Fwd: A Celebration of Pushkin

Wed May 22 22:05:10 UTC 2002

>From: "Julian H. Lowenfeld" <julianhlowenfeld at worldnet.att.net>
>To: <newsnet at fas.harvard.edu>
>Subject: A Celebration of Pushkin
>Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 12:02:26 -0400
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>
>Dear Friends!
>
>  You are happily invited to a celebration--in poetry and song-- of the
> 203rd birthday of Russia s most beloved writer, Alexander Sergeyevich
> Pushkin.  The festivities are graciously being hosted by the
> Consulate-General of the Russian Federation, at 9 East 91st Street
> (between Madison and Fifth Avenues) on Friday, June 7, 2002, at 7:00 p.m.
>
>  The evening will feature some of Pushkin s greatest poems, selected and
> faithfully translated into English verse by poet Julian Lowenfeld, as
> well as settings of Pushkin s lyrics to music by Rachmaninoff, Glinka,
> Borodin, Glazunov, and others, performed by renowned operatic bass
> Mikhail Svetlov, and acclaimed concert pianist and composer Michael
> Zeiger.  An informal dinner reception will follow the concert.
>
>  Tickets are $30 per person and may be obtained by e-mailing
> PushkinPoetry at hotmail.com or by telephoning (212) 695-4607,or (212)
> 749-1434.  Kindly RSVP as soon as possible as seating is limited. Tickets
> will not be available at the door, but must be purchased in
> advance.  Information about the performers is enclosed.
>
>  Hope to see you soon!

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