The Berlin Opera Group Performs Again

My son, Holden sent me this about The Berlin Opera Group, he founded.  I want to give anyone who reads my post a chance to contribute if they would like to (see info. below).

Wish I could be there! The streaming they make available has been a wonderful help for us who can't be in Berlin to see the operas.  This is their third!

Two Pictures of Holden Madagame


I founded an opera group in Berlin called "The Berlin Opera Group" and we are putting on our third - Ariadne auf Naxos - and we need your help again! Read below for more details.
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The Berlin Opera Group's 3rd Opera!

Help us put on Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss


Dear friends, teachers, students, and colleagues,
As most of you know, I founded an opera group in Berlin, Germany - The Berlin Opera Group.  I started this group out of the desire to build performance experience and to make opera more accessible to the general public.  Our goal is to create performance opportunities for ourselves and fellow singers in a setting that we can be proud of and our audiences can be moved by, while upholding the quality and integrity of this beautiful art form.  Because of the successes of our first two operas, (thanks to you YOU, our supporters!) we are putting on our third opera, R. Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos, and I will be singing the role of Zerbinetta.
Of course, it costs a lot to put on a full opera production: the cost of the venue, the pianist, the orchestra, the rehearsal spaces, the set, the props, and the costumes, to name a few.  This is our biggest opera endeavor yet and we need your help even more than before.  I would be so grateful to you if you could help with anything you are able to so that we can successfully fund our third opera and make it even better than our first two!
You can visit our crowdfunding campaign to donate and to learn more about The Berlin Opera Group by clicking the link below or copying and pasting this into your browser: https://igg.me/at/ariadne/x/6485473 - you can also check out our website at www.theberlinoperagroup.com

Every little donation will go a long way and help us achieve our goal.  Plus, every donation you make earns you a special reward, from a thank you postcard, your name in our program, to live updates and videos of our performance and rehearsals of Ariadne auf Naxos in Berlin!  Even if you can't donate, sharing the link on your social networking sites and email would help us get the word out!
 
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-berlin-opera-group-s-ariadne-auf-naxos#/
Thank you so much for taking the time to read this, and I appreciate any help you may be able to give!  Vielen, vielen Dank!

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