December 2004: Granite State Opera's Holiday Event For Children
Lilliane LeBel, President of the Board of Trustees of Granite State Opera, and Philip Lauriat, Artistic Director,
are pleased to announce the success of the company's second annual Holiday Magic Event. This year's event
focused on children involved in the Partners in Health Program through Child and Family Services in New Hampshire.

November 2004: Le Nozze di Figaro Review
Reviewed by Paul Joseph Walkowski for OperaOnline.us

November 2004: Lyrical Laughs-Granite State Opera presents Mozart's comic 'Marriage of Figaro'
Consider the plight of poor Figaro. It's his wedding day, but his intended, Susannah, is being pursued vigorously by the crafty and powerful Count, who seems remarkably unencumbered by his own marital vows to the Countess.

October 2004: Granite State Opera Announces Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro
Granite State Opera, under the direction of Artistic Director Philip Lauriat, announced today details of the company's upcoming production of Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro.

September 2004: Granite State Opera Announces New Season
Granite State Opera's Artistic Director, Philip Lauriat, today announced that it will provide New Hampshire audiences with two full productions in the coming season: Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart and Rigoletto by Verdi.

July 2004: Granite State Opera Beats Fundraising Goals
Granite State Opera's Artistic Director, Philip Lauriat, today announced that the company beat its fundraising goal for the fiscal year that ended in June. In addition, the operatic production ticket sales increased nearly
20% over the last season.

April 2004: Theatre-A 'Figaro' Worth Cheering
Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro,' the opening work of Granite State Opera's 2004-05 season, was a production that more than pleased the audience.

April 2004: Patricia Racette Program with Granite State Opera Announced
Philip Lauriat, Artistic Director of Granite State Opera, announced today the long-awaited program that Metropolitan Opera star Ms. Patricia Racette will perform with the Granite State Opera Orchestra on Friday,
April 30, 2004 at St. Joseph's Cathedral in Manchester, NH.

January 2004: Fairy-tale Beginning: Granite State Opera Opens Fourth Season with “Magic Flute”
What makes this show so good, he said, is the singers who signed on to perform. Lauriat said he’s thrilled to have such high caliber performers working with him.

January 2004: Classical-Granite State Opera's "Flute" a Delight
If you thought copper tubing was only for plumbing, you didn't see Granite State Opera's production of "The Magic Flute." Artistic Director Philip Lauriat put together a thoroughly delightful production of Mozart's opera, which received two performances last weekend at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord.