Opera North Presents `Black, Brown & Beige' In Honor of Black History Month

Opera North Presents `Black, Brown & Beige' In Honor of Black History Month

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Opera North (formerly Opera Ebony/Philadelphia) will present "Black, Brown & Beige" in honor of Black History Month on Saturday, February 5, 2005 at 2 p.m. at Trinity Center for Urban Life, 22nd and Spruce Streets, Philadelphia.

The afternoon program will feature acclaimed jazz and classical violinist, Diane Monroe, who has performed with Yo-Yo Ma and Max Roach; outstanding lyric soprano, Lisa Edwards-Burrs, guest soloist with the Richmond, Roanoke and Petersburg Symphonies and avid performer of works of African-American composers; and the exquisite coloratura soprano, Iris Fairfax, Academy of Vocal Arts alumna and first-prize winner of New York Vocal Artists Millennium and Leontyne Price competitions. Also featured in the program will be Opera North's Artist-In-Concert performers: pianist, Russell Wilson; soprano, Denise Ryks; baritone, Cailin Manson; soprano, Yetta Hansell; and bass-baritone, Cameron Chandler.

Founded in 1974, the mission of Opera North is to broaden, deepen, and inspire African-American cultural participation in opera through outreach programs that educate audiences about opera and by creating performance opportunities for African-American artists. Its productions are supported, in part, by the William Penn Foundation, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund and the associated opera guilds of Opera North.

Single tickets for "Black, Brown and Beige" are $25, students $12.50, and may be purchased by calling TicketWeb at (800) 965-4827, online at http://www.operanorth.com/ (click any green TicketWeb icon), or by calling Opera North at (215) 848-9490 or 215 (842-2544).


Source: Opera North

CONTACT: Lenore Sagan, +1-215-238-0585, or Carol Black,
cblack@operanorth.com, both of Opera North

Web site: http://www.operanorth.com/


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