Only Three 'Grand Night' Performances Left
Promotional ad for "It's a Grand Night for Singing!" Provided by UK Opera Theatre.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 13, 2016) — University of Kentucky Opera Theatre will conclude its 24th production of "It's a Grand Night for Singing!" with its last three performances June 17-19, at the Singletary Center for the Arts.
Since 1993, this popular event has kicked off the start of Central Kentucky's summer arts season, with an unbelievable turnout and multiple sold-out shows. "It's a Grand Night for Singing!" is a highly anticipated production in Lexington, with not only regional performers, but UK performers showing off their talents. The event features popular Broadway tunes as well as Top 40 hits to entertain guests of all ages.
The last three performances begin 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 17 and June 18, and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 19. "Grand Night" tickets are $45 for general admission, $40 for seniors and UK faculty, and $15 for students with a valid student ID. Tickets for "Grand Night" are available through the Singletary Center ticket office, by phone at 859-257-4929, online at www.scfatickets.com, or in person at the venue. All applicable fees will be added to tickets upon purchase transaction. Valet parking will be available for all performances from 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
In addition, each performance will also have a limited number of select seats available to UK staff for only $25. The special staff price is presented in memory of Russ Williams, the university's first representative of the staff on UK's Board of Trustees who died in 2009. Staff tickets must be purchased in person with a valid staff ID.
UK Opera Theatre is part of the UK School of Music at the UK College of Fine Arts. The school has garnered a national reputation for high-caliber education in opera, choral and instrumental music performance, as well as music education, composition, and theory and music history.
UK is the University for Kentucky. At UK, we are educating more students, treating more patients with complex illnesses and conducting more research and service than at any time in our 150-year history. To read more about the UK story and how you can support continued investment in your university and the Commonwealth, go to: uky.edu/uk4ky. #uk4ky #seeblue
MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Hale, 859-257-8716; whitney.hale@uky.edu