The Muses Creative Artistry Project’s annual Opera Gala will be held on September 22, 2012 in Hot Springs Convention Center’s Horner Hall, Muses founder Deleen Davidson announced today.
Following Hot Springs’ enthusiastic response to the Muses’ presentation of Mozart’s “Magic Flute,” performed last September to a sell-out crowd in the Arlington Hotel’s Crystal Ballroom, Davidson stated, “It’s time we moved to a larger venue. Previous Opera Galas had been presented in Little Rock, because we had been told by some that Hot Springs would not come out for opera, but Hot Springs residents certainly proved those naysayers wrong. The full house was a tremendous encouragement.”
The Muses Creative Artistry Project, a non-profit arts organization designed to promote music, art, creativity and wellness, was founded in 2006 when Davidson relocated to Hot Springs from New Orleans after her home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Each year, the Muses brings performers from across the country to entertain audiences throughout Arkansas with world-class operas and classical performances.
The 2012 Opera Gala will feature another Mozart opera, “Cosi fan Tutte“ which when translated means “Women are like that” tells the surprisingly modern and funny tale about love and fidelity, offering deep insight into both. Muses fans will recognize some familiar names from past performances that will return Hot Springs to participate in this year’s performance. Michelle Pretto of New York City has previously been in Muses productions of “The Marriage of Figaro,” “Don Giovanni” and was unforgettable as Rosalinda in “Die Fledermaus.” Nicole Vogel, from Denver, has performed in several past Muses Christmas concerts as well as “Die Fledermaus” and “The Magic Flute.” And, of course, audiences always adore Stacy Murdock, the loveable Papegeno from “The Magic Flute” and Dr. Faulke in “Die Fledermaus.”
In addition to the popular Opera Gala, the Muses will present their seasonal concert subscription series, “The Four Seasons in Art & Song” at Garvan Woodland Gardens’ Anthony Chapel. The concerts are held on the third Sunday of each third month at 3 p.m.
The spring concert’s theme is “Printemps, Beauty of the French Art Song.” It will be held on March 18, featuring some of the most breathtaking music ever written by Debussy, Faure, Gounod, and Berlioz. Summer will be celebrated with Broadway tunes and other popular standards, in a performance aptly titled “My Heart Belongs to Daddy,” to be held on Fathers’ Day, June 17. The Opera Gala performers will be in town to celebrate fall’s arrival on September 16 with “Opera Classics.” They will sing some of their favorite arias, duets, and ensembles, in preparation for the following week’s performance. And, of course, the Christmas season would be incomplete without the Muses’ presentation of the seventh annual “Voices of Angels” concert on December 16.
Series tickets are still available for $80, a $20 savings over individual prices of $25 per concert. Advance tickets are encouraged, as several of last year’s concerts were sold out in advance.
For more information about The Muses Creative Artistry Project or their 2012 season, contact the Muses at (501) 463-4514 or www.themusesproject.org. Or, stop by the Muses’ Three Arts Café and Bookstore, located in the lobby of the Hale Bathhouse in beautiful, historic downtown Hot Springs.
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