FASTEN YOUR SEATBELTS AS INTERNATIONAL OPERATIC TALENT ARRIVES AT 2016 SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVAL- MARCH 31ST AND APRIL 2ND
SAVANNAH, GA – MARCH10, 2016For a second year, two of Savannah’s leading performing arts organizations, The Savannah VOICE Festival and Savannah Music Festival, collaborate to create great operatic experiencesin the spring. As a Savannah Music Festival highlight, which runs March 24-April 9, two outstanding concerts featuring some of American’s most talented opera singers will take place in downtown Savannah. Arias & Encores will feature a carefullycurated mix of American, French, and Italian composers with a dash of musical theatre at 6 p.m. March 31 at Christ Church Episcopal in Savannah. Then opera fans are invited to fasten their seatbelts and travel to Prague as at 7 p.m. on April 2, Mozart in Prague: An Operatic Journey will unfold within the confines of Trinity United Methodist Church in Savannah.
This one-time-only multimedia-infused concert will be an operatic tour of composer Wolfgang A. Mozart and librettist Lorenzo da Ponte’s world in the city where his most successful operas – Don Giovanni and The Marriage of Figaro – premiered. The program will feature outstanding voices in scenes and arias from the masterpieces that made a significant and lasting impact on Prague. A backdrop of awe-inspiring images of the magical city of Prague will transport audiences to the Czech Republic’s historical capital city.
Savannah welcomes internationally renowned operatic soprano Micaëla Oeste star of 2015’s co-produced operas, Suor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi and The Savannah VOICE Festival’s own Amy Shoremount-Obra, who made her Metropolitan Opera debut last season. Several other highly respected industry professionals, including Metropolitan Opera’s Marco Nistico, conductor Andrew Bisantz and pianist Dan Gettinger, will add depth and richness to the production. To pull it all together in a way that only he can, famed American opera star Sherrill Milnes will serve as the emcee. Commonly acclaimed as the world’s foremost operatic baritone, Milnes is just capping a very special year, during which he celebrated his 80th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his debut at the Metropolitan Opera.
Savannah VOICE Festival co-founder Maria Zouves directs both concerts and comments “We love to collaborate with other Savannah musical entities and our 2016 concerts promise to be an outstanding experience with a few surprises.Everyone loves musical collections and these two concerts have been curated and assembled with our Savannah audiences in mind.”
Tickets cost $55 each for Arias & Encores and $65 each for Mozart in Prague. A few tickets are still available as part of a $225 Patron Package, which includes a pre-festival house concert event, premium seating at both co-productions and a champagne toast with the cast of Mozart in Prague.
Ticketing is available for VOICE Society members by calling 855-76-OPERA or emailing . Tickets are now on sale to the general public online at savannahmusicfestival.org, by phone at 912-525-5050 or in person at 216 E. Broughton St. in Savannah.
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Editor’s Notes
Savannah VOICE Festival is a 501(c) 3 tax exempt nonprofit arts organization in the state of Georgia. The Festival brings classical vocal excellence to the Savannah area through a two-week celebration of concerts, events and educational presentations during the month of August and throughout the year. Focusing on arts awareness and audience development in the performing arts, it offersmusic from opera, musical theatre and popular song. Donations are tax-deductible.
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