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Fabiano To Headline ArtSmart Benefit Concert
On December 4, at 8:00 pm, world-renowned tenor Michael Fabiano inaugurates a new initiative at Merkin Hall in collaboration with Classical Vocal Arts (CVA) International entitled, “A Passion for Song.” This benefit concert will raise funds for the ArtSmart program and will be accompanied by pianist Kamal Khan.
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MILA comes to New York and San Francisco
Sung in English, Cantonese and Tagalog, Mila explores the cultural diversity of Hong Kong at New York’s Angel Orensanz Center (Dec. 7) and San Francisco’s Wilsey Center for Opera (Dec. 12). The hour-long opera is the creation of Eli Marshall, Candace Chong and Chu Hei Chan, with music director Neal Goren.
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Opera Lafayette presents John Blow’s Venus and Adonis
Renowned French lutenist Thomas Dunford returns as musical director of Venus and Adonis, a work which prefigured Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre and bass-baritone Douglas Williams return to Opera Lafayette’s stage in the title roles, and soprano Sarah Shafer makes her company debut as Cupid.
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