Written by Mary Dan Eades on April 29, 2016
Upcoming in the LIVE AUCTION at our When in Rome… Spring Gala! A Big Time in the Big Apple!
New York Long Weekend
Choice of Broadway Show, Dinner, New York Hilton Midtown 3-Night Stay with Airfare for 2
Suggested Retail Value: Up to $6,300
This Experience Includes:
- 3-night weekend stay in a standard guest room at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel
- 2 tickets to ONE Broadway show – your choice of those listed below
- $200 gift card towards dining at your choice of participating New York city restaurants
- Round-trip coach class airfare for 2 from within the 48 contiguous U.S. to New York
- Winspire Booking & Concierge Service
New York Hilton Midtown
Enjoy a 3-night (Friday-Sunday) weekend stay in a standard guest room. The New York Hilton Midtown is just moments from such famous landmarks as Radio City Music Hall, Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), Fifth Avenue shopping, Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Broadway and Times Square.
2016 Blackout dates: December 3, 10, 31.
Broadway Tickets
Enjoy two orchestra or front mezzanine tickets to your choice of one Broadway show, subject to availability through Broadway.com. A small additional charge may apply during holidays and special performances. Shows subject to change.
Select from:
Aladdin, An American in Paris, Beautiful: The Carol King Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, Kinky Boots, Les Miserables, The Lion King, The Book of Mormon, The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked and more. Please note, Hamilton is not available as part of this package.
NYC Dining*
Enjoy a $200 gift card towards dining. Choose from a selection of the best and most iconic New York restaurants including:
Blue Fin – located in the heart of Times Square, Blue Fin is always a best bet on a theater evening, serving fresh seafood and sushi.
Ruby Foo’s – a boisterous theme park of Pan Asian food – as big and bold as its Broadway neighborhood.
Bill’s Bar & Burger Rockefeller Center – with 400 seats, Bill’s is the biggest standalone burger joint in the country, an instant hit since opening in 2009 with both burger junkies and locals alike. Locations also in the Meatpacking district and downtown.
Strip House Midtown – enjoy a memorable steakhouse experience, complete with table-side carvings, decadent sides, an extensive wine list and famous 24-layer chocolate cake.
Dos Caminos – with over 100 kinds of tequila…if that doesn’t sell you, there’s authentic Mexico City-style quesadillas and fresh guac that will make you say ‘Ole!
*Participating restaurants are subject to change. Gift card may be used towards food, alcohol, tax, and gratuity.
Airfare
This package includes round-trip coach class service for two from any major metropolitan airport in the 48 contiguous United States to New York, subject to availability.
Airfare must be booked within one year from the date of purchase. Airfare taxes and a $25 per person processing fee are the responsibility of the purchaser.
Blackout dates: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s weeks.
Business and First Class upgrades are available at the time of booking for an additional fee. Use of frequent flyer miles for upgrades is dependent on specific ticket restrictions as determined by the airline’s frequent flyer program.
Winspire Booking & Concierge Service
Winspire provides a team of seasoned travel professionals who will help you redeem your experience. All travel related details and reservations are handled for every part of your Winspire experience. Operating as a full-service travel agency, Winspire can assist with extra hotel nights, airfare upgrades, and additional guests. This service also provides you with an established network of onsite contacts who can help you book additional experiences, activities and tours.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Must be booked a minimum of 60 days in advance. Reservations are subject to availability. Certificates cannot be replaced if lost, stolen or destroyed. All purchases are non-refundable. Packages cannot be resold. Suggested retail value is calculated using tariff air rates and rack room rates. Ground transportation is not included.
American baritone, Ralph Cato has travelled the world extensively, telling stories in song with his warm, clarion baritone voice.
Tenor, Benjamin Brecher has performed over fifty operatic roles with many of the world’s most prestigious opera companies, specializing in the high lying lyric tenor repertoire. He has performed 16 roles with New York City Opera alone. Career highlights include performances with Opera Orchestra of New York, L’Opera de Nice, Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, L’Opera de Montreal, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, among many others. His orchestral solo repertoire includes Mozart, Handel, Orff, Bach, Haydn, as well as many performances of Britten. In 2000 he began performing the great Irish Tenor songs in a concert produced for him entitled A Celtic Celebration, Twenty years later, the show has become a North American hit with performances with 45 Symphonies in North America. Ben continues his discography having added his twelfth recording in 2016 Forgotten Liszt, with pianist Robert Koenig, and will record a new release in 2022 entitled “Three Centuries of Thomas Moore” including the music of Britten, Berlioz, and Sarah Gibson on MSR Classics. He is a Professor of Voice at University of California Santa Barbara, where he has served as the Head of Voice.
Born and raised in Southern California, April Amante is a versatile soprano with expertise and facility in repertoire spanning from early music to contemporary musical theater.
Tracy Van Fleet is pleased to return to the Santa Barbara Choral Society. As a soloist, she has performed with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Lüneburg Symphony in Germany, Orquesta Filarmónica de Boca del Río in Mexico, Pasadena Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Los Angeles Bach Festival, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Colorado Philharmonic, USC Symphony and Chorus, and others. She has had many appearances with the Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Opera Pacific, San Diego Opera and Opera Colorado.