BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Contact Plus Corporation//NONSGML Web Cal Plus //EN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20090724T230000Z DTEND:20090725T020000Z DTSTAMP:20090724T230000Z PRIORITY:0 CLASS:PUBLIC SUMMARY:Palm Beach Opera invites you to A Midsummer Night's Serenade TRANSP:0 UID:090721430662795579099034158718 LOCATION:Rybovich Marina at 4200 N. Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Palm Beach Opera invites you to A Midsummer Night’s Serenade=0D=0A= Palm Beach Opera will host A Midsummer Night's Serenade, Friday, July 24, from 7 - 10 p.m. Friends and supporters of Palm Beach Opera will gather at the newly-renovated Rybovich Marina at 4200 N. Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach for culinary offerings featuring the cuisine of Capital Grille Executive Chef Matt Livers. A wine bar, martini bar, and champagne auction will also be featured.=0D=0A= Guests will experience live entertainment including opera and Broadway favorites by Broadway Singer-Actor Edwin Cahill and Chicago Lyric Opera Leading Soprano Elaine Alvarez. Additional entertainment and activities will include piano and guitar music, cigar rolling, a silent auction and more -- all awaiting party-goers in the shadow of luxury yachts from around the world.=0D=0A= Guests will mingle with Committee Members David Espinosa, Daniela Di Lorenzo, Huntley Miller, Ryan Moore, Victoria Pollingue, Elizabeth Soulen and Phil Whitacre. Proceeds from the festive evening will benefit Palm Beach Opera's Young Artist Program. Sponsors and event partners include Capital Grille, Palm Beach Motor Cars, Rybovich, Hyatt Place and Sabor Havana. =0D=0A= Tickets are $95 per person and include complimentary valet parking. RSVP by July 22 by calling 561.835.7566 or visiting www.pbopera.org.=0D=0A= For information about Palm Beach Opera's upcoming season, visit www.pbopera.org.=0D=0A= ______________________________=0D=0A= ABOUT THE ARTISTS=0D=0A= Edwin Cahill - Edwin made his Broadway debut last year singing Mack the Knife and Buddy on the Night Shift opposite Donna Murphy and Michael Cerveris in Harold Prince’s Lovemusik where he was the standby for the role of Kurt Weill and an understudy for Bertold Brecht. Edwin is currently performing in the National Tour of the 2005 Broadway Revival of Sweeney Todd as a standby for Anthony, Tobias, the Beadle, and Jonas Fogg. Edwin is also an aspiring novelist and a frequent contributor to coolhunting.com. =0D=0A= =0D=0A= Elaine Alvarez- Soprano Elaine Alvarez made her European opera debut singing the roles of Pamina in Die Zauberflöte and Mimì in La Bohème for Oper Leipzig in the 2006-2007 season. She has also traveled with Oper Leipzig to Hong Kong for a series of performances of Mozart’s Mass in c minor and will return to Leipzig for performances as Mimì in La Bohème, Corinna in Il viaggio a Reims, and Violetta in La traviata. She was a finalist in Plácido Domingo’s Operalia 2006 competition held in Valencia, Spain. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR