Reservations $100.00 per personand can be made by mail or online at www.twincitiesoperaguild.org

$50.00 of each ticket is a tax-deductible donationReservations appreciated by October 14

All proceeds will directly benefit our Opera Education Programs for Children

5:30 pm Social Hour and Silent Auction 7:15 pm Dinner followed by Entertainment

Minnesota Opera Resident

Artist Program offers

talented artists beginning

their professional careers a

full season of employment.

From August through April,

Resident Artists gain valuable

experience in assignments

ranging from ensemble,

understudy, comprimario to

leading roles in mainstage

performances. Resident Artists

also perform concerts on

stage at the Ordway Center

for Performing Arts, Schubert

Club’s Courtroom Concerts,

donor functions, adult

education classes and

regional outreach.

In the upcoming season, Lisa Marie Rogali will sing Lisette in La Rondine, Elena in Il cappello di paglia di Firenze, and cover Violetta in La Traviata. Recently she was a winner in the Kentucky District of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Ms. Rogali received her M.M. in Vocal Performance from University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music & B.M.E. from Pennsylvania State University.

Stephen Martin recently returned from the Glimmerglass Opera Festival where he performed the role of the Kronprinz in Kevin Puts’ Silent Night. Stephen performed with Sarasota Opera as a Studio Artist during the 2017-2018 season, performing a variety of roles. He holds master’s degrees in voice performance & music theory pedagogy and a bachelor’s degree in voice performance from Michigan State University.

Praised for his “rolling mellifluous baritone” (Opera Today), Nicholas Davis became the first American to win first prize in the International Antonín Dvořák Singing Competition. Nicholas is an alumnus of the University of Kentucky, the University of Michigan, Brevard Music Center, Des Moines Metro Opera apprentice program, Chicago Opera Theater young artist program, The Glimmerglass Festival Young Artists Program and the Santa Fe Opera apprentice program.

A sought-after collaborative pianist and vocal coach, Andrew Sun has served on the coaching staff at Manhattan School of Music and was an apprentice coach at the Merola Opera Program in 2017. Mr. Sun holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from New York University and a Professional Studies Certificate from Manhattan School of Music.

invites you to the Candlelight Dinner

Enjoy the Resident Artists of the Minnesota Opera in a program featuring your favorite Italian arias

Edina Country Club5100 Wooddale Avenue, Edina

Remember or honor someone special with a gift to Twin Cities Opera Guild Education Fund.

A card will be sent to commemorate your gift.Send your contribution to

TCOG, 1043 Grand Avenue, #189 • St. Paul MN 55105

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Questions call Arlene Alm at 651-699-1105.

You are invited to an evening in old Napoli

Edina Country Club

Come ready to sing, play, and celebrate as we travel to Italy.