An Afternoon of Art Song & Opera
Sat, Apr 27
|Home of Chris Huber
Chris Huber and Sheila Galloway invite you to an afternoon of art song and opera featuring soprano Claire Galloway and Rob McGinness on Saturday, April 27th at 1 pm. The concert will begin at 2 pm with coffee and desserts being served after the performance.
Time & Location
Apr 27, 2019, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Home of Chris Huber, 743 Hemingway Dr, Ambler, PA 19002, USA
Guests
About the Event
The Program:
This afternoon of vocal repertoire will range from Reynaldo Hahn and Nadia Boulanger’s intricate mélodies about Spring to Scandinavian composers Edvard Grieg and Jean Sibelius and their mystical storytelling.
It will also feature opera duets and selections from La Bohème, Don Giovanni, The Old Maid and the Thief, and Eugene Onegin.
To round out the afternoon which ranges from effervescent joy to deep despair, Ms. Galloway will perform selections from a contemporary song cycle written by Sean Doyle based on the dry and witty writings of Dorothy Parker.
The Artists:
British-American soprano Claire Galloway’s theatricality covers the gamut of “palpable pain” and “splendid, funny moments” (B.I.T.R.). She has performed such roles with Baltimore Concert Opera, the Savannah Voice Festival, Bel Cantanti Opera, the American Symphony Orchestra, and Concert Artists of Baltimore. A finalist in the Saltworks Opera Competition, Ms. Galloway will join the company to sing Blanche in…