Portland Opera - The Brothers Grimm's fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel" 30% OFF!!

I heard about this through another Meet Up group, and contacted the Group Salesman Brian at Portland Opera, and we are getting the same discount!! Yay!!

You can either call Brian and say you are using the "Karina Wagner meet up" discount or follow the vipaccess webaddress instructions below.

I'm informally hosting this, and going with opera buff friends. We'd be happy to meet you during intermission or afterwards to gush about the performance!

30% OFF!! And only $1.25 in fees.

$20, $45, $65, $85, $135 => AFTER DISCOUNT ARE: $14, $31.50, $45.50, $59.50, $94.50

You'll need to get your own tickets. I've already got mine.

You can use the deal on any of the perfomance dates:
Nov 5, 2010 Friday 7:30 pm
Nov 7, 2010 Sunday 2:00 pm
Nov 11, 2010 Thursday 7:30 pm
Nov 13, 2010 Saturday 7:30 pm

It sounds soo cool, and its a German opera, sung in English. The Witch character is supposed to be so amazing:

Don't miss out on a wildly imaginative production with a decidedly modern edge! Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel features a mezzo soprano playing Hansel and a tenor as the Witch—a sort of operatic Julia Child channeling Dame Edna, complete with Mixmaster. Appropriately dark, sweet and scary in equal measure, it has been very well received by children at both the Metropolitan Opera and Welsh National Opera.

"Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”—G. K. Chesterton

-----------------FROM BRIAN AT PORTLAND OPERA ---------------------------------------------------
I am delighted to extend to you our special group rate offer for all of your "meet up" friends who wish to attend on Friday, Nov. 05, Sunday, Nov. 07, Thursday, Nov. 11, or Saturday, Nov. 13 at the Keller Auditorium.

I encourage any of your interested parties to visit:

www.portlandopera.org/vipaccess

and then enter the special offer code: vipaccess

Your friends will then be able to immediately access their ticket selections and enjoy a 30% discount off the standard adult ticket price.

Much thanks and I look forward to seeing you at the opera.

Brian Young
Portland Opera
Sales and Group Sales Manager
The Hampton Opera Center
211 SE Caruthers St.
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 417-0573

Hansel & Gretle by Engelbert Humperdinck

It’s a little scary . . . well, actually it’s a lot scary. It’s a Brothers Grimm fairy tale—it’s supposed to be scary!

But this completely new look at the beloved tale is also a whole lot of fun with a witch you’ll remember for a long, long while. Part maniac, part Julia Child, she wields a mean mixer, tossing in a dash of just about everything, including the kids!

A touching tribute to the wisdom and strength of children, along with some of the most gorgeous music ever written.

Performance time is approximately two hours and twenty minutes, including one intermission.

Help Portland Opera Fight Hunger!
Bring your non-perishable food donation to any performance of Hansel and Gretel at Keller Auditorium.
Did you know that 240,000 people a month depend on emergency food boxes through the Oregon Food Bank Network? Please help Portland Opera and Oregon Food Bank eliminate hunger in Oregon...because no one should be hungry.