Tuesday Trivia: Paperwork

As tax time approaches, paperwork overtakes our lives. Match the paperwork to the opera...

1. Tatyana writes a passionate letter to an aristocratic gentleman that she has just met
2. She and her lover are given a safe note of passage signed by the evil Baron Scarpia
3. Rosina writes a letter to the Count, who she only knows as Lindoro
4. She is forced to write a letter in exchange for her father’s freedom
5. Violetta is in love with Alfredo, but agrees to leave him at the bidding of his father. She writes Alfredo a farewell letter
6. Sharpless, a United States consul tries to read the contents of a letter from her Navy Lieutenant but eventually gives up
7. Micaela brings Don Jose a letter (and a kiss) from his mother
8. Sulpice remembers a letter found with the young Marie on the battlefield
9. Adele receives a letter from her sister, inviting her to Prince Orlofsky’s ball
10. In the final scenes, the secret document is burned as Emilia finally dies

a) Luisa Miller
b) Tosca
c) La fille du Regiment
d) Madama Butterfly
e) La Traviata
f) Eugene Onegin
g) The Makropulos Affair
h) The Barber of Seville
i) Die fledermaus
j) Carmen

Warning: Don't Be Late To Salome

Salome is 100 minutes of action-packed opera with no overture, no intermission, and no late seating! The show starts at 7:30pm and once we close the doors, there is no late seating and no break to put you into the house!

Show Up Late, And You'll Get This...

Top Twenty Opera Divas

Our friend D. Feldman forwarded this to us over the weekend:

The 20 best classical divas by the Times Online

It's kind of a fun parlor piece, and they came up with an interesting criteria:

Voice, Visuals, Roles, Back story, Celeb factor

We're proud to see at least one Canadian on the list, Measha Bruggergosman:

How many opera singers look like disco divas? This wonderfully sassy Canadian soprano is a real one-off, so let’s hope she makes the most of it in the years to come. She could start by getting seen further afield than North America, and dipping more of a toe into opera than she’s hitherto managed.

Now this is the kind of game we all like to play, so have at it...

Jack Pine Field Notes

Follow Jack Pine on tour with Field Notes, an occassional online journal by Michael MacKinnon, The Botanist in our production.

Touring through 2009 & 2010, Jack Pine tells the story of short, twisted and misunderstood Jack, as he finds his place among the trees.

Jack Pine is a wonderful celebration of a tenacious tree. Found throughout Canada east of the Rockies, as well as in New England and the Great Lakes states, Jack Pine is a "nurse tree," sheltering the seedlings of other trees. Short and twisted, it has seldom been logged, and because it grows so well in bad soil, farmers in past centuries sometimes thought it had poisoned their land.

In a poem as knotty and beautiful as the tree itself, Veda Hille and Christopher Patton tell the story of one Jack Pine, and conveys the splendor of the pine forests that once covered much of eastern North America.

Adam Fisher, Rose-Ellen Nichols, Michael MacKinnon, Hiather Darnel-Kadonaga, pianist Andrea Wood and Stage Manager, Rebecca Craster will tour to more than 55 elementary schools and a several community theatres, performing for over 20,000 young people in the next 3 months.

The official premiere was on Feb 15 at Centennial Hall in North Van, and we are just now catching up with the team as they tour Vancouver Island...

Week 4:

On the Island: It sure is sweet to get out of the city. This is the life. We are in great landscapes, with spectacular scenery and even great weather. What happened! To hit the Pacific is always inspiring, so our show and time in Ucluelet was particularly special.

We got to go sea kayaking early on our big drive day too.

Adam and I saw a whale breach in the middle distance, but just to sit and chill in the mellow ocean swell for a while was a completely rejuvenating experience. Our guide, Bobby, said we were his first tour of the year, and it was just a provisional booking, because the weather is so unpredictable, but the day dawned bright, calm and clear.

We got so lucky. And never has the value and import in the message of this show resonated so strongly; ‘The air is fresher here, because the trees are breathing.’ In the national parks of the coast or at Cathedral Grove, that is abundantly clear. We will split up this weekend, some heading home and some staying on island. But it’s a two-show day in Victoria on Monday.


