Idaho State University School of Performing Arts to present ‘An Evening with Michael Ballam’ Sept. 13

Michael Ballam will present an evening of music to support the Idaho State University School of Performing Arts Theatre/Dance Department Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jensen Grand Concert Hall at the Stephens Performing Arts Center.

Ballam has received critical acclaim with the major opera companies of the U.S. and a recital career in the most important concert halls around the world.

His operatic repertoire includes more than 700 performances of over 100 major roles while sharing the stage with singers and Broadway legends, including Roberta Peters, Jerome Hines, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa, Birgit Nilsson, Beverly Sills, Placido Domingo, Karen Akers, Tammy Grimes, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Jean Stapleton and Ethel Merman. He has also performed regularly with such companies as the Chicago Lyric, San Francisco, Santa Fe, Dallas, Washington, Philadelphia, St. Louis, and San Diego Operas.

Season ticket information is available online at: www.isu.edu/sopa. Individual tickets range from $20 to $25, and are available at the Performing Arts Center Box Office in person or by phone at 282-3595. Tickets are also available at Vickers Western Wear, PSUB Campus Connection Desk, and online at www.isu.edu/tickets.

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