"The World

on the Moon" general admission is $10. Tickets may be purchased by

calling the Spivey Hall ticket office at 770-961-3683. Clayton State students

who present their student LINX card are admitted at no charge.

The production

will feature a student cast directed by Clayton State's new director of

opera and vocal activities, Dr. Kurt-Alexander Zeller, and a professional

orchestra under the baton of Dr. Shaun Amos, Clayton State assistant professor

of music.

"The World

on the Moon," to be performed in Naomi Ornest's English translation,

is a three-act comic fantasy based on a play by Carlo Goldoni. The opera

tells of how charlatan astronomer Dr. Ecclitico, with the help of two

ingenious servants, dupes old miser Buonafede into believing he has experienced

space travel so that Buonafede's daughters can marry the men they love.

Will the moonstruck

Buonafede finally come down to earth? Will his daughters live happily

ever after? Come see Clayton State's "The World on the Moon"

to find out!

Composed in

1777, "The World on the Moon" was written for the wedding of

Prince Nikolaus' younger son to the Countess Anna Maria von Weissenwolf.

Performed in an intimate ceremony, the Clayton State production aims for

the same intimate feel.

Says Zeller,

"I've often heard how [the late] Mrs. Spivey wanted audiences to

feel as if she had invited them right into her home to enjoy music together

... Come be our guest for an evening of Haydn's unique formula of gorgeous

music and zany silliness."

Purchase tickets

for "The World on the Moon" by calling the Spivey Hall ticket

office at 770-961-3683. Spivey Hall is located on the Clayton State campus

in Morrow. For directions to Clayton State or to learn more about the

Clayton State opera, upcoming student performances, or other Spivey Hall

events visit www.clayton.edu and click on directions or calendars.