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Albany Marine Corps Logistics Base
The Atlanta Opera, April 28, 2006

Mena dn women from the opera company, NEA, and military base in a group photo

Atlanta Opera singers on stage at Albany Municipal Auditorium. Photo courtesy of Albany Marine Corps Logistics Base.

Both the military and civilian communities were invited to Great American Voices activities at the Albany Municipal Auditorium -- a beautiful historic auditorium located off base. As a small military installation, leadership at Albany Marine Corps Logistics Base rightly determined that making the performance open to the public would both increase audience numbers and serve as a community-building activity. The base’s Commanding Officer, Col John P. Lopez, hosted a pre-performance reception for VIPs. The "sold-out" performance featured works from Porgy & Bess, My Fair Lady, and The Daughter of the Regiment. An encore of "God Bless America" was a real crowd-pleaser. Additionally, two educational performances took place at the auditorium earlier in the day, serving nearly 600 students from local middle and high schools.

Concert program (PDF)(24K)


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