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Opera Night upcoming concert. 

NEXT CONCERT

Sunday, August 5th, 2012 in Huntington
Central Presbyterian Church
240 Main Street
4:00 p.m.

$10 donation

                                                               Performers include:
Frances Fascetti, mezzo soprano
Marie Michalopoulos, mezzo soprano
Ariana Warren, mezzo soprano
Laura Smith, mezzo soprano
Mary Liz O'Neill, mezzo soprano
Mary de Marco, soprano
Jeanny Schwartz, mezzo soprano
Stephen Barchi, baritone
John Brakatselos, baritone

James Besser, pianist
 

 
Recent Performance

Opera Night in Oyster Bay, July 15th, 2012
Pictured left to right: 
Row 1: Isabella Eredita Johnson, Marie Michalopoulos, Kate Cooke, Ariana Warren, Lorraine Helvick, Mary Liz O'Neill
Row 2: James Besser, John Brakatselos, Stephen Barchi, Frances Fascetti, Danielle Davis, Maurizio Casa


 

Memos from Maddalena:


 
At the start of an Opera night presentation day, Isabella and I
surround ourselves with all the trappings and all the great
expectations and excitements of what we know will be another
opportunity to present fabulous music. So with the brochures,
cameras, bags, banner and a packed car in tow, we sent off to
Oyster Bay hoping to unite singers, music and audience
in another memorable performance. The church was wonderfully
cool when we arrived, and the seats slowly began to fill. After
a while, our welcoming venue resonated with an eclectic blend of
superb arias, sung by musicians who take their craft seriously.
And they were in especially fine voice this afternoon. As
good wine is vintaged to its mellow perfection, so too are the
opera arias that we never tire of. Opera has passed the test of
time, and our audience is a testament to that fact and a
celebration of all that is positive in the world. Music
sustains and nurtures us. I am sure that whatever your beliefs
may be, you will probably agree that God, (anyway that we
conceptualize him) has a hand in keeping the arts alive. The
singers are the humble vessels that the gift of music passes
through to all of us thus making us whole and adding demension to our lives. Music is food for
the soul. So when you join us in a concert you are doing much
more then mere attending. You are affirming and validating our need
for the arts.
 
 

Program

July 15, 2012
Oyster Bay
 
"Bella siccome un angelo"
Don Pasquale
Gaetano Donizetti
John Brakatselos, baritone
 
"Habanera"
Carmen
Georges Bizet
Lorraine Helvick, mezzo soprano
 
"O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn"
Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Kate Cooke, soprano
 
"La diva de l'empire"
Eric Satie
Mary Liz O'Neill, mezzo soprano
 
"La Serenata"
Francesco Paolo Tosti
Maurizio Casa, tenor
 
"Embroidery Aria"
Peter Grimes
Benjamin Britten
Danielle Davis, soprano
 
"Gretchen am Spinnrade" (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel)
Op.2, D 118
Franz Schubert
Ariana Warren, mezzo soprano
 
"Oh du mein holder Abendstern"
Tannhauser
Richard Strauss
Stephen Barchi, baritone
 
"Scherza infida"
Ariodante
George Frederic Handel
Marie Michalopoulos, mezzo soprano
 
"Deh tu, bell anima"
I Capuleti e Montecchi
Vincenzo Bellini
Lorraine Helvick, mezzo soprano
 
"Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix"
Samson et Dalia
Camille Saint Saens
Frances Fascetti, mezzo soprano

"Tatiana's Aria"
Midsummer's night dream
Benjamin Britten
Kate Cooke, soprano

"Parmi veder le lagrime"
Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi
Maurizio Casa, tenor
 
"Will there really be a morning?"
Ricky Ian Gordon
Mary Liz O'Neill, mezzo soprano
 
"Deh vieni alla finestra"
Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
John Brakatselos, baritone
 
"O mio babbino, caro"
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini
Danielle Davis, soprano
 
James Besser, piano accompanist
 
 
 
 
 

other news:

Opera Night’s Kate Cooke recently performed the lead role in Puccini’s Suor Angelica. Another outstanding production from “Opera Oggi New York”, this performance took place at the St. Ignatius Retreat Center in Manhasset on Friday, July 27th.
 
Upcoming performances (with different cast) will be:

August 3rd, 8PM Flatbush Reformed Church, 890 Flatbush Ave (corner with Church)

August 4th, 8PM All Saints Episcopal Church, 230 E. 60th St., Manhattan. (between 2nd and 3rd Ave's.)

For more information: Operaogginy.info