OUR NEXT MEETING

Dear Lover of Operetta,

2010 will be the best year yet. To show you what we mean—as we begin our 16th year—we shall feature at our next gathering the artistry of mezzo-soprano Sahara Glasener-Boles, who will lend her rich voice and acting skills to a program of operetta and Broadway selections, including music of Lehár, Offenbach, Porter, Gilbert and Sullivan, Rodgers, Yvain, and Jurmann. For the past eight seasons, Sahara has sung lead roles with The Ohio Light Opera, and has performed with Tri-Cities Opera, Cleveland Opera, Cleveland Opera on Tour, and Lyric Opera Cleveland. She will be accompanied by our good friend Victoria Kirsch, one of Southern California's finest collaborative pianists, who has just returned from Greece and Turkey, where she accompanied soprano Julia Migenes in her new Franz Schubert show.

The next meeting will be at the Palisades Lutheran Church at 15905 Sunset Blvd. in Pacific Palisades (the corner of Sunset Blvd. and El Medio). Driving along Sunset Blvd., this is about 2.1 miles inland from the ocean, 6.1 miles west of the 405 freeway, and just a few blocks west along Sunset Blvd. of its intersection with Temescal Canyon Road. The church is on the northwest corner and the entrance is on El Medio, just north of Sunset. The church has requested that our group park in the big lot at the end of the long entrance driveway and not along the driveway itself.

7:00 P.M. Monday, January 25th, 2010 at Palisades Lutheran Church 15905 Sunset Blvd. Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

First-time visitors are always welcome. Please call (310) 287-2721 if you plan to attend, and let us know if you will be bringing one of the following: hors d’oeuvres, desserts, sodas, wine, or any culinary creations that you think we might enjoy.

Sincerely yours,

Gerald D. Turbow

Friends of Operetta Meeting History

52	09/21/09	Michael Miller presented video talk #9
51	05/04/09	Robin Farnsley (soprano) and Vicki Kirsch (pianist), with commentary by Michael Miller
50	01/26/09	Screened Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience by Opera Australia
49	10/13/08	Alex Hassan (pianist)
48	05/19/08	Screened Franz Lehár’s operetta Der Zarewitsch
47	01/28/08	Michael Miller presented video talk #8
46	10/08/07	Richard Sheldon and Ann Noriel performed Gilbert and Sullivan songs
45	07/16/07	Alex Hassan (pianist)
44	03/05/07	Sara Gartland (soprano) and Vicki Kirsch (pianist), with commentary by Michael Miller
43	01/08/07	Showed clips from Romberg operettas
42	09/25/06	Dr. Evan Baker spoke on operetta theaters and production at the turn of the 20th century
41	06/26/06	Richard Sheldon performed and gave a presentation on Gilbert and Sullivan
40	04/17/06	Michael Miller presented video talk #7
39	01/09/06	Robin DeLeon (soprano) and Vicki Kirsch (pianist), with commentary by Michael Miller
38	09/06/05	Richard Traubner (operetta historian) discussed German films of the 1930's
37	04/25/05	Andreas Mitisek (General Director) reviewed the Long Beach Opera season
36	01/24/05	Gregg Opelka (composer/lyricist) spoke on the challenges of translating musical theatre
35	09/27/04	Sarah Jane McMahan (soprano) and Vicki Kirsch (pianist) / Michael Miller reviewed CDs
34	06/28/04	Alex Hassan (pianist)
33	02/09/04	Andreas Mitisek (General Director) discussed María de Buenos Aires at Long Beach Opera
32	11/17/03	Nigel Douglas (singer/author/raconteur) discussed his theatre experiences
31	06/23/03	Alex Hassan (pianist)
30	04/14/03	Michael Milenski (General Director) discussed La Périchole at Long Beach Opera
29	12/02/02	Scott Hayes (Sullivan descendent) spoke on Arthur Sullivan: The California Connection
28	10/03/02	Michael Miller presented video talk #6
27	06/24/02	Alex Hassan (pianist)
26	02/07/02	Julia Migenes (soprano) was interviewed by Miles Kreuger and Michael Miller
25	10/21/01	Michael Miller presented video talk #5
24	06/25/01	Alex Hassan (pianist)
23	04/09/01	John Raitt (actor/singer) was interviewed by Miles Kreuger
22	12/14/00	Michael Miller gave a talk on the celebration of food and drink in operetta
21	10/06/00	Michael Miller presented video talk #4
20	06/26/00	Alex Hassan (pianist) played potpourris from musicals and operettas
19	04/03/00	John Welch and Miles Kreuger presented talks on Gilbert and Sullivan
18	12/16/99	Michael Miller gave a fin-de-siècle review of operetta and Noël Coward on his 100th birthday
17	09/07/99	Michael Miller presented video talk #3
16	06/29/99	Edward Baron Turk discussed his new Jeanette MacDonald book, Hollywood Diva
15	04/29/99	Patricia Morison (actress/soprano) was interviewed by Miles Kreuger
14	01/26/99	James Stuart (Ohio Light Opera founder) spoke about his theatrical experiences
13	11/06/98	Michael Miller gave a talk entitled “History à la Operetta”
12	08/04/98	Michael Miller presented video talk #2
11	04/21/98	Linda Wang (violinist) with Sarkis Baltaian (pianist)
10	02/07/98	Richard Traubner (operetta historian) presented a lecture on Zarzuela (Part II)
9	11/13/97	Richard Traubner (operetta historian) presented a lecture on Zarzuela (Part I)
8	07/15/97	Michael Miller presented a video lecture entitled “Treasures from the Merry Video Vaults”
7	04/01/97	Dr. Loren Zachary spoke of his fascinating life / Michael Miller reviewed recent recordings
6	12/13/96	Michael Miller gave a talk entitled “Around the World in 80 Minutes”
5	09/04/96	Michael Miller gave a talk entitled “Operetta A to Z”
4	01/19/96	Richard Traubner (operetta historian) discussed operetta after Offenbach
3	07/26/95	Michael Miller gave a talk focusing on the works of Ivor Novello
2	04/10/95	Michael Miller gave a talk on operetta’s neglected masterpieces
1	01/17/95	Richard Traubner (operetta historian) talked on the world of operetta