UK Opera Theatre Opens Season With Beloved Classic, 'South Pacific'
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 30, 2015) — The University of Kentucky Opera Theatre will open its 2015-16 season with the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II multi-Tony Award-winning musical, "South Pacific," running Oct. 8-11, at the Lexington Opera House.
"South Pacific" is based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "Tales of the South Pacific," which sends a strong progressive message about racism through the power of love. Considered among the 20th century's greatest musicals, the 1949 production won 10 Tony Awards and inspired the 1958 film adaptation and several successful revivals.
The curtain rises 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 8-10, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10-11, at the Lexington Opera House. "South Pacific" tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, or in person at the Lexington Center.
The UK School of Music at UK College of Fine Arts has garnered a national reputation for high-caliber education in opera, choral and instrumental music performance, as well as music education, composition and music theory.
MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Hale, 859-257-8716; whitney.hale@uky.edu