Concertgoer's Scene
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February 27 to March 4, 2004 - The Merry Widow
Hawai'i Opera Theater
Audience members Jo Munitz, Wyn Aubrey-Child and Don Child went backstage to visit Lea Woods Friedman, who sang the featured role of Valencienne. Jo met Lea's family through a friend when Lea was four years old, and has remained a friend of the family as Lea grew up over the years.
Shown here during intermission of The Merry Widow are
clarinetist James Moffitt, retired journalist and
columnist for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin Lyle Nelson,
and Bob and Pearl Ann Schwartz of Ardsley, New York.
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Artist Paul Hosch, who enjoys sketching classical and
jazz musicians performing, strikes a pose in front of
Blaisdell Concert Hall before going to see The Merry
Widow.
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During intermission of The Merry Widow, Norma Nichols,
Director of the Gallery on the Pali and Secretary for
Chamber Music Hawaii, enjoys the company of former
State of Hawaii deputy attorney general Ted Clause.
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As part of the backstage party after the final
performance of opera season, the set of Merry Widow
was turned into a dance floor. Celebrating the
successful season by dancing to music of the 80's,
ballet dancer and instructor Elizabeth Miller rocks
out "at Maxim's" along with other audience members,
singers, crew, and Symphony musicians.
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