GEORGES BIZET 2012-2013 HD OPERA SEASON JUNE 19, 2013 @ 7 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 10 MIN One of the most popular operas of all time, Carmen “is about sex, violence, and racism—and its corollary: freedom,” says Olivier Award-winning director Richard Eyre about his new production of Bizet’s drama. “It is one of the […]
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June
10
ANDRE LEON TALLEY- LITTLE BLACK DRESS
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JUNE 10, 2013 @ 7 PM BARNES & NOBLE UNION SQUARE, NYC Vogue contributing editor André Leon Talley will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Little Black Dress. The book reviews the history of the wardrobe staple, featuring versions by designers as diverse as Coco Chanel, Rodarte, Proenza Schouler and Yves Saint Laurent. POSSE PHOTOS:
June
09
BLACK MUSIC MONTH LIVE: LAWRENCE BROWNLEE
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JUNE 9, 2013 @ 4:00 PM MAC STORE SOHO, NYC The most in-demand American tenor in the world in the bel canto repertoire, Brownlee inspires audiences with the seemingly effortless beauty of his voice. He is a star on the international scene and has performed recitals all over the world. This season, with the help […]
May
30
TONY BENNETT & JACKIE EVANCHO
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MAY 30, 2013 @ 8:00 PM Legendary entertainer Tony Bennett brings his priceless treasure of song memories to the stage. On the same night, Jackie Evancho performs with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Jackie will be singing songs from her fourth-full length album, Songs from the Silver Screen, released in October 2012. POSSE PHOTOS:
May
10
THE HIGH- HIGHLIGHTS TOUR: FOLK ART
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MAY 10, 2013 @ 3:30 PM HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, ATLANTA, GA The High is dedicated to supporting and collecting works by Southern artists and is distinguished as the only general museum in North America to have a full-time curator devoted to folk and self-taught art. The nucleus of the folk art collection is the […]
May
03
ATLANTA OPERA: AN ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS
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GIOACHINO PUCCINI 2012-2013 OPERA SEASON MAY 3, 2013 @ 8 PM RUN TIME: 2 HRS 45 MIN COBB ENERGY CENTER ATLANTA, GA Nicknamed “The Italian Mozart,” Rossini wrote The Italian Girl in Algiers when he was only 21 years old, and it is considered one of his most successful comedies. A story set inside a […]
April
27
MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: GIULIO CESARE
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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL 2012-2013 HD OPERA SEASON APRIL 27, 2013 @ 12:00 PM RUN TIME: 4 HRS 30 MIN David McVicar’s second new production of the season is this dynamic staging of Giulio Cesare, a hit at the Glyndebourne Festival in 2005, which incorporates elements of Baroque theater and 19th-century British imperialism to illuminate the […]
April
18
INSIDE THE STUDIO OF DIEGO RIVERA
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APRIL 18, 2013 @ 7 PM HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, ATLANTA, GA From 1934 to 1940, Frida and Diego lived in an avant-garde complex designed by their friend, the architect and painter, Juan O’Gorman. The innovative abode included not one, but two houses, one for each of the artists and was a sanctuary for the […]
April
08
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LONDON: NABUCCO
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GIUSEPPE VERDI 2012-2013 OPERA SEASON APRIL 8, 2013 @ 7:30PM RUN TIME: 2 HRS 50 MIN War has broken out between the Babylonians and Israelites. The Israelites have captured Fenena, younger daughter of the Babylonian King, Nabucco. In revenge, Nabucco vows to destroy Jerusalem, aided by the vengeful Abigaille. CONDUCTOR: Nicola Luisotti PRODUCTION: Daniele Abbado […]
April
01
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA APRIL 2013 PLAYBILL
