The curtain goes up for the season at 8 p.m. Oct. 6 at Memorial Auditorium with Johann Strauss Jr.'s Die Fledermaus , presented by Western Opera Theater. She adds that the Sydney Dance Company will make its U.S. debut of Salome and Trisha Brown will present the West Coast premiere of a new dance trilogy.
World music is also well represented, with performers from Mali, Israel and Ireland.
This fall, the Bach Aria Group, the Alexander String Quartet and the Eroica Trio will be the headliners. Later in the season, the Berlin Radio Choir and satirist David Sedaris will be among the entertainers featured. Staff and faculty are eligible to buy two adult tickets at a 35 percent discount for each of the season's performances. Orders can now be placed by mail, fax, e-mail or online. However, tickets will not be issued until after subscriber orders are filled, Field says.