“the combined power of all of these people is extraordinary. art...

The Mandell and Madeleine Berman Foundation Panel Discussion Sponsor

with additional support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

• Friends of Polish Art • The Polish Consulate of Chicago

Sung in 6 languages with English translation: Polish, Russian, French, German, Yiddish and Czech

FOR TICKETS & INFO: 313.237.7464 or michiganopera.org

Please join us for a series of SPECIAL EVENTS throughout Southeast Michigan leading up to the highly anticipated Michigan Premiere of this

ground breaking production. The 2015 Fall Opera Season is made possible by

Ford Motor Company

At the Detroit Opera House

Mieczyslaw Weinberg

November 14 – 22, 2015

COMPANY PREMIERE!

“The combined power of all of these people is extraordinary. Art can unite. Music can make a difference; Opera can serve as a catalyst for productive dialogue. We honor our community partners who are joining us on this journey with The Passenger.” – Wayne S.Brown, President & CEO of Michigan Opera Theatre

Robert Kusel/Lyric Opera of Chicago.

SUNDAY AUGUST 30, 2015:Complimentary library presentation

An operatic Voyage into History with The Passenger

2:00 p.m. – Farmington Community Library 32737 W. Twelve Mile Road – Farmington Hills

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 2015:Complimentary library presentation

LaBoheme and The Passenger: What Makes a Classic?

7:00 p.m. – Northville District Library 212 West Cady Street – Northville

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2015:Friends of Polish Art Donor Event 4:00 p.m. – General Director’s Circle Lounge Michigan Opera Theatre 1526 Broadway – Detroit

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2015:Voices 2015: Gearing up for Success! Fundraising dinner for the Ruth Ellis Center $175 per person

7:00 p.m. – Waterview Loft at Port Detroit 130 East Atwater Street – Detroit For info: [email protected]

Michigan Opera Theatre is honored to partner with more than 60 organizations and individuals throughout Southeast Michigan whose joint mission is to raise awareness of The Passenger’s universal themes:

The danger of denying the humanity of others and the importance of remembering victims of genocide.

Many complimentary community events are scheduled throughout Michigan in support of The Passenger.

Find one near you!

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2015:The Sounds of Babylon: Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Chaldean Musicians and Vocalists$50 general admission $200 patron ticket 7:00 p.m. – Orchestra Hall 3711 Woodward Avenue – Detroit For tickets: dso.org

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 2015:Global Fridays Multicultural Performance Series presents Sao Paulo Underground featuring Rob Mazurek

$15 general admission $10 Arab American Museum members6:30 p.m. Pre-performance talk, 8:00 p.m. Concert Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Avenue – Dearborn For tickets and info: arabamericanmuseum.org

New events are continuously being added... check the MOT website for the most up to date schedule!

michiganopera.org

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2015:Michigan Philharmonic Concert:

Haflah! Arab Fusion Fest Michigan Philharmonic and Michigan Arab Orchestra have created a fusion event featuring Western and Middle Eastern traditions to bring together Detroit’s diverse cultures. $30 adults - $25 seniors - $10 students7:30 p.m. Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts350 Madison Avenue – Detroit For tickets: michiganphil.org or 734.451.2112

FRIDAY OCTOBER 2, 2015:Global Fridays Multicultural Performance Series presents Krar Collective (Ethiopian roots/funk) $15 general admission - $10 Arab American Museum members 8:00 p.m. Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Avenue – Dearborn For tickets and info: arabamericanmuseum.org


SUNDAY OCTOBER 4, 2015: Complimentary event:

Michigan Opera Theatre’s Annual Open House at the Detroit Opera House 12:00 Noon - 3:00 p.m. Behind the scenes tour of the Opera House, special costume exhibit, mini performance by MOT Children’s Chorus, Opera House history display, craftmaking with Arts and Scraps, photo booth, and ice cream samples from Treat Dreams.Complimentary parking in the adjacent surface lot. See website for details. michiganopera.org

