Join the Marshall Artists Series, HIMG and St. Mary’s Medical Center for an informal opera chat on Tuesday March 2, at 7:00pm, in St. Mary’s Center for Education Rahall Conference Room, located at the corner of 5th Ave. and 29th St. (use 5th Avenue Entrance). Our guest speaker will be MU’s Professor of music, Dr. Larry Stickler. Dr. Stickler is an opera aficionado and has hosted opera chats in the past to great acclaim. His knowledge and passion for opera is infectious.

The Marshall Artists Series opera chat welcomes anyone interested in learning more about the art of Opera and the Artists Series production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni performing Monday March 15th at 8:00pm in The Keith Albee Performing Arts Center. The Opera Chat participants will gain insight into “What is Opera?”, “How do I listen to Opera?” along with a break-down of Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Refreshments will be served and this event is free and open to the public.

Dr. Larry Stickler is a Professor of Music at Marshall University where he teaches voice and is serving his second term as faculty senate chair. He has also served as the first assistant dean of the College of Fine Arts at Marshall. He earned his Doctor of Music degree in voice pedagogy, literature and performance; his Master of Music degree in voice and choral music; and his Bachelor of Music Education degree in voice and choral music from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

Dr. Stickler served as the Dean for the West Virginia Governor’s School for the Arts in 1999, 2000, 2005, and 2006, and served on the faculty of the West Virginia Governor’s Honors Academy in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Dr. Stickler is active as a bass-baritone soloist, conductor, clinician, adjudicator and church musician. He is also President of the West Virginia Music Educators Association.

Tickets for Mozart’s Don Giovanni are on sale NOW, and may be purchased at The Marshall Artists Series Box Office, located in the Joan C. Edwards Playhouse, open Monday—Friday, noon—5 P.M. Or call the Box Office at (304)-696-6656. Adults tickets range from $45-$55 and Youth may receive a 20% discount. Tickets can be purchased on-line at www.marshallartistsseries.org, or www.ticketmaster.com.

Mozart’s Don Giovanni is sponsored by St. Mary’s Medical Center, HIMG, WKEE, WOWK, The Herald Dispatch, Marshall University, & The College of Fine Arts.