Week 5:

Victoria snow day craziness!!! It was very sketchy driving to the first show. We experienced quite bizarre weather patterns, and a very cold gym hall this morning. Especially after the last week of perfect spring-like conditions, it was a wake-up call. But the hearty grub of the My-Chosen Café perked me back up at lunch hour and by that time the snow has entirely stopped and mostly melted, although there will still be a dusting of it over the city as I watch the sunset from Mount Doug that evening.


Gabriola Island, as with all the Gulf Islands, is a magical spot at any time, and our day and night there was a spectacular gift.

The crew under what the locals call Elephant rock.

Great comfy cabins and a full moon shining down on snowy fields and calm waters. We all ate a delicious evening meal together and looked at the pictures from a school we have just received. They are fantastic. The artwork is hilarious, vibrant and imaginative. Later, Adam and I finally cracked out a few raucous banjo/guitar jams. Most gratifying.

Can you see the elephant now? Where are the ears? I think it looks more like an huge ant-eater, but I can see where they were coming from.


The Island(s) tour ends on a high with two shows at Artspring on Salt Spring, when we have an evening show open to the public (only our second show in a proper theatre space, after the premiere. I find it does change the dynamic of the show somewhat.) and then a packed show for schoolkids the following morning.

Jack Pine meets Doug Fir. Adam at the base of the 'big' tree in Cathedral Grove, an 800 year old, 76 metre tall giant. Whoa.

Author of the book, Christopher Patton, has come up from Salt Lake City to be here and it was great to meet him. He describes himself not as a children’s author but as a poet who happened to write a book for children. That makes a lot of sense, reading it again. It was very cool to get his insight on where the story came from, and his inspiration, older books and folk tales alike. He seems genuinely delighted by the show, which is very good news.

So there we are. Just a few wee words.

cheers,
Michael

photos by someone on tour with Jack Pine...

Purseuasion: Get Rid of the Old Bag...

...and get a new one!!!
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or: Caroline Hay @ chay@vancouveropera.com

MLA Ralph Sultan Says, "Skip Question Period, Go To The Opera"

Our deep thanks to Ralph for offering his praise to VO for our main stage and education programs throughout BC.

Tuesday Trivia: Disrememberment

In Salome Jokanann loses his head. Can you remember who's body parts are being sung about in the following excerpts? To "help you get a leg up" we've put the answers at the bottom in random order.


1. Mild und leise
Wie er laechelt,
Wie das Auge
Hold er offnet
Seht ihr's, Freunde?

2. Ritorna vincitor!
E dal mio labbro uschi l'empia parola!

3. Quando me'n vo' soletta per la via
La gente sosta e mira,
E la bellezza mia tutta ricerca in me,
Ricerca in me da capo a' pie.

4. Diesen Baum da will ich zieren,
Mir an ihm den Hals zuschnuren,
Weil das Leben mir miss fallt,
Gute Nacht, du schwarze Welt.

5. La ci darem la mano,
la mi dirai di si.

6. Mon pauvre coeur tres consolable
Mon coeur est libre comme l'air!

7. Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix comme s'ouvrent les fleurs
Aux baisers de l'aurore!

8. Frien's wid you, low-life?
I fears I mus' decline!
I sooner cut mah own throat 'fore I calls you a frien' of mine!

9. Ma, falle gli occhi neri!

10 Gli occhi furbi gli illuminan di riso
lo strano viso,
ombreggiato da quel suo gran nasone
che pare un torracchione
per cosi!



Answers:
Delilah (Samson & Delilah)
Tristan (Tristan und Isolde)
Maria (Porgy & Bess)
Don Giovanni, Zerlina (Don Giovanni)
Aida (Aida)
Carmen (Carmen)
Painting of Madonna? (Tosca)
Papageno (Die Zauberflote)
Musetta (La Boheme)
Gianni Schicchi (Gianni Schicchi)


Post your guesses as comments, and we'll post answers on Thursday!

Salome: What's It About?

Salome (SAL-oh-may)

A synopsis of a synopsis
Herod has killed his brother, married his wife, and is obsessed with his new stepdaughter Salome. Plus, he’s got John the Baptist locked up in the basement for cursing his depravity. So, he's throwing a party and oogling Salome.

Salome is creeped out by Herod, and discovers John in the basement. She hits on John, who rejects her, offering instead her salvation.

John is heard by the party guests who start arguing about God. Herod just keeps hitting on Salome. She refuses to dance for him until she gets him to swear to give her anything she wants in return.