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The Metropolitan Opera April 2013 Playbill page 16: Feature of The Kids Opera & Art Posse The Metropolitan Opera April 2013 Playbill page 16
March
25
THE HIGH- HIGHLIGHTS TOUR: DECORATIVE ARTS & DESIGN
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JANUARY 25, 2013 @ 3:30 PM HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, ATLANTA, GA The High’s decorative arts and design collection is the most comprehensive survey of American decorative arts in the southeastern United States with more than 2,000 objects dating from 1640 to the present. Highlights include The Virginia Carroll Crawford Collection of American decorative art […]
March
16
MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: FRANCESCA DA RIMINI
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RICCARDO ZANDONAI 2012-2013 HD OPERA SEASON MARCH 16, 2013 @ 12:00 PM RUN TIME: 4 HRS Zandonai’s early 20th-century melodrama Francesca da Rimini returns to the Met for its first revival in more than 25 years, in Piero Faggioni’s opulent and realistic production. Marco Armiliato conducts Eva-Maria Westbroek in the title role of a noblewoman who […]
March
15
THE HIGH- HIGHLIGHTS TOUR: MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART
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MARCH 15, 2013 @ 3:30 PM HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, ATLANTA, GA The High’s collection of modern and contemporary art comprises more than 2,400 works dating from 1946 to the present and includes paintings, sculpture, prints, and drawings by many of the most influential artists of our time. Installed on the Skyway level of the […]
March
14
FRIDA KAHLO AND DIEGO RIVERA: BETWEEN TRADITION AND THE AVANT-GARDE
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MARCH 14, 2013 @ 7 PM HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, ATLANTA, GA Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera balanced between the worlds of art in the revolutionary Mexican context and the international avant-garde. Join Latino Studies expert and Tufts University professor, Adriana Zavala, as she examines the evolution of both artists’ painting styles and their complex […]
March
10
LIVE: ATLANTA OPERA: LA TRAVIATA
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GIUSEPPE VERDI 2012-2013 OPERA SEASON MARCH 10, 2013 @ 3 PM RUN TIME: 2 HRS 45 MIN COBB ENERGY CENTER ATLANTA, GA In this beautiful and tragic love story, Violetta Valéry, mistress of a wealthy baron, gets swept away by Alfredo Germont. Though they leave Violetta’s chaotic previous life, Alfredo’s father, Giorgio Germont, convinces Violetta […]
March
02
MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: PARSIFAL
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RICHARD WAGNER 2012-2013 HD OPERA SEASON MARCH 2, 2013 @ 12:00 PM RUN TIME: 5 HRS 40 MIN Jonas Kaufmann makes his Met role debut as the title character in Parsifal, conducted by Daniele Gatti and directed by noted film and opera director François Girard in his Met debut. “Parsifal is not just an opera—it’s […]
March
01
THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HD LIVE IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM MAILING SPRING 2013
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The Metropolitan Opera HD Live in Schools Program Mailing Spring 2013 Insert story about Layla with excerpt of her letter to Peter Gelb on the reverse Metropolitan Opera HD Live in Schools Program Spring 2013 Fundraising Mailing Metropolitan Opera HD Live in Schools Program Spring 2013 Fundraising Mailing Reverse
February
23
VIVA LA VIDA: THE ART OF FRIDA KAHLO AND DIEGO RIVERA
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FEBRUARY 23, 2013 @ 7PM HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, ATLANTA, GA Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera each achieved international recognition in the history of modern art. Rarely, however, have their paintings been considered in relation to each another, largely due to the view that they worked in very different styles and with separate intentions. In […]
February
22
