Indianapolis Opera announces 2011-2012 season Opera’s 36th season includes four full-scale productions INDIANAPOLIS- Indianapolis Opera’s 36th season launches with four full-scale productions scheduled for performance at Clowes Memorial Hall and the newly renovated Basile Opera Center. The season ranges from the classic good verses evil story of Faust to one-act comedic operas such as A Water Bird Talk, a lecture to an Audubon Society gone awry, and Bon Appetit!, in humorous homage to Julie Child. Indianapolis Opera 2011-2012 Season Madama Butterfly When: Sept. 23 & 25, 2011 Where: Clowes Memorial Hall, 4602 Sunset Ave., Indianapolis Cost: $30, $70, $98, $115 A Water Bird Talk & Bon Appetit! When: Nov. 4-13, 2011 (six performances) Where: Basile Opera Center, 4011 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis Cost: $34, $60 Opera Goes to the Movies When: March 9 & 11, 2012 Where: Clowes Memorial Hall, 4602 Sunset Ave., Indianapolis Cost: $30, $70, $98, $115 Faust When: May 4 & 6, 2012 Where: Clowes Memorial Hall, 4602 Sunset Ave., Indianapolis Cost: $30, $70, $98, $115 Discounts are available for seniors, military personnel and students. Season subscription cost is $105-$360. For tickets and further information, visit www.indyopera.org. ### Indianapolis Opera Indianapolis Opera was founded in 1975 and is the only professional opera company in the state. Early productions were staged at a variety of locations, but in recent years the company’s productions have been performed at Clowes Memorial Hall. In addition the company now has a permanent home in the Basile Opera Center at 40th and Pennsylvania Streets. John Pickett joined the company in 1990 in charge of development and marketing. He rejoined the company in 1997 as executive director. James Caraher was appointed Music Director in 1981 and Artistic Director in 1995. The company’s educational outreach program, the Indianapolis Opera Ensemble, was created in 1993. The company’s nationally acclaimed “Music! Words! Opera!,” a school partnership program with an interdisciplinary curriculum, was initiated in 1996.