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WSO performing at park's Lyric Theatre
Bizet, Offenbach and Strauss’s work will waft across Assiniboine Park tonight.
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is giving a free performance at the park’s Lyric Theatre tonight at 7 p.m.
This concert features Heather Kozak, mezzo-soprano and former Rose Bowl winner, as well as Winnipegger J.P. Hoe performing his own songs with new orchestration.
The performance is one of the top highlights of Assiniboine Park’s 2011 summer entertainment series at the Lyric Theatre.
"This is absolutely one of the major summer highlights for us at Assiniboine Park," said Kevin Hunter, Assiniboine Park Conservancy’s director of marketing and communications.
"Having a world-class orchestra like the WSO giving a free live performance is extremely rare... a real treat for Winnipeggers."
The park’s entertainment series runs through to Aug. 28th and includes weekly acts on the Lyric Stage, the Smooth Sundays Jazz Series in the Leo Mol Sculpture Garden and the new addition of movies in the park each Friday evening in August.
"To cap it all off, the forecast is calling for an absolutely perfect night," said Hunter. "We are definitely encouraging people to come early to make sure they get a good seat."
For a full list of all the free performances and movies being offered this summer at Assiniboine Park, visit www.assiniboinepark.ca
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