THE HIGH- FRIDA & DIEGO: PASSION, POLITICS AND PAINTING
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FEBRUARY 22, 2013 @ 3:30 PM HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, ATLANTA, GA Few artists have captured the public’s imagination as have Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and her husband, the Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera. Through the investigation of their significant body of artwork, students will learn about their active participation in the historical happenings […]
February
16
MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: RIGOLETTO
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GIUSEPPI VERDI 2012-2013 HD OPERA SEASON FEBRUARY 16, 2013 @ 12:55 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 30 MIN Rising Italian conductor Michele Mariotti leads the new production premiere of Rigoletto, seen in a new staging by the Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer in his Met debut. Mayer’s approach transports the story from 16th-century Italy to […]
February
15
ALVIN AILEY DANCE THEATRE
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FEBRUARY 15, 2013 @ 8 PM RUN TIME 2 HRS THE FABULOUS FOX THEATRE, ATLANTA, GA One of Atlanta’s most eagerly-awaited annual traditions is the return of the world’s most popular dance company to the fabulous Fox Theatre. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from a now-fabled performance in March 1958 at the 92nd Street […]
February
02
NYC OPERA TRIP 2014- DO HWA POSSE DINNER
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After the opera, we had a great dinner at Do Hwa-our favorite authentic Korean Home Cooking restaurant. POSSE PHOTOS:
February
02
NYC OPERA TRIP 2013- “THE POSSE” MET OPERA PRIVATE TOUR & RECEPTION
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PRIVATE TOUR WITH PATRONS LUNCH IN THE MET OPERA CAFETERIA RECEPTION DURING INTERMISSION IN PETER GELB’S OFFICE POSSE LETTER PHOTOS: RECEPTION IN PETER GELB’S OFFICE PHOTOS:
February
02
NYC OPERA TRIP 2013- MET LIVE- LE COMTE ORY PERFORMANCE & BACKSTAGE MEET & GREET
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GIOACHINO ROSSINI 2012-2013 MET OPERA SEASON FEBRUARY 2, 2013 @ 1:00 PM RUN TIME: 2 HRS 45 MIN Rossini’s vocally dazzling comedy stars bel canto sensation Juan Diego Flórez in the title role of this Met production. He vies with mezzo-soprano Karine Deshayes, in the trouser role of Isolier, for the love of the lonely […]
February
01
NYC OPERA TRIP 2013- SIGHTSEEING
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We covered some serious territory! We went to Ceci-Cela my favorite pastry store, Henri Bendels to check out the hair stuff, Bloomindale’s because Lexi has never been to the big one on 59th street (she was speechless), I got my hair cut and blown out, we had real NYC pizza, we had sushi, we […]
February
01
NYC OPERA TRIP 2013- KIMBERLY MCDONALD JEWELRY STUDIO PRIVATE TOUR NYC
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FEBRUARY 1, 2013 @ 6PM KIMBERLY MCDONALD STUDIO, NYC Kimberly McDonald has always had a deep love and appreciation for nature and these attributes have found their way into her fine jewelry line. The North Carolina native, now based in New York City, has created an entire collection using natural and organic materials such as […]
February
01
NYC OPERA TRIP 2013- HI ART! OPERA & ART CAMP- LE COMTE ORY
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FEBRUARY 1, 2013 12:30PM-5:30PM HI ART! STUDIO- CHELSEA, NYC POSSE PHOTOS:
THE HIGH- HIGHLIGHTS TOUR: EUROPEAN ART
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FEBRUARY 1, 2013 @ 3:30 PM HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, ATLANTA, GA From Renaissance and Baroque artists like Bellini and Tiepolo to 19th century French impressionism including Monet and Pissarro, the High’s European collection reflects important paintings and sculptures from that continent. The core of the collection was donated in 1958 by the Samuel H. […]
February
01
NYC OPERA TRIP 2013- MOMS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN (WHILE THE GIRLS ARE AT HI ART!)
