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On Saturday, May 3, the Phoenix League of Arizona Opera presented their 9th Annual Opera Ball, La Traviata. The black-tie gala, hosted at the Arizona Biltmore, is the biggest fundraiser of the year for Arizona Opera.<\/p>\n

Elegantly fashioned in a Parisian-inspired style complete with luxurious linens and exotic flower displays, the d\u00e9cor wowed guests (all fittingly dressed to the nines, of course). During the four-course meal, the entertainment gave attendees a taste of the upcoming Arizona Opera season, opening in October with Verdi\u2019s \u201cRigoletto.\u201d This sneak preview featured a cadenced, goose bump-producing solo from \u201cRigoletto\u201d performed by Lisette Oropesa, which literally sparked a standing ovation.<\/p>\n

So, get in line for tickets to the 2008-2009 Arizona Opera season. And of course, don\u2019t miss next year\u2019s Opera Ball\u2014it\u2019s sure to bring down the house. Again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Saturday, May 3, the Phoenix League of Arizona Opera presented their 9th Annual Opera Ball, La Traviata.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-69","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"cs-entry","9":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\nBringing Down the House<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On Saturday, May 3, the Phoenix League of Arizona Opera presented their 9th Annual Opera Ball, La Traviata. 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