New Year’s Eve Party Eugene Opera and the Downtown Athletic Club join forces for our stellar New Year’s Eve Party following the December 31 performance of La traviata. Music, dancing, a champagne toast and a scrumptious midnight buffet make this the best New Year’s Eve party in Eugene! Sure to sell out, contact the DAC at 541-484-4011 for tickets and more information.   Semele by George Frederic Handel Following last year’s performance of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw, don’t miss this mythological tale of the mortal Semele, in her seductive quest to attain immortality from the god Jupiter. Semele contains some of the most beautiful and famous arias in all of baroque literature, including Where’er you walk and Endless Pleasure. Directed by Mark Kaczmarczyk and sung in English in an updated production featuring the students of the University of Oregon School of Music. Spring 2002. Dates to be announced. For more information call the Eugene Opera, 541-485-3985