Harrisburg, the state capital of Pennsylvania, is rich with culture including: art galleries, independant film venues, theaters, dance companies, a nationally known jazz organization, jazz venues and a resident symphony orchestra. Opera is no exception. Located in downtown Harrisburg, HOA is the resident opera company of the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts and has mounted over 45 productions with emerging young performers as well as seasoned veterans from opera companies including the Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera and New York City Opera. Please stop by as our site and organization continue to evolve. HAPPENINGS: Come see our Fall 2009 Production: PARIS 1959 Performances: October 15th and 17th, 2009, 7:30PM The Whitaker Center for Science and The Arts For Tickets Call: 717.214.ARTS or www.whitakercenter.org Paris 1959 is an evening of opera and jazz presenting Puccini’s Il Tabarro and Tim Warfield with the Jimmy Wood Jazz Trio. The evening promises a theme of scenes, sounds and sins from Paris in the 1950’s. Dont' miss this unusual crossover program. The Beat Generation Lives On! Details are here!