Events

Viva la Voce!

Saturday, April 4, 2009

The Academy thanks its many friends, individuals and corporation sponsors, who helped make Viva la Voce! 2009 at Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park one of our most successful gala fundraising events.  Special thanks to Gala chair Susan Kane, vice chairs Stephen T. Janick and Ann R. Stephenson, and to our Benefactors' Thank You Party hosts Suzanne and Norman Cohn. 

Please visit the websites of our corporate sponsors (below), with special appreciatioin to our Presenting Sponsor, Mike Paolone and Merrill Lynch.  All proceeds from Viva la Voce! will benefit the scholarship fund of the Academy of Vocal Arts. 

 

Presenting Sponsor

MerrillLynch Logo

Major Sponsors

The Bulletin Logo
PECO Logo
PriceWaterhouseCoopers Logo


Contributing Sponsors


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The South Jersey Opera Association

Tha Academy of Vocal Arts thanks all our friends and supporters in South Jersey who helped make OPERA MADNESS such a resounding success.  We especially thank Event Sponsor John McCarthy, as well as Gala Committee members Lyn Vizzi, Nannette Kalani, Barbara Esposito, Amelia Batastini, Sherwood Pavorsky and the many, many others who contributed their time and talents.  Thank you!!

Corporate Sponsors

  

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Join The Friends of AVA for

A JOURNEY IN MUSIC

A taste of food and music from around the world

 

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

 

6:30 – 7:15 pm cocktails and 7:15 - 9:30 pm dinner

The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
4233 Walnut Street, Philadelphia
Complimentary secured parking on site

 

The music of and about Italy, France, Vienna & Asia

Featuring AVA resident artists

   with

Michele Scanlon, piano

 

(The music for the evening is sponsored by John McCarthy)

 

Evening Menu

During cocktails – Cheese, fruit board, an assortment of crudités and dips

with complimentary wine

Asian course - Cold shrimp and vegetable rice noodle salad

Italian course - Pinwheel of pasta stuffed with ricotta and spinach with two sauces

French course - Chicken Wellington, mushroom duxelle, Madeira wine demi-glace

Viennese Dessert course- Unstructured Sacher torte “mit Schlagsahne
Coffee, tea, iced tea, soda included

(Wines by the glass and bottle will be available for purchase during dinner)

 

$65 per person for Friends of AVA and their guests

 

RSVP with payment to
Daniel Pantano, Special Events and Community Relations

215-735-1685 ext. 26, or dpantano@avaopera.org

 

Seating is limited, so reserve your place soon!

Reservations and payments accepted through May 13

 

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