The Connecticut Virtuosi has announced its 2024-25. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is “The Shadows of Our Destiny” featuring works by Polaczyk, Respighi, Berg, and Haydn. Among the soloists is soprano Laura Andreini. Adrian Sylveen conducts. Performances take place in Hartford (Oct. 6), New Britain (Oct. 13), and at Carnegie Hall in New {…}
The Connecticut Virtuosi is set to present Mozart’s Coronation Mass in Brooklyn on April 14, 2024. The performance, scheduled for 1 p.m. at the St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, will feature soprano Mary McCue, alto Allison Lindsay, tenor Ed Napier, and bass Dariusz Ocetek. Adrian Sylveen will conduct the CT Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra. In addition to this performance, the Connecticut Virtuosi {…}
The Connecticut Virtuosi has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal events in store for audiences. First up is “Vissi d’arte,” a concert in tribute to Maria Callas featuring soprano Jurate Svedaite. Performance Dates: Oct. 8 & 15, 2023 The company will then join forces with the Connecticut Lyric Opera to honor the latter’s 20th anniversary. The {…}
The Connecticut Virtuosi are headed to Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall for a concert entitled “The Seasons.” Scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023, the showcase will feature Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” as well as Bach’s Concert for Two Violins in d minor BWV 1043. Sandwiched between those famed violin concerts are songs by Nora Fox. Fox will perform her own {…}
The Connecticut Virtuosi will present its Annual Polish Christmas Concert at Central Connecticut University on Dec. 11, 2022. Soprano Jurate Svedaite-Waller will headline, performing Christmas arias and songs. Joining her will be the Moniuszko Choir and conductor Hugh Keelan. The showcase will also feature Mieczyslaw Karlowicz’s Violin Concert in A Major, Op. 8, with Adrian Sylveen as the soloist. Svedaite-Waller {…}