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SPECIAL EVENTS AND APPEARANCES
TEMPLE JUDAH
PREVIEW CONCERT
Saturday, January 6, 7 PM
Temple Judah, 3221 Lindsay Lane SE Enjoy a free performance of operatic favorites by members of the Turandot cast at this free annual event. No reservations required.
IOWA PUBLIC RADIO PERFORMANCE: LIVE FOM STUDIO ONE
Thursday, January 11, Noon
Tune into IPR Classical or listen online
at www.iowapublicradio.org for a special performance and interview with host Jacqueline Halbloom and the cast of Turandot.
SITZPROBE SOCIAL
Monday, January 15, 6 PM
Opus Concert Café and the Paramount Theatre
Enjoy conversation and refreshments with opera friends and a guest speaker, then experience a special glimpse of
Turandot as the performers sing with the orchestra for the rst time in this traditional, unstaged rehearsal.
Tickets: $35. Call 319-365-7401.
TURANDOT
Friday, January 19, 7:30 PM
Sunday, January 21, 2 PM
Paramount Theatre
Puccini’s lavish nal opera, set in legendary China, featuring soprano Rebecca Nash as Princess Turandot and Ta’u Pupu’a as Prince Calaf. Experience live one of the best known operatic tenor arias, Nessun dorma.
Tickets: artsiowa.com or 319-366-8203.
CHINESE NEW YEAR
POST-PERFORMANCE CELEBRATION
Sunday, January 21, Cobble Hill
219 2nd Street SE
Following the Sunday matinee of Turandot, cap off a week of Puccini at Cobble Hill with a three-course Chinese New Year’s feast with Italian in uences. Chef Andy Schumacher is developing this special menu especially for Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre goers. Space is limited; reservations required. Watch our website and Facebook page for an Evite invitation to make your reservations.
20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON CELEBRATION
June 2, CRST Building
201 First Street SE, Cedar Rapids
Raise a glass with us at this special end-of-the season party! Tickets available spring 2018.
Join us at the Cedar Rapids Public Library on Saturday, January 6, 10:30 AM, Whipple Auditorium for a free, public performance of Andrew Duncan’s The Ugly Duckling. Immediately following the performance, swing over to Beems Auditorium for the free, all-ages, interactive
The Ugly Duckling Family Event. Sponsored by Wells Fargo. The Ugly Duckling can also be seen onstage at the
Coralville Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, January 10, 10:30 AM. The performance is free, but reservations are recommended. Contact the CCPA Box Of ce at 319-248-9370 or online at www.coralvillearts.org.