Gala takes place in two days. Buy your tickets now! Le comité d'honneur du 2e Gala-bénéfice 2nd Benefit Gala Honorary Committee Président : E. Noël Spinelli, C.M. Président du conseil d'administration Groupe Spinelli Françoise P. Chagnon, M.D., F.R.C.S. Dept. of Otolaryngology, Montreal General Hospital Jacques Corriveau Pluri Design Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Bernard Labadie L'Opéra de Montréal Les Violons du Roy Fernand Lindsay, C.M., C.Q., L.Ph., c.s.v. Le Festival de Lanaudière Don McLean Dean, Faculty of Music, McGill University Constance V. Pathy Ladies' Morning Musical Club Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal Jacques Payette Payette & Simms, imprimeur Joseph Rouleau, O.C., O.Q. Président, Jeunesses Musicales du Canada Joseph Silverstone Notaire Yuli Turovsky I Musici de Montréal   Organizing Committee Yelka Acimovic Wah Keung Chan Dean Jobin-Bevans Nikolas Landry Mariam Pal Phyllis Potts-Stewart Gillian Pritchett Press Release August 21, 2003 2nd La Scene Musicale Benefit Gala The readers of La Scena Musicale have made their choice! The programme of the 2nd La Scena Musicale Benefit Gala Concert at the Pollack Hall, September 17th, 2003 at 7.30 p.m. contains two songs by Sergei Rachmaninoff as well as popular operatic arias in three languages (Italian, French and German) including Puccini's "Nessun dorma." An editor's choice of three duets rounds out the programme. Our performers this year are John Mac Master (tenor), Annamaria Popescu (mezzo) and Mirela Tafaj (soprano) accompanied by pianist Michael McMahon. Public's Choice Programme John Mac Master, tenor 1. Nessun dorma (Turandot, Puccini) 2. Inutiles regrets (Les Troyens, Berlioz) 3. Gott! welch’ Dunkel hier (Fidelio, Beethoven) Annamaria Popescu, mezzo 1. Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse.... (Samson et Dalila, Saint-Saëns) 2. Ya jdu tebya / I'll wait for you / Je t'attends, Op.14, no. 1 (Rachmaninoff) 3. Habanera (Carmen, Bizet) 4. Pensa alla patria (L’Italiana in Algeri, Rossini) Mirela Tafaj, soprano 1. E Susanna non vien ...Dove sono i bei momenti (Le Nozze di Figaro - Mozart) 2. È strano, è strano ...Sempre libera (La Traviata - Verdi) 3. Vocalise Op. 34, no. 14 (Rachmaninoff) Duets (Editor's Choice) Tenor/soprano: O suave fanciulla (La Bohème, Puccini) Tenor/Mezzo: Seguidilla (Carmen, Bizet) 2nd La Scene Musicale Benefit Gala September 17, 2003 at 7:30 p.m. Pollack Hall, McGill University, 555 Sherbrooke W., Montreal • Tickets: $100 VIP (including post-concert reception and a $65 tax receipt) and $25 • Bring a Teen! concert Info: (514) 948-2520 • McGill Box-Office: (514) 398-4547 (after Sept. 8th) http://gala2003.scena.org   La Scène Musicale / The Music Scene A not for profit charity founded in 1996 by Wah Keung Chan who dreamed of making the world of classical music available to everyone. From a simple information sheet La Scène Musicale has developed a series of projects attracting public attention in both Canada and overseas. These projects include two magazines (the bilingual, La Scena Musicale, published 10 times a year, with a free distribution of over 42,000 copies mainly in the Montreal, Quebec City, and Ottawa-Hull and The Music Scene, an English language magazine with a free distribution of 42, 000 copies in Toronto and Southern Ontario, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver); an internationally recognized web site, La Scena Musicale Online (www.scena.org); an annual Student Writing Contest recognizing papers on classical music (in French and in English) and the innovative Bring a Teen program whereby selected performing arts groups permit the issue of a free ticket for an adolescent if accompanied by an adult paying the regular price. La Scène Musicale depends heavily on the generosity of its corporate supporters, its modestly paid staff and team of volunteers. The cornerstone of our 2004 fund raising campaign is this benefit concert which has added importance given the Canada Magazine Fund has announced cuts of $30,000 from our funding. (http://www.scena.org/lsmnews/030717lsmgala2003.asp#Copps). For more information please contact : Gillian Pritchett, Director of Marketing and Funding at 514-948-0509 or by e-mail : gillian@scena.org