42 Hawthorn Avenue

Needham, MA 02492

Tel/Fax (781) 455-0960

www.LongwoodOpera.org

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact J. Scott Brumit

encore@longwoodopera.org

To Regent Theatre

NEEDHAM, Mass., August 3, 2005— It’s curtain up on Longwood Opera’s 19 th consecutive fall season with a presentation of a special series of concerts at Arlington’s Regent Theatre.

For the past fifteen years, Longwood Opera has presented its popular summer concert series on Tuesday evenings at Christ Episcopal Church in Needham. Featuring some of the best Boston-based professionally trained singers, performances have included an evening of opera arias, Broadway show tunes, opera scenes, and Gilbert & Sullivan favorites among others.

Now, Longwood opera will bring one of it most popular concerts, “Opera Meets Broadway” to the Regent Theatre, Thursday, October 6 th at 3 pm; Friday, October 7 th at 7 pm; and Sunday, October 9 th at 3 pm. “Opera Meets Broadway” will include solo and ensemble pieces that have been performed both on the opera and musical theater stages.

Produced and created by J. Scott Brumit, Longwood Opera’s General Director, with music direction by Jeffrey Brody, the performances feature four top professional singers from Longwood Opera’s roster: Philippe Pierce (tenor), Stephanie Mann (soprano), Emily Marvosh (mezzo soprano) and Thomas Weber (baritone and master of ceremonies).

Tickets for the performances are $15 general admission; $12 seniors, students and children 10 and under. To purchase tickets, contact the Regent Theatre at 781-646-4849 or log on to www.regenttheatre.com. For more information about Longwood Opera, visit www.LongwoodOpera.org.

About The Regent Theatre

The historic Regent Theatre, Arlington's "Show Place of Entertainment" since 1916, is located at 7 Medford St. (just off Mass. Ave.) in Arlington Center—a few miles from Cambridge and Boston. The theatre is MBTA and wheelchair accessible with plenty of free parking across the street. 

About Longwood Opera

Longwood Opera, Inc., was founded in 1986 to fill a void in New England’s performing arts network. After students graduate from the universities and conservatories in the Boston area, they have the skills necessary to make a career as opera singers, but they lack the opportunity and venue to use their talents. Longwood Opera gives talented, Boston-based singers a chance to polish their performing skills so that they become successful artists. So far over 500 singers have performed as members of the company. In 1995, we adopted the slogan “Opera For All!” Ô . This expresses our goal to make opera accessible to everyone, especially to those who might otherwise not have access to this wonderful art form.

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