Wilkes University Flute Ensemble Presents "A Night at the Opera" Concert on Dec. 8

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WILKES-BARRE, PA (11/20/2018) The Wilkes University Flute Ensemble will present the concert "A Night at the Opera." The performance is Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. on the main stage of the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts at Wilkes University. Admission is free and the concert is open to the public.

The concert will feature highlights from Bizet's "Carmen," Delibe's Lakmé, Mozart's "The Magic Flute," and Puccini's "Madam Butterfly" and "Turandot." The concert is directed by Alicia "Lish" Lindsey, acting principal flutist of the Pottstown Symphony Orchestra. Lindsey is an adjunct flute professor and flute ensemble director at Wilkes.

About Wilkes University:

Wilkes University is an independent institution of higher education dedicated to academic and intellectual excellence through mentoring in the liberal arts, sciences and professional programs. Founded in 1933, the university is on a mission to create one of the great small universities, offering all of the programs, activities and opportunities of a large, research university in the intimate, caring and mentoring environment of a small, liberal arts college, at a cost that is increasingly competitive with public universities. The Economist named Wilkes 25th in the nation for the value of its education for graduates. In addition to 43 bachelor's degree programs, Wilkes offers 25 master's degree programs and five doctoral/terminal degree programs, including the doctor of philosophy in nursing, doctor of nursing practice, doctor of education, doctor of pharmacy, and master of fine arts in creative writing. Learn more at www.wilkes.edu.

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