Capitol City Opera Company to Host 25th Annual "On the Light Side" Fundraiser July 28 & 29, 2017

Capitol City Opera (CCOC), a company dedicated to supporting and promoting local talent and producing opera accessible to everyone, will be holding the 25th Annual On the Light Side, a musical “indoor picnic fundraiser,” on Friday, July 28 and Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the Highpoint Episcopal Community Church in Sandy Springs. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Music begins at 8 p.m. Individual tickets are $40; tables of eight (8) are $300. Tickets are available online at CCITYOPERA.org.

This year’s On the Light Side features selections from “The Golden Age of Broadway,” which includes musicals produced on “The Great White Way” from 1943-1959. Celebrated CCOC singers will perform ditties from Carousel, Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, On the Town, South Pacific, Kismet, The King and I, Westside Story, Candide, and more!

“Bring-Your-Own-Picnic” (BYOP) and enjoy a summer evening in the casual, air-conditioned indoors.

There will also be a silent auction with hundreds of items from housewares and event tickets, to a Tuscan vacation. A complete list of these items is available online at CCITYOPERA.org.

Capitol City Opera Company was formed in 1983 to provide Atlanta-area classically trained singers the opportunity to learn and perform complete opera roles, and to continue to develop their post-graduate vocal and acting skills on a professional level. Since its inception, the company has flourished as the only opera company in the Southeast that primarily helps local singers and artists establish their careers. It presents high quality, innovative, and exciting productions.

CCOC has created many recurring programs and has toured throughout the United States, and also Italy. Currently, the company performs fully-staged productions, a monthly restaurant series (Dinner and a Diva), a recital series featuring opera highlights and art songs (Capitol City in Concert), a touring Madrigal singers group, a summer pops concert (On the Light Side), and an educational outreach program for children.

The Company engages an average of 60 singers annually and reaches approximately 40,000 people through its various programs, and strives to make opera available to all segments of the population including the underserved and makes a concerted effort to help everyone understand and appreciate opera.