CENTER 2010 2011 - Mondavi Center

American Bach Soloists andLa Rondine are each considereda single CYO or add-on event.Special EventsDavid Lomeli Karen Slack La RondineRising Stars of operaUC Davis Symphony Orchestra & Adler FellowsSaturday, October 9, 2010 | 8PM JHFREE Does not count as a CYO selectionDavid Lomeli, tenorKaren Slack, sopranoThe San Francisco Opera’s Adler Fellows are a select group of exceptionallygifted young singers who will soon be gracing celebrated opera house stagesthroughout the world. Hear two of these extraordinarily talented vocalists,Mexican tenor David Lomeli (a current Adler Fellow) and Adler alumnussoprano Karen Slack. The pair will perform in recital and with the UC DavisSymphony Orchestra, including selections from Tosca (“Vissi d’arte”), L’elisird’amore (“Una furtiva lagrima”), and La Boheme. This special event isprovided free to the community through the generosity of our dear MondaviCenter friend, Barbara K. Jackson.American Bach SoloistsMessiahSaturday, December 18, 2010 | 7:30PM JHregular $53 $42 $25add-on & cyo $45 $36 $21Sing hallelujah to a Mondavi Center holiday tradition! Handel’s masterworkis given new life by UC Davis Choral Director Jeffrey Thomas and hisacclaimed early music ensemble, the American Bach Soloists.American Bach SoloistsJackson HallStandard SeatingOrchestra LevelPL 1PL 2StagePL 3LicensedSeatsLa RondineSan Francisco Opera Grand Cinema SeriesThursday, February 17, 2011 | 8PM JHregular $18add-on & cyo $15Superstar soprano Angela Gheorghiu made her long-awaited San FranciscoOpera debut in this lush filmed version of Puccini’s elegant and poignantopera. A thoroughly Italian work inspired by Viennese operetta, it tellsthe story of a worldly woman who falls in love with a naïve younger man.With her intense stage presence, remarkable voice, and striking good looks,Gheorghiu has risen to the top of the opera world over the past decade,and this is one of her signature roles. The vibrant opera will spring to lifeon Jackson Hall’s state of the art projection and sound system.Angela Gheorghiu in La Rondine44 | Prices subject to changeMondaviArts.org 530.754.2787 | 866.754.2787 (toll-free) | 45