FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH
                                    1100 North Poinsettia Avenue
                                     Manhattan Beach, CA 90266



                                        PRESENTS


                                                                                              .
 Opera Ensemble's Christmas Concert
                                                                                                  .
                    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 7 PM

                                                         The Opera Ensemble is a newly formed group
                                                         of accomplished Operatic soloists.  Collectively,
                                                         they have sung with the Los Angeles Opera
                                                         under the baton of Maestros Placido Domingo
                                                         and James Conlon, opened the Toys for Us
                                                         Christmas Show at the Nokia theater with
                                                         Stevie Wonder as well as soloed in the Brahms
                                                         Requiem with the Los Cancioneros chorus and
                                                         Orchestra. They have all won prestige's
                                                         scholarships and competitions for education
                                                         and performance excellence. Music Director
                                                         and founder of The Opera Ensemble,

                                                         Rhona Klinghofer  earned her Bachelor and
                                                         Master degrees from the Juilliard School. 
                                                         She has sung with Opera Pacific for ten
                                                         seasons as well  recital and orchestral venues. 
                                                         Ms. Klinghofer is currently on the staff at El
                                                         Camino College and teaches privately.


                            The singers include
                                            
       Lauren Smith Woods - Soprano              Ermin Cruz III - Baritone
      Amy Rodgers - Soprano                        Alexander Perkins III - Tenor
Angaleen Molina- Mezzo- Soprano         Stephen Clarke Doherty - Bass- Baritone
       Anne Monique Pace - Soprano              Jeffrey Smith - Baritone




                                Refreshments served.
                       Free will offering is appreciated ($25.00)

Christmas concert(1)2012

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    FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH 1100 North Poinsettia Avenue Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 PRESENTS . Opera Ensemble's Christmas Concert . SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 7 PM The Opera Ensemble is a newly formed group of accomplished Operatic soloists.  Collectively, they have sung with the Los Angeles Opera under the baton of Maestros Placido Domingo and James Conlon, opened the Toys for Us Christmas Show at the Nokia theater with Stevie Wonder as well as soloed in the Brahms Requiem with the Los Cancioneros chorus and Orchestra. They have all won prestige's scholarships and competitions for education and performance excellence. Music Director and founder of The Opera Ensemble, Rhona Klinghofer  earned her Bachelor and Master degrees from the Juilliard School.  She has sung with Opera Pacific for ten seasons as well  recital and orchestral venues.  Ms. Klinghofer is currently on the staff at El Camino College and teaches privately. The singers include   Lauren Smith Woods - Soprano              Ermin Cruz III - Baritone Amy Rodgers - Soprano                        Alexander Perkins III - Tenor Angaleen Molina- Mezzo- Soprano         Stephen Clarke Doherty - Bass- Baritone Anne Monique Pace - Soprano              Jeffrey Smith - Baritone Refreshments served. Free will offering is appreciated ($25.00)