Audi of America, Inc. Renews Season Sponsorship at Los Angeles Opera

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 4 -- For the fourth consecutive year, Audi of America, Inc. has joined Los Angeles Opera as the Company's Official Season Sponsor. The 2003-2004 Season, the Company's eighteenth, begins on September 10, 2003 and runs through June 20, 2004.

Audi of America, Inc. is pleased to support Los Angeles Opera, one of the foremost opera companies in the nation in terms of artistic product, audience growth and expansion of funding. Audi's gift includes support for productions, marketing initiatives including radio and television and the third season of Los Angeles Opera's weekly radio program on K-Mozart 105.1 FM, Opera Notes On Air. Last year, Audi received the 2002 OPERA America Bravo Award for the Western United States, marking the second time Audi has received this honor in recent years. This award honors corporate leadership in the creation, presentation and education of professional opera.

"We are pleased to continue supporting the Los Angeles Opera, and we look forward to another season of remarkable performances," stated Audi Event Marketing Manager Maria Nahigian. "The partnership with the Opera provides cultural and community benefits, as well as a stunning backdrop for Audi to showcase its vehicles."

Audi of America, Inc. is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, and markets performance-oriented European luxury vehicles: the A4, A4 Cabriolet, A6, A8 L, TT and the allroad quattro. In connection with opera performances throughout the season, several of these models, including the brand's all-new 2004 A8 L, will be elegantly displayed with knowledgeable demonstrators outside the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. For more information about additional Audi-related events and corporate news, visit www.audiusa.com .

Los Angeles Opera's 2003-2004 Season opens on September 10, 2003 with La damnation de Faust followed by the World Premiere of Deborah Drattell's Nicholas and Alexandra, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice, Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Strauss' Die Frau ohne Schatten, Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro and Verdi's Il trovatore. Two recitals also highlight the 2003-2004 Season: Hei-Kyung Hong in January 2004 and Dmitri Hvorostovsky April 2004. For more information on Los Angeles Opera's 2003-2004 Season please visit www.losangelesopera.com .