GALA, DINNER & PERFORMANCE:

Sunday, March 29th ~ Laguna Cliffs Resort

OPERA CELEBRATION GALA:
$150.00 per Ticket
$1,500.00 for a Table of Ten
Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 6:00pm
Ballroom of the
Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort
25135 Park Lantern
Dana Point, California 92629
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OPERA CELEBRATION CONCERT PREVIEW
$15.00 Orchestra
$12.00 Balcony
Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 7:00pm
San Juan Hills High School Performing Arts Center
29211 Vista Montana
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
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OPERA NIGHT AT CASA ROMANTICA!
$15 General Admission
$12 Students
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Casa Romantica, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente, CA 92672
Tickets for the Casa Romantica event can be purchased directly by calling (949) 498-2139 OR at the door on the day of the event.
Click Here for Directions to Casa Romantica.

What is SOCSA's Opera Night Gala?

SOCSA Foundation's Sixth Annual Opera Night, OPERA CELEBRATION, is an All-Orange County Invitational Concert and Fundraising Gala featuring select talented and award-winning young vocalists. Opera Night is open to all high school students in Orange County by audition and for those selected, SOCSA Foundation provides Opera workshops, individual vocal lessons and master classes from Opera professionals.

SOCSA's Opera Night Fundraising Gala is $150 per seat or a table of 10 for $1,500 and features:

• Reception with No-Host Bar
• Student Art Exhibit
• String Quartet
• Award-Winning Student Piano Virtuoso
• Three-Course Gourmet Dinner
• Award Winning Student Opera Performances

and is an elegant Black Tie Optional event not to be missed... help support the best in Arts Education and join us for a beautiful evening of Opera from around the world.

This year's Opera Night gala event will be held at the Laguna Cliffs Resort on March 29, 2009 and you will not only get an amazing night of food, drink and entertainment, but you'll be supporting the students of the SOCSA Academy at Dana Hills High School with much needed funds in support of Arts Education in South Orange County. SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMER: Award Winning Piano Virtuoso and Dana Hills High School Senior, Vijay Venkatesh, to perform at Opera Night Gala... read more below.

Buy Gala Tickets Online Now! Or call 949.842.0594 for reservations to the Gala today.

CLICK HERE to download and print SOCSA's Opera Celebration! flyers to help promote this event.

SILENT AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED

We need your help... please consider donating an item for SOCSA's Silent Auction to be held at the Gala event on March 29th. CLICK HERE to download SOCSA's Silent Auction Form OR contact Rola Jneid, SOCSA's Silent Auction Volunteer Chair, at 949.842.8432 today! .

OPERA PREVIEW NIGHT

A preview night will be held at the new performing arts center at San Juan Hills High School in San Juan Capistrano on Saturday, March 28th at 7pm. Tickets are $15 (Orchestra) and $12 (Balcony). Buy Opera Celebration Concert Preview Tickets Online Now! All proceeds from both events go directly to SOCSA in support of arts education in our schools.

SOCSA's Opera Night Mission Statement is to:

• Provide a leadership role in arts education for Orange County high school students, building future audiences for our local Opera companies while shaping and enriching lives in the present.


• Promote a better understanding of Opera as a multi-faceted art form, of its contributions to our history, and of its many influences in our present day lives.


• Offer a venue to showcase the developing talents of SOCSA and other Orange County high school students, while facilitating audience development for our local Opera Houses and promoting Opera itself as a powerful entertainment genre.

Emma Werderman (SOCSA Class Freshman Vocal Major):
Puccini Aria "O Mio Babbino Caro" from 2008 SOCSA Opera Night

View the 2008 Opera Celebration! Printed Program (PDF) or View student artwork and performance photos online from last year's 2008 Opera Celebration... truly, a memorable performance.

Award Winning Piano Virtuoso Vijay Venkatesh

SPECIAL GUEST STUDENT

ARTIST TO PERFORM AT

2009 OPERA NIGHT GALA

Award Winning Piano Virtuoso and Dana Hills High School Senior, Vijay Venkatesh, to perform at Opera Night Gala March 29th

Vijay Venkatesh, a senior at Dana Hills High School, won first prize in the Classical Music category of the 20th annual Music Center Spotlight Awards held in August 2008 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion. We are honored Vijay has agreed to perform during SOCSA's 6th Annual Opera Night Gala on March 29th and this is rare opportunity to see him perform in such an intimate setting.

Watch and Hear Vijay Venkatesh perform on these YouTube videos below from his Spotlight Award for Classical Instrumental, 1st Place in August 2008.

Vijay Up Close and Personal



Vijay's Performance



Click here to read an August 2008 article and watch a video from the OC Register titled "Passion for piano wins Laguna Niguel teen scholarship" about this amazing Dana Hills High School senior Vijay Venkatesh.

The Music Center Spotlight Awards program was established in 1988 to provide meaningful recognition, encouragement and advancement opportunity to high school performing and visual artists in Southern California. Now in its 21st year, the program boasts many highly successful past winners. More importantly, thousands of students of all levels of ability have benefited from this unique learning experience.

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OPERA MASTER CLASS HELD FEB 28th

Special Guest Maestro Stefano Vignati from Italy to teach Opera Master Class this Saturday in Dana Point

The SOCSA Academy is pleased to announce that special guest Maestro Stefano Vignati from Italy will be teaching an Opera Master Class this Saturday, Feb. 28th from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Porthole Theater on the campus of Dana Hills High School.

Maestro Vignati will work with selected students of the SOCSA Academy at Dana Hills High School and other Orange County high schools during an Opera Master Class. The class will feature Italian arias sung by the students and be accompanied by SOCSA's Artistic Director, Ray Woods, on the piano.

The general public is welcome to attend and observe this special Opera Master Class free of charge. No tickets are needed, just show up at the Porthole Theater on the campus of Dana Hills High School at 9:30 on Saturday and enjoy. Those who attend will get to watch hand-selected high school opera students who are preparing for SOCSA's 6th Annual OPERA CELEBRATION! Gala to be held at the Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort on March 29th and preview concert at the San Juan Hills High School on March 28th.

CLICK HERE to read the full press release on Maestro Vignati's visit (PDF File).

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