Per Mr. Duncan, some info on the opera...

Additionally - The date for the Opera is 11/5/08 at 6:30 p.m.

Get down with Ludwig Van and get some culture!
Hey, Kids!--
I meant to tell you on Wednesday about the AP Lit opera tradition. Every year you have a chance--for a mere $12--to soak up some big-time Western culture by attending a Portland Opera dress rehearsal. It's fun to dress up and do the performing arts patron thing with your classmates & teachers. This fall's offering is "Fidelio," the only opera Beethoven wrote, and it's a great one that reflects the man's passion for liberty and the human spirit. Remember, this is the guy who wrote the Eroica Symphony with Napoleon in mind; then when he realized the Corsican was just another rapacious world conqueror, scratched out Napoleon's name so furiously that he left a hole in the first page of the symphony.
I'll tell you more on Monday after the Lit terms 2 quiz. And Matt, take heart. I would have anyone else pass out those smokin' exams. The darkest hour, as they say, is always just before the dawn. For us, dawn will be 7:45 on the nose.
See you then!
--JD

Thesis Statement work goes.....

here! Keep up the good work!

-RMH