FRIDAY OCTOBER 9 – SUNDAY OCTOBER 11, 2015:International Festival Includes performances by some of the best local and regional cultural performing groups including Polish, Indian, African, Spanish, Irish, and Chinese. Ethnic arts and crafts also available. Event highlight: the swearing in ceremony of new Americans. Contact: [email protected] for specific time of the swearing in ceremony. Weekend pass $3 per person or $5 per family (includes parking)11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. each day Southfield Pavilion 26000 Evergreen Road – Southfield For info: [email protected]

SUNDAY OCTOBER 25, 2015WISDOM presents Five Women Five Journeys Panel will explore the practice of various faiths as they explore differences and similarities, as well as the challenges and opportunities in today’s world. 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Unity of Royal Oak Church2500 Crooks Road – Royal OakFor info: [email protected]

TUESDAY OCTOBER 27, 2015:Hadassah Greater Detroit Opening MeetingFeaturing Dr. Ruth WestheimerAt Congregation Shaarey Zedek 10:00 a.m. -11:45 a.m. – Registration and boutiques12:00 Noon – Lunch1:00 p.m. – Speaker Cost is $75 for speaker & lunch;Speaker only is $36 Dr. Ruth has led an extraordinary life. In her latest book, The Doctor Is In, readers journey with her from pre-war Frankfort to her life as a celebrity sex therapist and Grandma. Congregation Shaarey Zedek27375 Bell Road – Southfield For more info: [email protected] 248.683.5030

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28, 2015The Maple Theater Special Screening

The Cranes are Flying (1957) A Soviet film about WW II, directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, with a score composed by Mieczyslaw Weinberg (The Passenger). Following the screening, there will be a talk back with a member of MOT’s team presenting The Passenger. $6 per person and complimentary popcorn with any food purchase.7:30 p.m.The Maple Theater – 4135 W. Maple RoadBloomfield TownshipFor info: themapletheater.com

SUNDAY OCTOBER 18, 2015:Head Coverings across the Faith Traditions Interfaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit. An interfaith panel of women from religious leaders to members of the community will speak about the custom of wearing the head covering across faith traditions.

The film, Hats of Jerusalem will also be screened. $10 per person3:30 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church 26998 Woodward Avenue – Royal Oak

THURSDAY OCTOBER 22, 2015:Chamber Music at The Scarab Club Concert

Weinberg and Mercurio: From Composer to Conductor.This concert will feature several chamber works by Mieczyslaw Weinberg (The Passenger) and a new piece for clarinet, violin and piano by well known conductor and composer, Steven Mercurio. Event also features: MOT principal clarinetist Brian Bowman, MOT pianist Jean Schneider, MOT principal flutist Amanda Sparfeld and MOT principal violist John Madison. $18 per person advance $22 at the door - $10 students7:30 p.m. The Scarab Club 217 Farnsworth Street – Detroit For info: [email protected]

FRIDAY OCTOBER 23, 2015Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Screening of Hotel Rwanda The true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over one thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda.Panel discussion following film.6:00 p.m. - Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History315 E. Warren, DetroitFor info: 313.494.5800



MONDAY OCTOBER 12, 2015:Yad Ezra Food Bank 25th Anniversary Fundraiser $180 per person 6:00 p.m. Adam Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt Road – Farmington Hills For info: [email protected]

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14, 2015InterFaith Leadership Council of MetropolitanDetroit’s 3rd Annual Awards Dinner A dinner to honor those in our communitywho have made a difference as we work together providing opportunities for dialogue and understanding. 6:30 p.m. - Shriners Silver Garden24350 Southfield Road, SouthfieldFor info: detroitinterfaithcouncil.com

THURSDAY OCTOBER 29, 2015Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Screening of 12 Years a Slave In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northrup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Panel discussion following film. 6:00 p.m. - Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History315 E. Warren – DetroitFor info: 313.494.5800

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2015:Holocaust Memorial Center Annual Dinner

Honoring Jackie and Larry Kraft, with special guest speaker, Rudy Giuliani, the 107th Mayor of New York City. 5:30 p.m. For ticket info: Jackie Yashinsky at 248.536.9605 Congregation Shaarey Zedek 27375 Bell Road – Southfield Holocaustcenter.org

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2015:University of Detroit Mercy A Multi-Media Exchange of Holocaust Themes and RealitiesThe program will include a Holocaust survivor, stories of family members, and DVD clips from The Passenger.