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While we were at Hi Art- our moms were zooming around town. They went to Mood Fabrics and the camera store before heading back to pick us up. They had as great of a time together as we did at Hi Art! MOM POSSE PHOTOS:
February
01
NYC OPERA TRIP 2013- MOMA PERMANENT COLLECTION HIGHLIGHTS
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FEBRUARY 1, 2013 10:45AM The world’s largest and most inclusive collection of modern painting and sculpture comprises some 3,600 works dating from the late nineteenth century to the present. It provides a comprehensive selection of the major artists and movements since the 1890s, from Paul Cézanne’s The Bather and Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night to masterworks of today. […]
January
19
MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: MARIA STUARDA
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GAETANO DONIZETTI 2012-2013 HD OPERA SEASON JANUARY 19, 2013 @ 12:55 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 15 MIN David McVicar, who directed last season’s Met premiere of Anna Bolena, directs the company premiere of the second opera in Donizetti’s famous trilogy of operas about Tudor history. “Donizetti’s three Tudor operas are very different in tone, mood, and […]
January
10
CONVERSATIONS WITH CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS: GLENN LIGON
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JANUARY 10, 2013 @ 7 PM HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, ATLANTA, GA Glenn Ligon is known for his resonant works that explore issues of race, sexuality, representation, and language. Both as a source of imagery and a means of addressing the politics of representation, he frequently incorporates evocative quotations from culturally charged and historically relevant […]
January
05
MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: LES TROYENS
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HECTOR BERLIOZ 2012-2013 HD OPERA SEASON JANUARY 5, 2013 @ 12:00 PM RUN TIME: 5 HRS 30 MIN Francesca Zambello’s acclaimed 2003 production of Berlioz’s Trojan War epic returns to the Met for its first revival. Fabio Luisi conducts a cast led by Marcello Giordani in the central role of Aeneas, the hero who flees the […]
December
15
MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: AIDA
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GIUSEPPE VERDI 2012-2013 HD OPERA SEASON DECEMBER 15, 2012 @ 12:55 PM RUN TIME: 4 HRS Verdi’s iconic opera set in ancient Egypt stars powerhouse Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska, who makes her Met debut in the title role of an enslaved Ethiopian princess. Olga Borodina, one of the world’s best-known interpreters of the role, sings Aida’s […]
December
14
THE HIGH- HIGHLIGHTS TOUR: AMERICAN ART
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DECEMBER 14, 2012 @ 3:30 PM HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, ATLANTA, GA The American art collection at the High features significant works by renowned nineteenth- and twentieth-century American artists such as William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, Henry Ossawa Tanner, John Twachtman, Marsden Hartley, and Andrew Wyeth. It includes landscapes by Hudson River School artists, figure […]
December
08
MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: UN BALLO IN MASCHERA
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GIUSEPPE VERDI 2012-2013 HD OPERA SEASON DECEMBER 8, 2012 @ 12:55 PM RUN TIME: 4 HRS Verdi’s vivid drama of jealousy and vengeance will be seen in a new production by acclaimed opera director David Alden, returning to the Met for the first time in more than 20 years. Fabio Luisi conducts his first Met […]
December
07
THE HIGH- HIGHLIGHTS TOUR: ISMS ACROSS ART
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DECEMBER 7, 2012 @ 3:30 PM HIGH MUSEUM OF ART, ATLANTA, GA POSSE PHOTOS:
December
01
MET OPERA LIVE IN HD: LA CLEMENZA DI TITO
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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART 2012-2013 HD OPERA SEASON DECEMBER 1, 2012 @ 12:55 PM RUN TIME: 3 HRS 15 MIN Mozart’s final Italian opera, La Clemenza di Tito, features a charismatic cast conducted by Baroque specialist Harry Bicket and led by Giuseppe Filianoti as the title character, a Roman emperor. Barbara Frittoli is the vengeful Vitellia, daughter […]
December
01
1ST ANNUAL POSSE & FAMILY HOLIDAY PARTY
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It was nice to celebrate the holidays with members of the club and their families. POSSE PHOTOS:
November
18
ATLANTA OPERA: CARMEN
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GEORGES BIZET 2012-2013 OPERA SEASON NOVEMBER 18, 2012 @ 3 PM RUN TIME 3 HRS COBB ENERGY CENTER ATLANTA, GA In celebration of the bicentennial of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, the Atlanta Opera’s second opera of the 2012-2013 season will be the tale of opera’s most beloved “fallen woman,” La traviata. Based on La dame aux Camélias(1852), a […]
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