Opera on the Menu in The Willard Room; $1,000-a-Plate Benefit for Sons of Italy Foundation Charities Kicks Off 'Opera on the Menu' Dinners Series.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1999-- November Benefit to Feature Internationally Acclaimed Rising Star Michael Amante On November 4, The Willard Room restaurant at the historic Willard Inter-Continental hotel will introduce a new series of opera dinners with "A Grand Evening of Opera" to benefit the Sons of Italy Foundation charities. The $1,000-a-plate evening will include a champagne reception, five-course dinner designed by The Willard Room's Chef Gerard Madani, and an hour performance by Italian tenor Michael Amante. Seating is extremely limited. For tickets please contact Sons of Italy Foundation Special Projects Manager Alison Torrillo at (202) 547-3833. "I wanted to bring music and art into the Willard, which has been center-stage in the cultural scene of Washington for more than a century," says Jean-Jacques Reibel, General Manager. "The magnitude and magnificence of The Willard Room just calls out for opera." The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times writes of Michael Amante: "the swashbuckling swash·buck·le intr.v. swash·buck·led, swash·buck·ling, swash·buck·les To act as a swashbuckler, as in a movie or play. [Back-formation from swashbuckler. Italian tenor exhibits both the voice and the charisma of a crossover star." At the 1999 Sons of Italy Foundation's National Education & Leadership Awards Gala in Washington, D.C., he was called "the next Mario Lanza" by Tony Bennett. Amante has had the pleasure of performing for countless celebrities, including the Pope, Pavarotti, and the President of the United States The head of the Executive Branch, one of the three branches of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution sets relatively strict requirements about who may serve as president and for how long. . The Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF), established in 1959, is a private operating and grant-making philanthropic institution that supports and develops educational, cultural, and other philanthropic programs for the benefit of all Americans, especially those of Italian descent. During its history, SIF has helped to contribute more than $30 million to scholarships, $20 million to medical research, and $10 million to disaster relief efforts. Affiliated charities include the Cooley's Anemia Coo·ley's anemia n. See thalassemia major. Foundation, Alzheimer's Association, March of Dimes
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The Willard Room continues its "Opera on the Menu" series with six more events beginning in February 2000 at $200 per person that include a champagne reception, four-course menu by Chef Madani, and one hour of live opera. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Sons of Italy Foundation charities. Space is limited. Guests should contact The Willard Room at 202/637-7440 to reserve their seats in advance for the year 2000 dates. |
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