Salome dances, seductively removing her clothes. Herod, pleased, asks what reward she would like. Salome coldly asks for the head of the prophet on a silver platter. Herod, horrified, offers jewels, peacocks, half his kingdom, even the sacred veil of the Temple of the Jews, but Salome is firm and reminds Herod he has sworn an oath.

Herod finally gives in and the executioner descends into the cistern, reappearing with the prophet’s head. Salome speaks to the severed head as to a lost lover, asking why he wouldn’t accept her love, sure that if he had truly looked at her, he would have loved her. Salome kisses the head of John passionately and knows that the bitter taste of death is the same as the taste of love. Herod, terrified and disgusted, orders his soldiers to kill her.

Lights out for Salome.

read the full synopsis here

The piece was considered so shocking that it was banned in London until 1908 banned in Vienna until 1918, and was almost banned at the Met in New York, where it was forced to close after one performance by the shocked patrons.

Salome is one of the prime examples of Succès de scandale, French for "success by scandal".

Come see why....

Lot of Young Faces at Rigoletto's Closing Night

"What struck me however was the number of young faces in the audience. .."


Check out the Georgia Straight on why your opera is hip



Photos by Ling Chan

Rigoletto: Closure

Some thoughts on Rigoletto as we close tonight:


1. Awesome audiences make the show better every night. They totally make our job worthwhile. If you loved it, you shouted it out -- and lots of you shouted LOUD. Thank you! Closing night audience - special thanks to you for losing your minds at curtain call for all of our cast! A great way to close a great run!

2. Opera newbies welcome! We talked to tons of people who came for their first opera and loved it! Come early for the pre-show @ 6:30, ask us questions. We love to make you "one of us...one of us...".

3. Thanks for VANOC for being a great production sponsor and letting us be part of the Cultural Olympiad! That was cool. Looking forward to next year.

4. Special thanks to everybody that joined us for the closing night "Fan Appreciation Night" on the 17th!! Great to have you down to the opera! Let us know what you thought! What do you say we do it again for Salome?

PS: Check us out on Flickr - we've uploaded tons of photos.
PS2: Check us out on YouTube - we've got lots of uploads there too!
PS3: Check us out on Twitter - yes we are there too...

Thanks to the entire cast and crew for a beautiful production. BRAVI.

Now on to Salome.

Carmen was a little nuts. Rigoletto was doomed, but Salome?

Salome is just twisted...

Photo by Ling Chan

Rigoletto: What You Had To Say

Don't trust the critics? Go to www.operalive.ca and see our inteviews of people coming out of opening night and see what they had to say...

Click on watch
Click on audience views
Pick Rigoletto

Buy a ticket to Tomorrow night: www.vancouveropera.ca
Or call us: 604-683-0222

PS: Let us know what you thought of the show! post a comment below...

Rigoletto: Review Round-up

What are you waiting for? Go see this show!
Here's what others have to say:

"Everything One Could Wish For" - Vancouver Sun

"Outstanding" - TheLeftCoast.ca

"A Must See Performances" - Vancity Buzz

"Not Your Grandmother's Opera" - NetChick

"More Intense Than A Play Or Film" - A View From The Isle

"Rather Breathtaking" - Miss604

"Rigoletto was f-ing awesome" - Delicious Juice

"One Cage-Match Worth Catching" - Georgia Straight

"Nothing Short of Awesome" - Beyond Robson

"A Very Fun Night" - Hummingbird604

"Thrilling Evening" - Vancouver Observer

"The Perfect Night Out" - Blue Olive

"Maestro Dala is Note-Perfect" - ReviewVancouver

Let us know what you thought!

Rigoletto: Be There Or Be Square

(This man is blessed with a surprisingly beautiful signing voice)

(and he will come to your house in the middle of the night with that weird little clown stick and wrap on your window if you don't buy tickets to his show)

Here's What You'll Get


Beautiful Voices
Come hear the fabulous voices of Eglise Gutierrez, Donnie Ray Albert, Bruce Sledge, Kirk Eichelberger, Chad Louwerse, Norine Burgess, Shiela Christie, John Conlon, Raphael Wagner, Sam Chung, Barbara Towell, Willy Miles-Grenzberg, and W. David Collins.

