Random Acts of Culture ™ are making quite a national impression. After surprising shoppers with a 650-person performance of Hallelujah in Philadelphia (the YouTube video has 5 million hits and counting), Knight partnered with the Florida Grand Opera and the Arsht Center to surprise shoppers at the Macy’s shoe department in Miami with six performances of “Toreador” from Carmen.
Knight Foundation is funding 1,000 Random Acts of Culture over the next three years in eight cities, as a way to bring classical artists out of the performance halls and into our everyday lives. Check out RandomActsofCulture.org for more.
Wonderful! The joy that this brings to the crowd brings tears to my eyes. I can’t wait for more.
Rarely does one feel this kind of wonderful joy.
Bravissimi! Encore, encore e encore!
This is just the best thing ever. To see these shoppers so enthralled!
It’s ok. Nothing like Handel’s Messiah though……
It’s not supposed to be Handel’s Messiah. Before you complain find out what you’re complaining about.
This was FABULOUS! Be grateful for the kindness.
Random acts of love and brotherhood!!!! I still have goosebumps, love the Allelujah Chorus
Most powerful and dramatic performance in the spiritual sense of oneness with all of God’s people praising Him.
Fabulous idea! Bring culture to the masses. Tremendously needed! It is a grand way to bring new audiences to the Opera! Fabulous!
Wish we were there. Incredible!
Saw it on the TV news and wished I was there. What an awesome idea.
Spectacular is not a strong enough word
Wonderful, thank you. Will be watching for more.
This thing you are doing has touched my heart, soul, and spirit. I can only hope to be a witness of this in person someday. You are truley awesome, Thank you.
Kim Baldwin
Prescott, Arizona
Amazing, absolutely beautiful, please come to the Aventura Mall and let me know. Great way to promote culture, I would love to see it in person, the tape is GREAT. Let’s bring more culture to Miami, thanks Knight Art Foundation.
Sonia Siesholtz
A WOW performance. What could be better than shoes and Opera. Thank you Knight Art Foundation. FGO Opera is the best, season subscriber.
I can’t believe I miss this. And I live just accross Dadeland Mall!!!
Please, let me know if you are going to do something else like this in Miami!!!!
To preserve the surprise, we can’t let people know in advance. But be on the lookout in 2011!
Opera is for everyone!!! It’s sad that most people feel opera is only for the elite. This is so untrue, opera is for the young, old, rich or poor. Go to an opera in the city you live, you will be hooked for life!!!
Ron Eisenhuth
This is the best thing I’ve encountered in a long, long time. I was laughing and crying at the same time. I hope you’ll do more on the west coast, and I hope I get to be there someday. I’ve decided to take up classical music again.
This was beautiful, it was about time Miami enjoyed something like this.
BUT, although since last year I have sent about SIX other “Random Acts of Culture” to Florida Grand Opera, in other countries and also in the US.
AND I specifically asked to please be notified so I could be there, I learned of it via e-mail about a month later. Maybe next time.
Hi Armando, to preserve the surprise, Knight doesn’t alert folks in advance of upcoming Random Acts. Thanks for understanding, and we hope you happen upon one or enjoy them through video in 2011!
Wonderful !!!
BRAVI Great Knights…
My daughter is finishing her senior year (opera) at Simpson College outside Des Moines IA. They are huge in music, especially opera and closely connected to the Des Moines Metropolitian Opera. It would be a terrific fit if they could connect with KnightsArts. Thanks so much for speading the love.