Featuring selections from: Carmen Jones (adaptation of Bizet’s Carmen by Hammerstein), Lost in the Stars by Kurt Weill, Run, Jimmy, Run by John Cornelius, Sophisticated Ladies by Duke Ellington, Showboat by Kern & Hammerstein, Shuffle Along by Sissle & Blake, Treemonisha by Scott Joplin ... and much more!

Soloists: soprano Imani Anderson, soprano Stephanie Dory, bass-baritone Dorceal Duckens, soprano Marion Vernette Moore, tenor Jason Oby, bass Leon Turner and soprano Brenda Wimberly

Choral Ensemble: Houston Ebony Opera Chorus

Jason Oby and Vicki Seldon, program directors; A. Jan Taylor, choral director;
Rachel Hemphill-Dickson, stage director; Vicki  Seldon and John Cornelius, piano

5 p.m., Sunday, August 17, 2008
Hobby Center-Zilhka Hall • 800 Bagby Street at Walker

Tickets*
Contact Hobby Center Box Office at 713-315-2525 or online at
www.thehobbycenter.org
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$50: Conductor’s Circle (Special premium seat and name printed in program if payment is received by August 10)
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$25: Companion ticket. Seating with Conductor’s Circle ticket holder
• $25: Reserved
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$20: Reserved with discount for KUHF members, senior adults (age 65+) and students with ID
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Group Rate: $15 per person for 10 or more tickets purchased at same time
Make checks payable to Houston Ebony Opera or The Hobby Center.
Houston Ebony Opera’s performance at the Hobby Center is made possible by CenterPoint Energy and the
Hobby Center’s Uniquely Houston series  which is supported by Lexus and Continental Airlines.

*Surcharges applicable at time of purchase.
713-335-3800
www.houstonebonymusic.org