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10 June, 2007
This weekend, we added several 2007 holiday events to the ChristmasinOrlando.com website:
To see the latest list of Central Florida holiday events, visit our event listing page.
Watch for further updates as details become official!
For more information about the holiday season in Orlando, visit http://www.christmasinorlando.com.
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10 June, 2007
The first of several Orlando-area "Nutcracker" updates has arrived.
This December, Orlando Ballet is moving "the lion's share" of its performances of "Nutcracker" back to the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre in Orlando. To be precise: Dec. 14-16 and 20-23, 2007.
You may remember that Orlando's most popular "Nutcracker" was booted from that very stage in 2006 to make room for an extended run of "Disney's The Lion King." Hmmm… talk about the Mouse King. Because of Orlando's severe lack of major performance spaces, Orlando Ballet moved its holiday extravaganza to the next county… Osceola's Performing Arts Centre.
Although Orlando Ballet is back at the Bob Carr in 2007, two performances (an encore?) remain in Osceola County: Dec. 8 and 9.
No word if the Central Florida Ballet will be performing "Nutcracker" again at the Orange County Convention Center, after their 2006 debut in the Linda Chapin Theater. At least, there is no mention on its website.
But add a new a "Nut" to the mix in 2007: Lakeland's Youkey Theater will host the Moscow Ballet's "Great Russian Nutcracker" on Dec. 28, 2007. The show, direct from the former Soviet Union, features a new setting: the Land of Peace and Harmony.
To learn more, visit our event postings here.
If there's more Nutcracker gossip to crack, you'll find the latest at www.ChristmasInOrlando.com.
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10 June, 2007
One of Orlando's most emotionally moving holiday performances is also free. It's the Messiah Choral Society's performance of "Handel's Messiah" at Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre.
This Orlando tradition has endured: 2007 will mark the 35th annual performance.
If you are a singer who "strives for excellence" (their words), you are invited to join the Society. Forget Christmas in July. For Society members, the fun begins with the first rehearsal on Sept. 9, continuing every Sunday afternoon through the day of the concert. (That would be Nov. 25 in 2007).
Don't worry if you're a bit weird. According to their website, the Messiah Choral Society consists of individuals from "all walks of life" throughout Central Florida.
If you are interested, send them an email at membership@messiahchoralsociety.org
If you're not a singer (like Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson… or Paula Abdul, for that matter) but you still want to join, you can become an Associate Member for a $15 minimum donation, supporting this long-time Central Florida musical tradition.
To learn more, visit our posting here.
As always, you'll find the latest about Christmas events in Orlando by visiting www.ChristmasInOrlando.com.
