Name: Songs in English and Opera Gala
Start: 2023-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Shrine Church of Saint Stanislaus

Organization

Admin

The Cleveland Opera

Soprano

Dorota Sobieska

Alexandra Wiebe

Tenor

Matthew Jones

Baritone

Brian K. Johnson

Piano Direction

Jacek Sobieski

Singer

Wanda Sobieska

Violin

Daniel Paterson

Double Bass

Songs in English and Opera Gala

Shaker Heights

United States

First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland

Cleveland

Shrine Church of Saint Stanislaus

Songs in English and Opera Gala: Concert Various

Public

Concert

Approved

Free and open to the public.
Free-will donations gratefully accepted.

The duration of the concert will be 1 hour and 15 minutes. The varied program will preview the musical styles of composers selected for the current operatic season 2023–2024, including a hearty selection of songs, spirituals, arias and duets in English, as well as your standard beloved opera by W.A. Mozart, Pietro Mascagni, Giacomo Puccini, George Gershwin, William Grant Still and others. These gems of vocal music will be brought to you by the voices of:

    Dorota Sobieska - soprano
    Matthew Jones - tenor
    Amy Yekel - soprano
    Brian K. Johnson - baritone
    Alexandra Wiebe - soprano
    Jacek Sobieski - piano direction
    Wanda Sobieska - violin & viola
    Daniel Paterson - double bass

The performers range from the familiar artists to a new appearance. Amy Yekel is well known to our audiences from her appearances with The Cleveland Opera at the annual Opera in the Italian Garden; Brian Keith Johnson and Matthew Jones performed numerous roles with The Cleveland Opera and are well known to all opera audience in NE Ohio; likewise, Dorota’s voice brings in familiarity and friendship; Alexandra Wiebe is a new performer, chosen by means of our opera’s auditions in June 2023.

English

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Cast

Crew