Arts center bringing back Holiday Collection specials
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.» Saratoga Performing Arts Center is launching its first- ever Black Friday promotion in time for the holiday season.
This new promotion is meant to offer customizable gifts for every classical music connoisseur, ballet-goer, jazz listener, pop diva, rock n’ roll fan, or wine enthusiast on shoppers’ lists.
The 2017 Holiday Collection includes the Ultimate Classical Season Pass, which features a lawn seat for all 2018 performances of New York City Ballet and The Philadelphia Orchestra and the opportunity to upgrade to the best available amphitheater seat for $5 for any performance, up to five times. These will be available for $150 each from midnight on Nov. 23 through Nov. 27, and $165 from Nov. 28 through Dec. 31.
Gift certificates can also be purchased, and later redeemed for tickets to any SPAC performance, Live Nation show or the Saratoga Wine & Food Festival. New in 2017, for every $50 gift certificate purchased from Nov. 23 to Dec. 31, the buyer will receive a $10 classical ticket credit.
Back by popular demand is the flex lawn ticket to the Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival (on June 23 and 24, 2018), allowing guests the opportunity to take advantage of the Holiday Collection without having to commit their attendance at either day of the festival. The flex ticket, which can be used on either day of the festival, will be available for $50 from midnight on Nov. 23 through Nov. 27. or $56 from from Nov. 28 through Dec. 31.
Holiday Gift Subscriptions will also be available to the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at SPAC and Opera Saratoga.
New this year, SPAC is offering a Holiday Gift Subscription for the Chamber Music Society’s 2018 Season (Aug. 5 to 21), which will showcase both the talent of CMS artists and the imagination of a diverse collection of chamber music composers. The offer includes seats to all six performances and starts at $240.. This special is available from midnight on Nov. 23 through the end of the year.
Opera Saratoga’s 2018 Season June 29 to July 15 will showcase four operas: Franz Lehár’s rollicking operetta The Merry Widow, which returns to Opera Saratoga’s stage for the first time in 30 years; Gian Carlo Menotti’s Pulitzer Prize winning The Consul; and a double bill featuring David T. Little and Royce Vavrek’s Vinkensport, and the Ameri- can Premiere of Rocking Horse Winner by Gareth Williams and Anna Chatterton -- the first opera to prominently feature horse racing on Opera Saratoga’s stage. Through this special holiday offer, for $99 purchasers can give the gift of opera with a subscription to the 2018 Festival. This subscription offer includes tickets to all four of the operas (three productions), with seating options in the rear balcony or the side front orchestra. Other seating options are available at different prices. This offer is only available for new subscribers and for gift subscriptions.
“The Ultimate Classical Season Pass is the best kept ‘SPAC insider’ secret,” said SPAC president Elizabeth Sobol, in a press release. “What’s well known about these lawn passes is that they offer the opportunity to experience SPAC’s world class programming for the entire classical season – at an average ticket price of just $7 per performance – less than a movie ticket! What’s not well known, and a terrific bonus is that Classical Season Pass holders can also upgrade their ticket to best available seats five times per season -- for just $5. It is our version of ‘rush’ ticketing and often results in fabulous amphitheater seats. And the pass holder can still attend all other concerts on the lawn.”
Sobol continued, “Whether you sit on the lawn to enjoy a picnic with the exhilarating sounds of The Philadelphia Orchestra, or use the upgrades to witness the unparalleled beauty of New York City Ballet in premium amphitheater seats, the Classical Season Pass is the perfect gift for anyone who wants to experience our rich and diverse classical programming.”
The Black Friday promotion will become available online at spac.org on Thursday, November 23 at midnight and will run until Cyber Monday, Nov. 27 at 11:59 p.m. Following this flash sale, the Holiday Collection will continue to be available at a reduced rate until Sunday, Dec. 31.
For those who prefer to purchase tickets on site, SPAC will open the Hall of Springs Box Office, located at 108 Avenue of the Pines, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16. On this day, the regular Holiday Collection discount will apply with no processing fees or facility fees and audiences can enjoy hot chocolate, caroling and holiday cheer while making their purchase.
Additionally, tickets can be purchased over the phone during box office business hours at 518-584-9330 through Thursday, December 21.
Purchasing fees will be waived for all Holiday Collection offers.