A Night At The Opera At Columbia High School

The Italian Cultural Club at Columbia High School celebrates: 2013 The Year Of Italian Culture In The United States and the 200th birthday of Giuseppe Verdi, famous Italian Opera composer. At the High School\'s Black Box Theater. Doors open at 6:00pm. Come and listen to Mr. Eugene Pollioni and Mr. Ernest D\'Amato, two opera authorities, share their expertise about Giuseppe Verdi and his opera Rigoletto, which is based on Victor Hugo\'s 1882 play,Le Roi S\'Amuse (The King Has Fun) Mr. Eugene Pollioni, a teacher in the Language Arts Department at Columbia High School, and Mr. Ernest D\'Amato, a former Special Education teacher at Maplewood Middle School, will share their knowledge about the great composer and his work.** After the talk, the opera will be shown. There will be an intermission with light refreshments and a question and answer period after the showing. Adults: $5.00 (Advance sales only, by April 5,to benefit the Italian Cultural Club\'s activities) Columbia High School Students: Free (must get ticket in advance) Checks paid to: Columbia High School - on memo: a night at the opera ** This is a great opportunity for the adults, students of Italian and members of the Italian Cultural Club who are attending the Metropolitan Opera\'s new production of Rigoletto, Saturday, April 27, 2013, which is set in Las Vegas in the 1960\'s, with lots of Rat Pack antics, to better understand the story of the Hunchback of Mantua, Italy.