HSPVA Camerata

The camerata took a great trip to Austin this January. We saw "Dead Man Walking," an intense opera based on a real life story. Hope everyone had a great time!

Help out with fundraising as a dedicated member of the Camerata. We are selling concessions at all of the HSPVA auditions so help out on these Saturdays and bring baked goods as well. We are also going to have our Annual Garage Sale again this year sometime in spring. All of these are great, fun opportunities to support the Opera Club so that we can support you, the members!

As a result of dedicated fundraising, Camerata will be taking some more fieldtrips this spring, with minimal cost to the members. Also, we are planning a trip to New York in December 2003 so the more you help out the less it will cost you to go.

Find out about Camerata's annual Legacy Gift to the school

Be a part of Houston Grand Opera Family Brunch

"Who are the Camerata Officers?"

"Our New York Trip"
Welcome opera fans! The opera club is growing fast, both in numbers and in our range of activities. This year, members have volunteered as ushers and boutique salespersons at Houston Grand Opera. Some club members went to New York City in December of 2001 to see Strauss's Frau Ohne Shatten and the musicals Kiss Me Kate, Aida, and 42nd Street.
Others competed for their own, all expenses paid trip to New York during the Chevron-Texaco Quiz Kids Competition. Bryce and Jessica advanced to Round II of the Quiz Kids Competition and each won a $500 scholarship. I hope some of you will participate in this next year.

Even if opera isn't your cup of tea, come join us for our lecture series, "Careers in Music," to explore options for your future. So far we have hosted General Manager Jim Ireland, Director of Education and Outreach Gary Gibbs, Ph.D.,Conductor Richard Bado, and General Director David Gockley, all of Houston Grand Opera. KUHF Director of Programming Bob Stevenson will be joining us soon.
Members of the club can receive dress rehearsal and performance tickets to operas during the season. Other opportunities for listening to opera are available over the radio. For instance, on each Saturday afternoon the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts live to hundreds of radio stations all over the world. In Houston, the broadcasts are usually Saturdays at 12:30 on 88.7 FM
Houston radio station KRTS 92.1 FM offers its weekly dose of opera on Sunday evenings at 7.
The word is out! - Houston Grand Opera's 2001-2002 season

What we opera buffs do

Get free or reduced-price tickets to operas (and autographs!)
Prepare for our operagoing with discussions and guest lecturers
Volunteer at the opera
Play fun trivia games with prizes and sing along to our favorite opera excerpts
Write, produce, and perform original operas
Meet opera singers and other people with careers in music

HSPVA's opera club meets Tuesdays at lunch in Room 108

Learn more about opera

The Prompter's Box, a series of online opera courses created by OPERA America and Opera World, will be holding another set of self-paced classes this summer. All course information is sent from instructor to student via email. Sign up at this site to receive weekly emails about the coming week's opera broadcasts. For information or to register, visitwww.operaworld.com.
Lecture Archives

Club History
Volunteer Opportunities
Upcoming Events around Houston and within the club
Borrow an opera book or CD!
The fundraising effort
The Texaco Quiz Kids
Trivia Quiz
HSPVA web page

Please email me about any problems! opera_club@hotmail.com

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