This event is free and open to the public. A reception featuring champagne and live music at the Downtown Arts Centerwill follow the screening.

May 7, 2002 (Lexington, Ky.) -- A special screening of "Impresario," a documentary about the staging of an opera that showcases the talents of Dr. Everett McCorvey, Kentucky’s famous opera showman, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at the Kentucky Theater.

From the conquest of Mozart’s masterwork Don Giovanni, to the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, McCorvey brings the glorious sound of the operatic voice and the Negro Spiritual to the world.

The film is directed by Eren Isabel McGinnis and Ari Luis Palos.

This event is free and open to the public. A reception featuring champagne and live music at the Downtown Arts Center will follow the screening.

The film and this event is funded in part by the Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc. and the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Lexington Arts and Cultural Council, and the Lexington Fair Housing Council.