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VIKING'S NEWEST OCEAN SHIP NAMED BY METROPOLITAN OPERA CHAIRMAN ANN ZIFF

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® (www.viking.com) today named its newest ocean ship, the Viking Saturn®, with a celebration in New York City. As part of the event, the ship's ceremonial godmother, Ann Ziff, the esteemed philanthropist and Chairman of the Metropolitan Opera, a longtime Viking cultural partner, offered a blessing of good fortune and safe sailing for the ship—a maritime tradition that dates back thousands of years. The ship will now continue her inaugural season, sailing two new Viking voyages: Iconic Iceland, Greenland & Canada, between New York City and Reykjavik, and Iceland & Norway's Arctic Explorer, between Reykjavik and Bergen.

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  • LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® ( www.viking.com ) today named its newest ocean ship, the Viking Saturn ®, with a celebration in New York City.
  • "This is a very proud day for Viking as we name our newest identical ocean ship in New York City, one of the great cultural capitals of the world," said Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking.
  • "It is especially fitting that Ann Ziff, Chairman of the Metropolitan Opera—one of the world's greatest cultural institutions—has honored us by serving as godmother of the Viking Saturn.
  • "It is an honor to be godmother of the new Viking Saturn and celebrate this momentous occasion in New York," said Ann Ziff.

VIKING TAKES DELIVERY OF NEWEST OCEAN SHIP

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® (www.viking.com) today announced it has taken delivery of the company's newest ocean ship, the Viking Saturn®. The delivery ceremony took place this morning when the ship was presented at Fincantieri's shipyard in Ancona, Italy. Viking also announced that the Viking Saturn will be officially named in New York City on June 6, 2023, by her ceremonial godmother, Ann Ziff, the esteemed philanthropist and Chairman of the Metropolitan Opera—a longtime Viking cultural partner. Following the naming ceremony, the ship will spend her inaugural summer sailing two new Viking voyages: Iconic Iceland, Greenland & Canada, between New York City and Reykjavík, and Iceland & Norway's Arctic Explorer, between Reykjavík and Bergen.

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  • The Viking Saturn Will Be Named in New York City on June 6 by Godmother Ann Ziff, Chairman of the Metropolitan Opera
    LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking® ( www.viking.com ) today announced it has taken delivery of the company's newest ocean ship, the Viking Saturn® .
  • "We are very proud to welcome the newest sister ship to our award-winning ocean fleet," said Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking.
  • The Viking Saturn is the newest ship in Viking's award-winning ocean fleet of identical sister ships.
  • The delivery of the Viking Saturn comes as Viking continues celebrating its 25th anniversary.

The National Children's Chorus (NCC) Launches Opera Division and New VAIL OPERA CAMP Initiative Under the Leadership of Artistic Director Luke McEndarfer

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NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The GRAMMY® Award-winning National Children's Chorus is teaming up with its newly appointed Opera Program Director, GRAMMY®-nominated Johnathan McCullough, to launch the organization's new VAIL OPERA CAMP initiative and Opera Vocal Studies program.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The GRAMMY® Award-winning National Children's Chorus is teaming up with its newly appointed Opera Program Director, GRAMMY®-nominated Johnathan McCullough, to launch the organization's new VAIL OPERA CAMP initiative and Opera Vocal Studies program.
  • This August, all participants will convene in Vail, Colorado, to mount a fully staged opera and learn opera history, stagecraft, design, and acting.
  • For more information about VAIL OPERA CAMP and to set up an audition, please visit https://nationalchildrenschorus.com/opera-camp/ or scan the QR code ( https://imgur.com/a/RjFsVt8 ).
  • He is a distinguished NCC alumnus and looks forward to rejoining the organization — this time as a Program Director," said Luke McEndarfer, Artistic Director and CEO.