Amazing Music
Under the direction of Les Dala, the Vancouver Opera Orchestra knocks one out of the park with Verdi's Rigoletto. It's really amazing.

Cool Sets and Costumes
Bretta Gerecke (sets) and Harry Frehner (lights) create a surreal world that by the end of the night holds you in its beautiful steely grasp.

Amazing Opera
Once in awhile a show comes together to truly knock your socks off. Glynis Leyshon has put together that show. It happened to us the first time we saw it in Calgary. It'll happen to you.

Get your tickets today for the last chance to see this amazing production
Saturday March 14
There's still some good tix available -- it'll be a full house!

Tuesday March 17
Join us for an on-line fans appreciation "thing" in the Salon prior to the show & at intermission!

Call 604-683-0222
Or book online at: www.vancouveropera.ca

(seriously, we've got four of those creepy white clown guys that we'll send out to find you too if we don't hear from you)


photo by Tim Matheson - Donnie Ray Albert as Rigoletto

Lillian Alling: Spring Workshop Cast Announced

We are holding the next workshop of Lillian Alling leading up to a private presentation on May 8. Here's our cast:

Lillian – Robyn Driedger-Klassen website

Irene – Lynne McMurtry website

Jimmy/Bobby/Kristian/Charlie – Tom Macleay

Scotty – Ben Covey website

Sergei/Wyman/Sam – Willy Miles-Grenzberg

Drifter/Karl/Bill – Calvin Powell

SM – Theresa Tsang

Rigoletto: Compound Interest

"Albert Einstein when asked what he considered to be the most powerful force in the universe answered: Compound interest!" ~ Mignon McLaughlin

An interesting article about VO, Rigoletto, blogging, and the compounding effect of doing both very well can be found at The Art of Business.

Support your local bloggers! Click on the links on the right!


photo by Tim Matheson - Donnie Ray Albert as Rigoletto

Rigoletto: En Français

Pour nos "fans" (defenseurs?) qui parlent français:




Les Dala interviewé a Le Pont des Arts: ici

Chad Louwerse interviewé a Le Telejournal: ici

Appel aujourd'hui pour des billets: 604-683-0222


photo by Tim Matheson - Eglise Gutierrez & Donnie Ray Albert

Rigoletto: "Maestro Dala is note-perfect"

The Vancouver Opera Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Leslie Dala is note-perfect and especially compelling in their interpretation of the harrowing thunderstorm in the final act.

"Donnie Ray Albert is masterful"

"Eglise Gutierrez, in her Vancouver Opera debut, gives an impassioned performance...for which she received, deserved instant and sustained applause."

"Tenor Bruce Sledge's...cavalier vocals on his signature aria, La donna è mobile...are delivered with gusto."

"Kirk Eichelberger as a sinister Sparafucile and gorgeous mezzo-soprano, Norine Burgess as his bewitching sister and accomplice Maddalena, are stylishly effective."


Read the rest of John Jane's review at ReviewVancouver

photo by Tim Matheson

Rigoletto: "The perfect night out"

What a night! Rigoletto as a show was *FANTASTIC*, the singing was incredible, and I loved their use of a very non traditional set. Definitely a great time all the way around.

Read the rest of Miranda's review at Blue Olive


photo by Tim Matheson

Rigoletto: "Thrilling Evening"

Vancouver Observer made a night of it, with dinner, drinks and Rigoletto

"Tragically operatic and beautifully portrayed by a league of actors and singers, including Rigoletto himself, Baritone Donnie Ray Albert and newcomer to the Vancouver Opera, Eglise Gutierrez, who is Gilda, Rigoletto’s only family. Bruce Sledge makes a fantastically acerbic and amusing Duke of Mantua, while Kirk Eichelberger as the murderous Sparafucile and his equally desperate sister, Maddalena, played by Norine Burgess, do a perfect job in convincing us that they would do anything to get what they wanted."


Read the entire review from Mercedes Grant here



photo by Tim Matheson

Rigoletto: "Nothing Short Of Awesome"

Rigoletto: Risque and Entertaining says Beyond Robson

"Gutierrez's soprano gracefully sends shivers down your spine—making you feeling the need to breath for her as she holds those incredible notes. All in all, the haunting notes and vivid imagery of the storm scene stands out as a personal favorite."

