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HOT Opera Express – Hansel and Gretel Album

Enjoy these images from HOT’s Opera Express production of Hansel and Gretel at the historic Hawaii Theatre! Toi, toi, toi to our performers and the HOT Education Team for creating such a wonderful show!
Each year, Opera Express takes a condensed family-friend opera to schools and venues throughout the Hawaiian Islands

Celebrate HYOC’s 55th Season with La’ieikawai: Princess of Paliuli

Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus celebrates its 55th Season with La’ieikawai: Princess of Paliuli!

If you enjoy the Big Band music of the 1940’s, you are sure to love this production, which is set on the Big Island during that era telling the legend of La’ieikawai.  La’ieikawai: Princess of Paliuli will be performed by the talented students of Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus (grades K -12) under the direction of Nola A. Nahulu and will be sung in English and Hawaiian.

This also marks the 20th Anniversary of the composition by Dr. Neil McKay, who was commissioned by HYOC to compose the opera and create the libretto.

Two performances of the production will be held on November 11, 2015, at 3:00pm and 6:00pm at the Hawaii Theatre.  Tickets ($18 – Students, Seniors, & Military and $23 – Adults) can be purchased at the Hawaii Theatre Box Office. To buy your tickets call 808-528-0506 or visit HawaiiTheatre.com.

For more information, contact HYOC at 808-521-2982, or email info@hyoc.org. 

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Guess Who’s Back Hawaii?

IMG_2135Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) presents Subject to Change, a Concert starring the Grammy Award winning Soprano, Sylvia McNair, on Sunday, January 12, 2014, at 4:00pm in the Historic Hawaii Theatre.  Ms. McNair makes her HOT return to Hawaii, where she previously starred as Gilda in HOT’s production of Rigoletto (1983).

A two-time Grammy Award winner and regional Emmy Award winner, Ms. McNair has had a musical career spanning three decades in opera, oratorio, cabaret, and musical theater.  Her journey has taken her to some of the biggest stages in the world.

Subject to Change, a musical autobiography, draws inspiration from the Great American Songbook and refers to the singer’s transformation from opera and oratorio to cabaret and musical theatre.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Hawaii Theatre Box Office!  Prices range from $25  – $50. A $5 discount will apply for select groups including HOT subscribers, Hawaii Theatre Center members, Military Service Members & Students with ID, and Youth (ages 4-17 yrs. old).

Tickets can be bought online by visiting www.hawaiitheatre.com or by calling the Hawaii Theatre Box Office at (808) 725-4911.  The Hawaii Theatre Box Office is open Tuesday through Saturday during the hours of 9:00am – 5:00pm.

HOT Presents Subject to Change starring Sylvia McNair

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 Hawaii Opera Theatre announces Subject to Change starring Sylvia McNair

Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) announces Subject to Change, a Concert starring the Grammy Award winning Soprano, Sylvia McNair, on January 12, 2014, at 4:00pm in the Historic Hawaii Theatre.

A two-time Grammy Award winner and regional Emmy Award winner, Ms. McNair has had a musical career spanning three decades in opera, oratorio, cabaret, and musical theater.  Her journey has taken her to some of the biggest stages in the world.  She has been invited to sing with the Vienna Philharmonic for Pope John Paul II at The Vatican and a recital for The U.S. Supreme Court by special request of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

Subject to Change, a musical autobiography, draws inspiration from the Great American Songbook and refers to the singer’s transformation from opera and oratorio to cabaret and musical theatre.  Ms. McNair has performed this program at venues and festivals across the United States.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Hawaii Theatre Box Office.  Prices range from $25  – $50. A $5 discount will apply for select groups including HOT subscribers, Hawaii Theatre Center members, Military Service Members & Students with ID, and Youth (ages 4-17 yrs. old).   A special VIP ticket is also on-sale for the opportunity to enjoy a Meet and Greet Reception with Ms. McNair at Hawaii Theatre following the performance.

Tickets can be bought online by visiting www.hawaiitheatre.com or by calling the Hawaii Theatre Box Office at (808) 725-4911.  The Hawaii Theatre Box Office is open Tuesday through Saturday during the hours of 9:00am – 5:00pm.

For all other inquiries regarding this event, please contact Hawaii Opera Theatre at (808) 596-7372 ext. 211.  Photos of Ms. McNair are also available upon request.

Media Contact:  Jason M.A. Walter | 808-596-7372 ext. 211 | j_walter@hawaiiopera.org

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