

Friday, June 26, 2009

Lunch cancellations must be made to Margie Cape Rust before 10:00 a.m. on Thursday a week prior to the date of the meeting.

Board members will be contacted by email or postal service before each meeting by Barbara Slavin, Member Notifications.

How to pay for Opera Guild events

UTSA Lyric Theatre Opportunities

Details will be posted here as they become available.

To order tickets, call (210) 458-5685. music.utsa.edu/events/index.html

Cosi fan Tutti (Mozart)

Friday, April 3, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.

All performances are held at the Buena Vista Theatre on the Downtown Campus of UTSA

San Antonio Opera Opportunities.

To order season tickets, call (210) 225-5972, or buy them on line at San Antonio Opera - Purchase Tickets.

Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) as sung by Andrea Bocelli

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.

The Mikado (Gilbert and Sullivan)

Friday, March 20, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 21, 2008 at 8:00 p.m.

All performances are held at the Lila Cockrell Theatre

Austin Lyric Opera Trips (Day Trips)

To order tickets, call 1-800-31-OPERA, or buy them on line at www.austinlyricopera.org.

Cinderella (Rossini)

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Rigoletto (Verdi)

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Dialogues of the Carmelites (Poulenc)

Sunday, April 26, 2009

For bus reservations call Chairman, Mary Jane Howe at (210) 828-2321 or Assistant, Margaret Willms at (210) 349-7535 or Reservations, Margie Rust at 824-5948

Committee: Roger Bessey, Catherine Campbell, Lauri Crockett, Rebecca Easley, Rachel Grimes, Margaret “Josie” Krueger, Shirley Kline, Katherine Lavender, Chere Reneau, Marie Ann Smith & Claudia Sternberg

Houston Grand Opera Trips (Weekend Trips)

For opera tickets, bus and hotel reservations, Opera Tours by Ditty Kindervater at (210) 735-7276. www.houstongrandopera.org

Midsummer Nights Dream (Britten)

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Excerpts from Grand Opera

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Rigoletto (Verdi)

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Brief Encounter (Previn)

Sunday, May 3, 2009