March 20, 2006

Update on Carmen Monarcha
an AndreRieuFans.com exclusive for today!

Carmen Monarcha and her Mother are appearing on the same playbill. 

The Symphonic Orchestra of the Theatre of the Peace opened it's 2006 season on March 9th with the presentation of the workmanship ' Forest of Amazon ', Heitor Villa-Lobos, in the Theatre of the Peace. The spectacle, that starts today, the 20th, will have the participation of the soprano Carmen Monarcha and a choir of 40 voices, under the regency of the São Paulo teacher Mateus Araujo.

The year of 2006 is one year special for the OSTP. The complete orchestra was created 10 years ago * Competition of I sing Lyric Bidu Sayão, Festival of Opera of the Theatre of the Peace, Pan-Amazonian, Belém Brazil.

The program was chosen especially for the occasion. It will be executed in first integral hearing, in Belém, the workmanship ' Forest of Amazon ', last great part composed symphonic-chorale for Villa-Lobos, and that it was also its last register in record, when had under its baton, as soloist, the great Brazilian soprano Bidu Sayão.

In the presentation, the orchestra will have 60 musicians, including a harp, viola and saxophone. The participation specials are sopranos Carmen Monarcha and Coro Marina Monarcha, prepared by Vanildo Hunter. The workmanship, with about one hour of duration, translates in skillful way the largeness and the sounds of our Amazonian forest. The ingressions for the concert will be distributed in the day of the spectacle, from 9h, in the ticket office of the Theatre of the Peace. 

Carmen sings again on Sunday May 14th 2006 at 16.30, but now (Mozart) in Teatro Municipal Sao Paulo.
 
Hearty and Special Thanks go to A. Bussemaker for this information.

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March 20, 2006

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• Have you read the news on AndreRieu.com? Andre is taping a concert to be held at Radio City Music Hall this coming July 29, 2006!
  
   Tickets are on Pledge/Sale now
  
  WLVT
  www.wlvt.org Tickets are $125 each.
  Click on Andre's photo to order/pledge online
  
  WNET
  http://www.thirteen.org/index.php Tickets are 2 for $300.00
  Click on Andre's photo to order/pledge online
  
  WLIW
  http://wliw.org/
  The do not have online ordering yet, but you can call their membership line to pledge/order
  
  NJN
  www.njn.net
  They have tickets to Boardwalk Hall – Atlantic City, NJ - Friday, May 19, 2006 listed online. They are not going to post their tickets to Radio City Music Hall. You will need to call their Membership Department.
  
  **Please note this is not listed on AndreRieu.com yet. So it is not "Official" until Andre says it is Official. These words are from Pierre: In July, we will perform again in the Radio City in New York. This time we are going to record our new special there. It will be a real American concert with everything on it! You know Andre and his ideas, we are already looking forward to the organization of the concert. I think you have to be there otherwise you will regret it for the rest of your life!

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Fan Event!

Ruth Morgan and Lawrence & Pauline Sudduth still have a few seats available for the Dallas Fan Dinner. And ... they have obtained a discount for Andre Rieu Fans who need to stay at a motel in Dallas while going to Andre's April 24, 2006 concert!

Plans are complete for the Andre Rieu Fans Dinner to be held on Sunday April 23, 2006 (prior to the Monday April 24th concert at the Nokia Theater). We can accommodate a few more fans at the dinner and would like to extend an invitation to other fans to join us for dinner and an evening of fun.

Place: Marsala Ristorante, 1618 Hwy. 360 North, Grand Prairie, TX
Date and time: April 23, 2006 at 6:00 PM
Veal Parmesan - Chicken Alfredo - Sole Dore. All dinners include: house salad, cheesecake for dessert, and a beverage of coffee, tea, iced tea or soda.
Price per Person: $28.00

Advance Dinner Reservations Required.


We have established a group named Morgan Rieu Concert with the La Quinta reservations receptionist. (972)641-3021 We have a $15 savings on each night that we reserve a room at the La Quinta. Reservations can be made and discount applied as long as you let the La Quinta know you are in the Morgan Rieu Concert group. The deadline for making reservations is April 15th after which you can no longer register with the group. Please call the motel at the above phone number for reservations. (You do not need to be part of the Dinner group to receive the discount hotel rate)

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