Special Events

Come take part of this unforgettable evening filled with glamorous voices, delicious wine, gourmet food and many surprises. With the right bid, artists appearing in Opera idaho’s October production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance, you can choose your favorite aria or duet to be performed live for your pleasure.

Where: Ester Simplot Performing Arts Academy, 516 S. 9th St.
When: Friday, September 23, 2011 at 6pm.
Cost: $80 for program, silent auction and dinner; $30 for program and a glass of wine.

Join us for the ESPAA Open House – September 10, 2011

To highlight the three organizations funded by Esther Simplot the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy headquarters (ESPAA) will be opening its doors to the public on Saturday, September 10th from 12pm-4pm. The three organizations involved are Opera Idaho, Ballet Idaho, and Boise Philharmonic; and each will be offering free lessons in each division open to children and the community. This will involve voice lessons from Opera Idaho’s 2011/12 Resident Artists, ballet lessons from Ballet Idaho’s dancers, the Boise Philharmonic petting zoo, a community mural, as well as live music and a featured key speaker.

Please come take part in your chance to win season ticket family packages to all three ESPAA organizations, purchase a Sampler Trio Package to any performance of all three organizations for $99, and a chance to see the combined artistic efforts of ESPAA. More details and a schedule of events soon to come.