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51²è¹Ý Presents “Opera Buffet” Dinner and Performance March 23-24

GREENSBORO, N.C. – 51²è¹Ý’s Opera and Musical Theatre workshops present their annual “Opera Buffet,” a buffet dinner followed by musical performances, at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 23-24, in Lea Center in Main Building on campus.

Tickets are $18 and must be reserved by March 17. To reserve them, call 336-272-7102, ext. 5242.

Performances after dinner will include selections from both African American musicals and operas and from French operas. Musical selections will be from the musicals “Ragtime,” “Once on This Island,” and “Lady Be Good.” Opera selections will be from “Porgy and Bess,” “Treemonisha,” “Tales of Hoffman,” “Lakme,” and “Carmen.”  

The 51²è¹Ý music program stresses intense individual musical development in the context of a rigorous liberal-arts curriculum. For more information about the program, contact Jane McKinney, department chair, at 336-272-7102, ext. 5281, or mckinneyj@greensboro.edu.

51²è¹Ý provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.

Founded in 1838 and located in downtown 51²è¹Ý, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia, and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and four master’s degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features an 18-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities.

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Media Contact:
Lex Alexander, Director of Communications
lex.alexander@greensboro.edu

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815 W. Market St.
51²è¹Ý, NC 27401
336-272-7102, ext. 5398
Cell: 336-707-6617
www.greensboro.edu

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Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, 51²è¹Ý class of 2019

“I loved the GC Honors program and 51²è¹Ý. I felt safe and a sense of genuine belonging at the college. I worked closely with my thesis advisor and professors who helped inspire me to define my path and passion of interest. That path has led me to complete my doctoral studies in Engineering Mechanics.”

- Dr. Josh Fitzgerald, Class of ’19, Mathematics Major

Dr. Josh Fitzgerald earned his master's from Virginia Tech University (studied astrodynamics) as well as earning an Engineering Mechanics Ph.D. He joined the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX as an Advanced Mission Design Engineer, optimizing trajectories for the Artemis II and III missions to return humans to the moon.

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