Legacy Concert of Opera Gems
Mark Blaschke has a double Bachelor’s degree from the UD with distinction in piano and art history. He studied at
the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw for five years on scholarships from the Kosciuszko Foundation and the Polish Ministry of Culture & Art. As a laureate of the Austrian-American Society of Wilmington, he studied in Salzburg, Austria at the Mozarteum. He directed the Laureates Tribute Concerts which were held for several years at the Wilmington Music School. A Polish-American cultural society gave him the Lifetime Achievement Award last year.
He is in continual demand as a solo recitalist and accompanist. He performed in Olevano, Italy in April of 2008 as part of the “Parallel Visions”. The Delaware Valley Chorale invited him to perform in their Champagne Gala in June of 2006 as “prominent community artist”. He is the Director of Music Ministries at St. Anthony of Padua.
“I attended Blaschke’s striking program...and was impressed with his virtuosity. From ephemeral and dreamlike to flying fury, his fingers make the piano sing... It was awesome.”—Paul Shulak
Luigi DiNetta, tenor, performs extensively in Delaware & the surrounding area. After undergrad studies at the U of D, he interned at the Des Moines Metro Summer Festival of Opera, toured for five years with the Minikin Opera Company, & performed many roles at the Piccolo Opera Company of Philadelphia for 8 years under the baton of Maestro Roland Fiore & the direction of Victoria Sherry. He has performed a number of leads in Gilbert & Sullivan operettas including Pirates of Penzance, Princess Ida, The Gondoliers, and The Zoo. Additionally, Luigi has performed the role of the Caliph in the musical Kismet at two major dinner theatres & has appeared numerous times in recital programs. Recently, Luigi created the role of Cosimo di LaScala in the premier of the opera Agostino and the Puccini Clarinet by Holdeman & Marinelli.
As soloist in oratorio & sacred music he has sung in works of Verdi, Mozart, Bach, Rossini, Dubois, Stainer, Haydn, & Ives with prominent choral societies and churches. He has been the tenor soloist at Wilmington’s finest churches as well as in the music ministry here at St. Anthony of Padua.
Soprano Jessica Graae has been a soloist with Concert Opera Philadelphia, OperaDelaware, the Capitol Hill Chorale of Washington, DC, the Little Orchestra Society of Lincoln Center and the Liederkranz Opera of New York. Ms. Graae has been on the roster of the Delaware Classical Showcase and has performed in the Landmark Concert Series in NYC and in the Shipton Music Concert Series, Cheltenham, England. She has performed many roles from Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, including Yum-Yum, Rose Maybud, Mabel and Josephine. Jessica has generously donated many concert programs on behalf of St. Anthony of Padua and the Sacred Heart Oratory, among others.
Soprano Jessica Graae made a charming Aline. Her voice was impressive in amplitude and appealing in tone. She sang with vivacity and communicated her portrayal with simplicity...— Michael Caruso, Chestnut Hill Local, 2004
Please visit her website at www.jessicawgraae.com .
Soprano RoseMarie Peraino is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa and received her professional vocal training in New York and Italy. RoseMarie has performed numerous operas throughout the United States and Europe. Roles have included “Mimi” and "Musetta" from La Boheme, “Nedda” from Pagliacci, “Cio-Cio San” from Madama Butterfly "Desdemona" from Otello, "Floria Tosca" from Tosca and “Mother” from Amahl & the Night Visitors. RoseMarie has performed several times at Carnegie Hall in choral concerts and as a featured soloist in an international vocal concert. Ms. Peraino is equally talented in Broadway and theatre repertoire and has sung in supporting roles for Barbara Streisand and Barry Manilow at major concert venues. RoseMarie is an essential part of the music ministry here at St. Anthony of Padua as soloist in choral works, as song leader, and vocalist at weddings & other church services.
RoseMarie Peraino...a voice to remember!— Giornale di Brescia
The perfect Puccini Soprano—Philadelphia Inquirer
Please visit her website at http://www.rosemarievocalist.com
Duet:
Jessica as Susanna & RoseMarie as the Countess:
Sull’ Aria (“To Romeo”) from “Le Nozze di Figaro”
(“The Marriage of Figaro”) by Mozart
Jessica as Susanna:
Deh vieni, non tardar from “Le Nozze di Figaro”
Luigi as Oronte:
In cielo benedetto from “I Lombardi” by Verdi
RoseMarie as Adriana:
Io sono l’umile ancella from “Adriana Lecouvreur” by Cilèa
Jessica as Cleopatra
V’adoro Pupille from “Giulio Cesare” by Händel
RoseMarie as Aïda and Luigi as Radames:
The Tomb Scene from Aïda by Verdi
Brief pause during which your free-will Offerings will be accepted
Luigi as Oronte:
Come poteva un’angelo from “I Lombardi” by Verdi
RoseMarie as the Diva:
Art Is Calling for Me (“The Prima Donna Song) from “The Enchantress” (1911) by Victor Herbert
Duet:
Jessica as Micaela & Luigi as Don José
Parle moi de ma mère from “Carmen” by Bizet
Duet:
RoseMarie as Mimi & Luigi as Rodolfo
O soave fanciulla from “La Bohème” by Puccini
Trio:
You’ll Never Walk Alone from “Carousel” by Rodgers & Hammerstein
Legacy Concert
Opera Gems
Benefiting the New Pipe Organ Project
Featuring
Soprano
Jessica Graae
Tenor
Luigi DiNetta
Soprano
RoseMarie Peraino
Pianist
Mark Blaschke
Sunday, October 25, 2009
3 p.m.
St. Anthony of Padua
9th & Dupont Streets
Wilmington, Delaware
For inquiries relating to a donation,
Contact the music director at (302) 421-3787