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National Endowment for the Arts Presents Great American Voices at Naval Postgraduate School, October 20
October 20, 2005 Washington, D.C. - The National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with the United States Navy, presents a performance of opera and musical theater for students at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California on October 20. The performance is part of the NEA's Great American Voices Military Base Tour: Unforgettable Melodies from Opera & Broadway, which celebrates the best of American arts by bringing professional performances of opera and musical theater to 39 military bases nationwide. The concert will feature performers from The Santa Fe Opera, who will sing selections from popular operas such as Bizet's Carmen and Puccini's La Bohème, as well as highlights from classic American musicals including West Side Story. Great American Voices Military Base Tour is presented in coordination with the Department of Defense and OPERA America. Great American Voices Military Base Tour is made possible by The Boeing Company. Educational resources In addition to the military base tour, the NEA also has produced a compact disc with opera and Broadway excerpts and commentary, to be distributed to audience members and teachers at participating schools. For the latest tour information and sample educational materials, visit www.greatamericanvoices.org. # # # The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts –- both new and established –- bringing the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Endowment is the nation's largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases. National Endowment for the Arts · an independent federal
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