Read the rest of Beyond Robson's review here


photo by Tim Matheson

Rigoletto: "One cage match worth catching"

Donnie Ray Albert "Nails It"
"Donnie Ray Albert’s hunchbacked Rigoletto nails the man’s bitter mean-spiritedness, while bringing a rarely seen believability to his fatherly love."

Eglise Gutierrez "The Real Deal"
"Rising star Eglise Gutierrez is the full package, with the acting depth to make Gilda more than a gullible girl, and she has the voice of an angel..."

Read the Georgia Straight's review here

photo by Tim Matheson

Tuesday Trivia: A Night At The Opera

These movies feature an opera performance - which opera was it?
1. Farinelli: Il Castrato
2. Pretty Woman
3. Little Women
4. The Godfather III
5. La vita e bella
6. Quantum of Solace
7. A Night at the Opera
8. Amadeus
9. Diva
10. Dangerous Liaisons


Post your guesses as comments, and we'll post answers Thursday. Good luck.

Not Your Mamma's Mantova

As you've probably figured out by now, our production of Rigoletto is not your standard setting. For those of you that need a little breather, here are some photos from one of our intrepid opera travellers on their recent trip to Mantova



For instance, our Ducal Palace:



The real Ducal Palace:



Tickets for a visit to our Ducal Palace start at $29. Tickets to the real one start at $1,397. Plus, our "in flight entertainment" is guaranteed to be better than "He's Just Not That Into You"....

Call us at 604-683-0222 or book online anytime at www.vancouveropera.ca.

Photo by Tim Matheson - Donnie Ray Albert as Rigoletto

Connected Life: Sheila Gives A Shout Out

New on YouTube:



Check out more content from ConnectedLife, Canada's most popular web-based technology show today!

And check out Vancouver Opera's YouTube Channel too!

Rigoletto: Blogger Night Reviews

We were thrilled to be joined by our ever-popular boggers for "Blogger Night @ The Opera" for opening night of Rigoletto. Here's what they had to say:

Delicious Juice:"MORE STILTS!" - could this be the next "More Cowbell" meme?

So Misguided:Giggle and tweet!

Miss 604:"It’s rather breathtaking."

A View From The Isle:"...more intense than a play or film."

NetChick:"This is not going to be your grandmother’s opera, I can tell already…"

Now for a shot of the faces behind the blogs:


Thank you all for making opening night such a success!

Photos by Ling Chan

Rigoletto: "A Must See Performance!"

"If it is not yet on your list of must see performances this year be quick to make it a priority..."



Read the latest review from Vancity Buzz

Photo by Ling Chan

Rigoletto: Gung Haggis Fat Choy!

A few words from our pal at Gung Haggis Fat Choy on the opening of Rigoletto.

Rigoletto: "Outstanding"

"...truly amazing voice brought tears to our eyes..."

Read The Left Coast.ca review

Rigoletto: "Everything One Could Wish For"

"VO’s Rigoletto showcases star quality duo"
Read David Gordon Duke's Review in the SUN.

Blogger Night At The Opera: Rigoletto

As we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we’ll be doing the second Blogger Night @ The Opera this Saturday (Mar. 7). Five prominent local bloggers have been invited to bring their laptops down to the QET and blog from the lobby before the show and during intermission (and the afterparty if they have the stamina).

Some of these bloggers have been with us before while others are complete newbies. We’ve asked them to share their thoughts on the entire experience, from hobnobbing with other opera patrons at the bar, to seeing the gorgeous costumes and sets, to hearing all those famous tunes performed live.

These bloggers all have very strong readership, so we hope this event will help people learn a bit about what VO does. And hopefully, those people will come to the opera themselves next time!

Starting about 7:00pm here on this site and simultaneously on their home sites, you'll be able to read the posts as they happen.

Here are the blogs:


Delicious Juice







Miss604







NetChick











A View From the Isle








So Misguided




Opening night is Saturday, March 7, 2009, with subsequent performances Tuesday, March 10; Thursday, March 12; Saturday, March 14 and Tuesday, March 17. All performances take place at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Georgia and Hamilton Streets, Vancouver, B.C. and begin at 7:30pm.

Single tickets are available from the Vancouver Opera Ticket Centre, online at www.vancouveropera.ca, or by phone at 604-683-0222. Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted. Groups: For special pricing for groups of ten or more, call 604-683-0222.

