No Snow Days for Glimmerglass

We are currently under winter storm warnings and watches through Friday. It snowed at least five inches last night. So today, in between projects, we had lessons on how to use the company snow plow over at Malton Place, one of the Glimmerglass Opera residences. Lizzy and Jeremiah were our worthy instructors.

Abby took the first turn

Abby took the first turn

She did a pretty good job

She did a pretty good job

Andi and Jeremiah were skeptical of my plowing abilities

Andi and Jeremiah were skeptical of my plowing abilities

Andi's Turn

Andi's Turn

Snowball fights ensued.

Snowball fights ensued.
Abby

Target=Andi

For more photos from the morning’s activities, visit our Flickr page.

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Brittany Lesavoy, February 24th 2010 | Tags: , , ,
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NYCO Visits in Preparation for Partenope

We had visitors from New York City Opera last week. Members of the company’s props department joined us in Cooperstown for the day to gather materials for NYCO’s upcoming production of Partenope, set to open April 3. 

The set of Partenope, originally a co-production with Glimmerglass Opera that premiered in 1998, features several trees — both faux and real. Karin, NYCO Properties Director, and Scott, Assistant Props Coordinator, met with our staff to select the weed trees in Glimmerglass Opera’s  backyard that would appear in Partenope.

Jeremiah + chainsaw

Jeremiah + chainsaw

A selection has been made

A selection has been made

Load 'em up

Scott carrying them up to the truck

Ready for the drive back to NYC

Ready for the drive back to NYC

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Brittany Lesavoy, February 22nd 2010 | Tags: , , ,
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Get Off the Sidelines

Hittin' the Streets. Photo: Peyton LeaIn high school being on your favorite band’s street team was “the thing to do.” It created a “deeply intimate” connection between you and the band. You were hand-selected (okay, you mailed a postcard with your address and they mailed you a box of materials) to spread the word about how utterly amazing and talented the band was, and how you had been “in the know” about them for quite some time.  And, the swag, oh, the swag, what a bonus! It was hard to believe you received promotional materials for talking about your favorite band – something you would do anyway.

Although the concept of a street team isn’t a new one for many industries, I’m not sure if another opera company has a bona fide street team.  Of course we all rely on word of mouth to help expand our audience base, but wouldn’t it be great to go one step further? Talking about Glimmerglass is great, but to be able to supplement that conversation with a brochure? Priceless.

Consider joining the Glimmerglass Opera Street Team. You’ll receive a welcome package full of Glimmerglass goodies, and to show our appreciation, Street Team members will receive nifty, exclusive  benefits.

For more information, or to join the Glimmerglass Opera Street Team, contact me at jdzialo@glimmerglass.org.

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June Dzialo, February 12th 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , ,
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Five Ways to Gift Opera Tickets to Your Valentine

In honor of Valentine’s Day, Glimmerglass Opera partnered with Cooperstown’s Hoffman Lane Bistro to create Cupid’s Perfect Pair – a special discounted package for dinner and an opera. (Hoffman Lane offers an excellent creamy tomato basil soup and hangar steak salad  — my personal favorites, though they offer much more. )

To accompany Cupid’s Perfect Pair, we are presenting five unique ways to present the gift to your partner on Valentine’s Day.

Five ways to surprise your partner with Cupid’s Perfect Pair:

1) Breakfast in Bed: wake your partner by singing Carmen’s “La fleur que tu m’avais jetée,” Tosca’s “Recondita armonia” or Giulio Cesare’s “V’adoro pupille” – loudly.

2) Send them on a scavenger hunt, using operatic cues like “aria hungry?” to send them to the kitchen or “go to the counter—ten—er so–feet.”

3) Wear a Viking helmet to your candlelit dinner.

4) Speaking in a sexy Italian voice, invite your partner to a “Moonstruck” movie date.

5)Play a game of scrabble, only spelling opera-related words. Throw in a few doozies, like “sforzando” or “sitzprobe.” Place your gift in or near the dictionary, so your partner finds it when he/she challenges your play.

Let us know if you think of any other creative  ways to gift opera tickets on Valentine’s Day.

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Brittany Lesavoy, February 2nd 2010 | Tags: , , , , ,
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