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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7/10/2018 Item 5, Alhadeff Purrington, Teresa From:Brian Asher Alhadeff <brianalhadeff@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, July 10, 2018 To:E-mail Council Website Cc:Cano, Molly; James Brescia; Sharon Dobson Subject:OperaSLO: July 10, 2018 Meeting Dear City Council, I am writing to thank the PCC committee, and each of you personally for helping Opera San Luis Obispo market our fall production of The Magic Flute. Please know that our ability to receive these funds has made it possible to slowly, but steadily grow tourism, or, as I like to call it in our industry, "pilgrimage" to the Opera San Luis Obispo experience. Together we are establishing the city of San Luis Obispo as an international destination for opera. Last May you helped OperaSLO achieve something we have never experienced in our 32-year history: (1) expanding to three performances, and (2) putting a "sold out" sign on one of those performances! This fall OperaSLO is again innovating to meet the needs of opera lovers around the world as well as our local loyal patrons: we are directing the forces of Grand Opera production to children and families with two performances of Mozart's masterpiece The Magic Flute that will for the first time be presented over two matinees: Saturday and Sunday, October 13 and 14. If you have not had the chance to see an OperaSLO performance, please click one of the links below that will take you to a short collage of our recent work. Those videos are our message to the world "exactly" what's happening in the world of opera, in magical town of San Luis Obispo. Thank you for your support. Thank you for caring. With kindest regards, Brian. -- Dr. Brian Asher Alhadeff Opera - Symphony - Ballet American Musical Theater Artistic Director & Conductor: Opera San Luis Obispo Lompoc Pops Orchestra Principal Conductor: State Street Ballet Santa Barbara Civic Ballet San Luis Obispo OFFICE: 805.541.5369 MOBILE: 714.856.5663 www.brianalhadeff.com www.operaslo.org www.lompocpopsorchestra.org www.statestreetballet.com www.civicballetofslo.org 1 2017 Collage from OperaSLO's "Madama Butterfly" https://youtu.be/dOyoaHL9FVA 2016 Collage from OperaSLO's "La Bohème" https://youtu.be/IDLVtN3yWIA 2016 Collage from "Symphony at Sunset Pops" at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre: https://youtu.be/I6iKazr6jQo 2016 Collage from OperaSLO's "30th Anniversary Gala" https://youtu.be/m32jsEyuN2U 2015 Collage from OperaSLO's "Cavalleria Rusticana" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA_FvwnDqt4 2015 Collage from OperaSLO's "Pagliacci" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGwn11XHdXY 2014 Collage from OperaSLO's "Aida" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytMdDNdU3UM 2014 Collage from OperaSLO's Full Production of "Show Boat" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slbXKYWYBPc 2