If you’d like to know more, post a comment, and we'll get back to you asap. And feel free to say hello to the bloggers if you’re there on Saturday!

~ Ling & Selina, blogger mavens

Pink Hair, Tattoos and Saucy Styles

See what the Vancouver Courier has to say about Rigoletto...

Photo: Top left corner, Katy Horsley; top right, Paul Alexander Just; bottom left Raphael Wagner (Countess Ceprano); and bottom right Barbara Towell (The Page).

Photos by Ling Chan

Traffic Alerts Opening Night (Plus)

TRAFFIC AND PARKING ALERT FOR RIGOLETTO


March 7- Georgia Street
Georgia Street westbound between Burrard and Bute will be closed between noon and 6 pm on March 7. This should not affect traffic coming from the North Shore, but patrons may wish to consider using Pender Streeet instead.

March 7, 14 and 17
Events at GM Place will make the area around the Queen Elizabeth Theatre very busy on these nights. Please be sure to allow enough extra time to get parked and to the theatre before the 7:30 pm start.

Rigoletto Dress a Roaring Success

"I wish u could have seen it...the singing was unbelievable!!"











"The Opera was so awesome! My god..I love Rigoletto"






These are some of the comments from attendees of last night's dress rehearsal for Rigoletto, opening tomorrow, March 7.

A crowd of just under 1,000 students, friends and invited attendees got a sneak peak at our new cutting edge production under the direction of Maestro Les Dala and Director Glynis Leyshon.

"(Donnie Ray Albert) was born to do Rigoletto" said one patron "Have you ever seen a more tortured soul on stage?"

And it was said of soprano Eglise Gutierrez, "I haven't heard that kind of coloratura in forty years! That voice is like crystal...we are going to be talking about her for years."

This is Eglise's premiere with Vancouver Opera. After this she is off to Seattle, Montreal and to The Royal Opera House at Covent Garden to reprise her role as Gilda.
We think you'll be pleased to say you saw her here first.

Call for tickets: 604-683-0222 or buy online www.vancouveropera.ca

And our favorite quote of the night, which came in online during our Twitter behind the scenes experiment:

VancouverOpera - That was freakin amazing!!

Photos by Ling Chan

Lurking In Your Inbox

Something is lurking in your inbox...something that trolls the swampy pools of news and information about opera...something that brings you opera news you can sink your teeth into....


somthing you need to click here to sign up for....

Video Blog: It's All About Chemistry

Asst. Dir. David Adams let's us know what the chemistry is like at Rigoletto rehearsal.....

Video Blog: Sitzprobe

Two videos from Asst. Dir. David Adams on Rigoletto sitzprobe....

TONIGHT WE TWEET!!!!!!!!!!

Tune in after work tonight on Twitter @VancouverOpera or come back here and click through or follow the sidebar to see what the Opera Ninja has to say about what's going on back stage at Rigoletto.

The Straight: Rigoletto Sings Its Way Into the Blogosphere

"Donnie Ray Albert has never read a blog, never mind been anywhere near Twitter. Nonetheless...for the second time in as many operas, the VO has invited local Internet notables to live-blog the production, in the hopes of stirring up interest among the 18-to-40 demographic."


Check out Jessica Werb's story in The Georgia Straight

Vancouver Sun: Vintage Verdi by VO

"Still riding high from its recent production of Bizet's Carmen, successful by any standard, Vancouver Opera mounts another classic...."

click here to see David Gordon Duke's story in the Sun.



Top Photo courtesy of Calgary Opera - Tracy Dahl as Gilda
Bottom Photo Tim Matheson - Eglise Gutierrez and Donnie Ray Albert

Glynis Leyshon on CBC

Glynis Leyshon, stage director for Rigoletto, just did an interview with CBC’s Arts Report. If you’d like to listen, it will air Wednesday at 4:10pm on Radio One (690Am / 88.1FM).

Listen Here

~ Selina Rajani, Communications Manager

Be Nice To Grampa, Kids

Rene Schug, from Parksville, BC (on Vancouver Island) is the winner of our $50,000 lottery! Rene held the winning ticket (#3719) which he bought as a 3-for-$100 deal. He has been a regular ticket buyer of all of our lotteries, and plans to enjoy and share the winnings with his family (including grandkids). He also immediately bought 7 for $100 on our Harley lottery!