Michigan Opera Theatre is pleased to announce an exciting array of activities and events surrounding the world premiere of David DiChiera’s opera Cyrano to inform, entertain and indulge! Patrons and guests will look forward to the highly-anticipated opera premiere with classic films, delectable food and wine, lavish costumes, and exclusive previews with Cyrano composer, David DiChiera, creative team, and cast.

Following its successful launch last year, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will again present its World Music Series in Orchestra Hall at the Max M. Fisher Music Center. Programming for the 2007-08 season has just been announced, and subscription and single tickets are on sale now. Subscribers to the series receive significant discounts, advance DSO purchase privileges and invitations to exclusive events.

Metro Detroit kids of all ages can look forward to another fun-filled season of Detroit Symphony Orchestra concerts at the Max M. Fisher Music Center. Just announced, the 2007-08 schedule of National City Young People's Concerts (YPC) and Tiny Tots concerts, presented by The Henry Ford II Fund, take place on six Saturdays, October through May.

The Detroit Zoo will celebrate Metro Detroit’s African community and culture at the African Festival on Saturday, August 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is part of Summer Festivals at the Detroit Zoo…Like Nowhere Else, presented by Comerica Charitable Foundation.

Two chimpanzees have joined the Great Apes of Harambee at the Detroit Zoo. Nyani, a 16-year-old female, and Kiri, a 17-year-old male, joined the Zoo from the Henry Vilas Zoo in Madison, Wis. The pair’s arrival expands the Detroit Zoo’s chimpanzee population to 10, including three males and seven females.

Help celebrate Mexican Independence Day with Ballet Folklórico de México and the Detroit Opera House! Exemplifying the fiery passion and ethereal grace of old Mexico, Ballet Folklórico visits the Detroit Opera House for a limited two-performance dance engagement September 15 at 8 p.m. and 16 at 2 p.m., 2007.

The Detroit Zoo is participating in the “Hands Along Woodward” event in honor of Woodward Avenue’s 200th Anniversary celebration with special discounts. On Sunday, August 19, the Zoo will offer $2 child admission with the purchase of regular adult admission, $2 parking, $2 Wild Adventure Ride tickets, and $2 off any gift shop purchase over $10.

Detroit automakers are ready to take a hard line with the United Auto Workers in negotiations this year and push for about a one-third reduction in hourly labor costs, according to a published report, reported The Wall Street Journal.

Visitors to the Detroit Zoo can experience puppy love in a wild new way with the arrival of African wild dogs. Five-year-old sisters Nata and Ngami moved to Detroit from the Oklahoma City Zoo and took up residence today in the Zoo's African Grasslands between the zebras and warthogs.

Michigan's grandest stage will soon come alive with the best Broadway has to offer. In a joint announcement, officials at the Detroit Opera House and Nederlander Detroit have released details of a programming collaborative that will result in the presentation of extensive Broadway programming at the Detroit Opera House. This landmark collaboration between two of Detroit's performing arts icons promises future co-productions that will originate in Detroit.

Michigan Opera Theatre continues its 2007 Spring Opera Season with the highly-anticipated company premiere of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio, May 12-19, 2007 - Michigan Opera Theatre will present the opera in English.

Dassault Systèmes, a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, has announced that it is the exclusive sponsor of the Toyota Camry Hybrid Giveaway taking place at the SAE World Congress, April 16-19 at Cobo Hall in Detroit