SP&O announces a Social Media contest!

Rules:

Submit a video recording of you and/or your household lip syncing or acting out one of your favorite Opera Arias.  Videos should be between 30-90 seconds long and be submitted to Facebook messenger or to info@sacphilopera.org.  Homemade costumes, props, and scenery encouraged!  Videos should be submitted by May 3, 2020.

The winner will be determined by a combination of creativity and online engagement and will be announced on May 5, 2020.

The winner receives a special backstage experience at one of our next opera productions, including:

• Invitation to meet the Design staff and see them work backstage during a rehearsal
• The ability to attend a dress rehearsal
• Dinner for 2 with the Conductor
• Tickets to the Opera

Dear SP&O Patrons,

Music is powerful. It provides beauty, solace, excitement, expression, and much more for all that hear it. We are bonded by the knowledge that music – and all of the arts – can illuminate the human experience in ways that often transcend mere words. How wonderful that we can experience this magic here in Sacramento!

I am honored to serve as the President of the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera as it continues to celebrate the connection between hard-working musicians, dedicated staff and leadership, and devoted community members like you.

That connection is more important than ever.  Though we may be physically separated at this time, your SP&O is developing ways we can share music with you on digital platforms.  

We are ever so grateful for the incredible response from patrons like you during this time. And it is with appreciation for your steadfast generosity that we enthusiastically announce our participation in 2020 Big Day of Giving on May 7th.

Inspired by your support at this time, the SP&O Board of Directors and Executive Leadership is committed to making #BDOG2020 as impactful as possible, creating two matching challenges to ensure that the SP&O can continue to provide inspiring musical experiences. Preschedule your gift now or make a gift on May 7^th to help us unlock:

• $10,000 in our SP&O Board and Executive Matching Challenge – all gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar, doubling your impact
• An additional $5,000 SP&O Board and Executive New Donor Challenge that will be awarded if we can receive support from 50 new donor households

For more information on the SP&O and the Big Day of Giving, please visit  https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/SacPhilOpera.

I hope you will join our efforts by making a gift to the Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera on Big Day of Giving. Together, we can continue to inspire joy in our community – now, and again when we are all united.

Thank you for your consideration! Wishing you all the best from our musical family to yours.

Sincerely,

Virginia Varela President, SP&O Board of Directors

For Immediate Release

April 10, 2020

Dear Friend:

With all of us homebound, it’s nice to have something to look forward to! 

The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera has finalized the new dates for the final three concerts postponed this season…

• Saint-Saens’ Organ Symphony will now be performed October 2 & 3, 2020, again at Fremont Presbyterian Church with the same artists.
• Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” will now be performed Saturday, November 28, 2020 (Thanksgiving weekend!), still “in the round” on the main floor of Memorial Auditorium with the same artists.  
• And the finale of your season – the return concert to the SAFE Credit Union PAC (previously the CCT) will be on Saturday, January 16, 2021 (postponed in this case due to construction delays) and feature romantic classics, including Ravel’s “Bolero.”  

“How can I help the SPO in during this time?”

Well, first of all – STAY HOME!   Yes, music is essential, so listen to CD’s, iTunes, whatever your playback of choice.   Right now, your health is our first concern. 

We want to say “thank you” to those of you who have called and written kind words of support.   Rest assured that your SPO will be back in the fall.  Until then, for information or questions about your tickets please email info@sacphilopera.org or call us at 916.476.5975  Like you, we are all based at home, but checking messages and e-mails regularly.   If you have to leave a message, we will call back soon!  

Over the past five years, you have helped to build something remarkable here in Sacramento.   The next chapter will begin in 2021 with the return to the renovated SAFE Credit Union PAC. 

But first, we can’t wait to see each of you in October.   Stay safe and healthy!

Alice Sauro                            Virginia A. Varela

Executive Director                   President, Board of Directors