Complimentary admission 7:00 p.m. University of Detroit Mercy Chemistry 114 4001 West McNichols Road – Detroit For info: [email protected]

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2015Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Screening of The Killing FieldsA photographer is trapped in Cambodia during Pol Pot’s bloody Year Zero cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million “undesirable” civilians. Panel discussion following film. 6:00 p.m. Charles Wright Museum of African American History315 E. Warren – DetroitFor info: 313.494.5800

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2015:Arab American Women’s Business Council A great professional networking event that will feature a special guest speaker with the 2015 Arab American Businesswoman of the Year. Admission $30 per person 8:30 p.m. Byblos Banquet Center 7258 Chase Road – Dearborn

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2015:MOT Unmasked, The Passenger, WRCJ Radio Broadcast 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. WRCJ 90.9 FM and on wrcj.org WRCJ’s Chris Felcyn talks with the conductor about the background of The Passenger, as the radio audience hears generous excerpts of music from the production. In the second myTunes hour of the program, an MOT artist plays their favorite recordings. Encore performance Sunday, November 8 at 12:00 p.m.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2015:Opening Night Broadcast of MOT’s production of The Passenger

WRCJ FM 90.9 wrcj.org 7:30 p.m. - Live broadcast from The Detroit Opera House

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2015WISDOM presents a screening of Ocean of Pearls Amrit Singh is of two worlds, but belongs to neither. Film followed by discussion led by Jaspal Neelam, wife of producer Sarab Neelam Complimentary admission 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. The Community House380 South Bates, Birminghamtechserves.org or 248.644.5832

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2015:Global Fridays Multicultural Performance Series presents Ara Topouzian and Mal Barsamian (Armenian) $15 general admission $10 Arab American Museum members 8:00 p.m. Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Avenue – Dearborn For tickets and info: arabamericanmuseum.org

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2015Michigan Opera Theatre’s The Passenger Matinee EventOrganized by The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Event begins at 11:30 a.m. with a luncheon and speakers, followed by a performance of The Passenger at 2:30 p.m. Limited space available. For info: 248.205.2557Detroit Opera House1526 Broadway – Detroitmichiganopera.org

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2015:Berman Center Panel Discussion

The Passenger – Art after Auschwitz: An Intercultural Panel and Performance Dr. Guy Stern, resident scholar at the Holocaust Memorial Center, and Dr. Fatma Muge Gocek, a Turkish scholar of the Armenian Genocide and Professor at the University of Michigan, will engage in a stimulating discussion on the ability of works of culture to remember, confront, or provide meaningful perspective on Genocide. Soprano Lauren Skuce will sing excerpts from The Passenger.

Complimentary admission7:30 p.m. The Berman Center for the Performing Arts 6600 West Maple Road – West Bloomfield theberman.org

NOVEMBER 4 – 15, 201564TH Annual Jewish Book FairSee website for more info:www.jccdet.org


WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015 National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) docent led tour of the Holocaust Memorial Center NCJW members: $6NCJW non-members: $10 (NCJW annual membership will be reduced by $10 if you join when you register in advance or at the event.1:00 p.m. at the Holocaust Memorial CenterFor more information or to register, call 248.355.3300, ext. 0.Checks can be made payable to NCJW/Greater Detroit, 26400 Lahser Rd. Suite 306, Southfield, MI 48033 or pay online at www.ncjwgds.org

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