Tickets on sale now for Opera Huntsville’s “Masquerade Ball”
HUNTSVILLE – Tickets are now on sale for a very special event happening next month. Opera Huntsville will host their “Masquerade Ball”, a night to remember with dinner, dancing and special live performances by Opera Huntsville professionals on Saturday, July 16, at 6 pm.
Donn your evening attire and a fun masquerade mask and join in the celebration featuring well-known music such as “Masquerade” from the Phantom of the Opera, “Libiamo” from La Traviata, the Habanera from Carmen, and much more. Highlights include prizes for best dressed patrons, fabulous silent auction, photo booth with Jeff White Photographer, Opera Huntsville swag bags, gourmet small foods with a themed “Golden Punch,” and a cash bar.
Tickets and masquerade masks can be purchased at operahuntsville.org
Masquerade Ball
Opera Huntsville’s Annual Fundraiser Gala
Saturday 7/16/22, 6:00 PM
Stone Event Center at Campus 805, 2620 Clinton Ave W, Huntsville, AL 35805
Tickets available at operahuntsville.org
Performers:
Huntsville Ballroom*
Amanda Nelson, soprano
Sierra Hammond, soprano*
Dekendra Jackson, soprano*
Demi VanderWerff, mezzo*
Josey Poppin, mezzo*
Shane Kennedy, tenor*
Chris Farley, baritone
Justin Colon, baritone
Amy Helser, flute*
Christopher Powell, piano*
Opera Huntsville Chorus*
Musical selections:
“Les oiseaux dans la charmille” (The Doll Song) from Les contes d’Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach
“Think of Me” from Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
“Mother’s Song” from Jack and the Beanstalk by Arthur Sullivan
“Leonie’s aria” from Freedom Ride by Dan Shore+
“Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Barcarolle) from Les contes d’Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach
“Faites lui mes aveux” from Faust by Charles Gounod
“L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” (Habanera) from Carmen by Georges Bizet
Door 5 excerpt from Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók
“Largo al factotum” from Il barbiere di Siviglia by Gioachino Rossini
“Avant de quitter ces lieux” from Faust by Charles Gounod
“Masquerade” from Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
“Libiamo ne’ lieti calici” from La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi
Champagne Trio from Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss II
*denotes Huntsville-based performer, +denotes living composer
