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About the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival/Philly Fringe ConNEXTions
The Next Generation of Opera

About the Operas

Philadelphia Fringe FestivalPhilly Fringe 2008

The Philly Fringe is our "unfiltered" festival, where new and established artists of all kinds may choose to present their own work, free of a selection process. Most Philly Fringe artists live and work in Philadelphia.

Festival Mission
The Festival mission is to commission, develop, and present a wide range of high-quality contemporary performance.
The Festival hopes to:
•  Support artists (Philadelphia-based, regional, national, international) who create this work.
•  Challenge, stimulate, entertain and educate the diverse audiences who see this work.
•  Provide opportunities for - and invest in - local artists in a way that leads to the continued growth and health of the local and
regional performing arts community.
•  Engage fully in the global dialogue about contemporary performance.

For general information about the 2008 Festival, click here.

ConNEXTions - The Next Generation of OperaGiven the mission of the Philadelphia Live Arts and Philly Fringe, it's easy to see why Center City Opera Theater considers this to be a perfect marriage, especially for our production of new works.
Center City Opera Theater requested submissions, nationally, from composers that were seeking to an opportunity to workshop unperformed operatic works. Considered a golden opportunity by composers to have an opportunity to make final refinements at such a distinct and nationally recognized festival, hundreds of submissions were received. From these, the field was narrowed to ten by a distinguished panel that included composer Richard Belcastro (Chamber Music Now! Executive Director); Barbara Silverstein, conductor; Ron Vigue, composer; Lloyd Nerenberg, dramaturg; and General & Artistic Director Andrew Kurtz. From this field, three short works were chosen. All three operas will be performed at each performance with total running time being less than two hours, including intermission. This is a rare opportunity to hear the next generation of opera - today.

WHO: Center City Opera Theater
WHAT: ConNEXTions - three new operas
WHEN: Friday, September 12 at 4p
Saturday, September 13 at 8p
Sunday, September 14 at 3pm
 WHERE: The Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
HOW MUCH: only $20
See next column for ticket information.

The Golden Gate by Conrad CummingsTHE GOLDEN GATE
Composer
Conrad Cummings
Libretto adapted by the composer from the novel in verse by Vikram Seth.

Click here to read more about this opera.

 

The Hunger Art by Jeff MyersTHE HUNGER ART
Composer, Jeff Myers
Librettist, Royce Vavrek



Click here to read more about this opera.

 

Fade by Stefan WeismanFADE
Composer, Stefan Weisman
Librettist, David Cote


Click here to read more about this opera.


Tickets can be purchased through Center City Opera Theater online by clicking on one of the dates below:
Click here for Friday, September 12 at 4p.
Click here for Saturday, September 13 at 8p.
Click here for Sunday, September 14 at 3pm.

IF BUYING TICKETS THROUGH THE FRINGE BOX OFFICE, PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

ALL ONLINE ticket sales will go offline 24 hours before each performance.
 
However, patrons may still CALL the Box Office for ticket sales up until 2 hours before each show.
 
Patrons can also avoid processing fees that are applied to online ticket sales by calling and ordering tickets over the phone.
 
The Fringe Box Office number is: 215-413-1318.
Sun-Thurs 12-9PM, Fri-Sat 11AM-9PM

For venue directions, click here.
All seats are general admission.
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