The Concert Association of South Florida was the only game in town prior to MCB's formation in 1986. They have been bringing great programs to South Florida for year (last year Houston Ballet, Trocks among others) and this is a nice coup.<BR> <A HREF="http://www.herald.com/content/today/entertainment/arts/digdocs/017377.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.herald.com/content/today/entertainment/arts/digdocs/017377.htm</A>

How excellent for all of you in South Florida! I feel acutely envious, particularly because we in Seattle have been jilted twice in quick succession by flirtations of promises of Don Q., only to have the plans cancelled or revised: first by PNB, which promised to stage the ABT version (replaced by Ronald Hynd's version of Sleeping Beauty; aka the "old" ENB production) and then by the Bolshoi, which offered it and then withdrew it, ostensibly due to slow ticket sales in comparison to the sales for R&J. As for ABT themselves, their touring has veered toward centers where it is perceived that ticket sales will be very strong, so they have obviously identified Miami as a potentially strong market for them.