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2010 LGBT Night at Otello

For our 90th Anniversary Season, Cincinnati Opera is pulling out the stops for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community with an evening of extraordinary entertainment on Saturday, July 10, at Music Hall. Join us for our fourth annual LGBT Night in conjunction with our thrilling production of Verdi’s Otello.

Verdi’s memorable 1­887 opera is based on Shakespeare’s famous play, Othello. According to Evans Mirageas, Cincinnati Opera’s Harry T. Wilks Artistic Director, “This story of an outsider who is driven by jealousy and prejudice to violence has many resonances in the gay community, and I thought this would be an opportunity not to be missed.” Evans and his partner Thom will be among the evening’s hosts.

The evening includes:
5:30 p.m. pre-performance reception for hosts & hostesses in Music Hall's Critic's Club
6:30 p.m. pre-performance Insights lecture by Artistic Director Evans Mirageas
7:30 p.m. Otello performance
10:30 p.m. after-party in Music Hall's Corbett Tower

3 WAYS TO PARTICIPATE
Host/ Hostess Level: $100 per person
Includes: Pre-Performance Reception at 5:30 p.m. in Music Hall's Critic's Club; one Mid-Orchestra ticket to Otello; admission to After-Party in Music Hall's Corbett Tower

Attendee Level: $50 per person
Includes: one Mid-Gallery ticket to Otello; admission to After-Party in Music Hall's Corbett Tower

After-Party only: $25 per person

Call the Cincinnati Opera Box Office at (513) 241-2742 for tickets.

For more information or questions, contact Khoa Nguyen (513) 768-5565 or knguyen@cincinnatiopera.org
 

LGBT Night Committee
Frank Caliguri, Ryan Messer, Cathy Sarky co-chairs
Karen Aronoff, Chad Edwards, Kim Gray, Kara Killen, Eric Söderlund