“OPERA MEETS BROADWAY!” MAY 17 WESTON LIBRARY
At 4 pm on May 17 the Friends of the Weston Library present “Opera Meets Broadway!” as the latest in their Sunday Soundscapes series of concerts. Three outstanding New York City musicians will serve up the vocal delicacies; Melanie Spector, soprano, Joseph Sacchi, tenor and LeAnn Overton, pianist and musical director.
Ms. Overton serves on the staff of the Metropolitan Opera, where she is responsible for the “Met Titles”, and on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music and Montclair State University. She has been active as in a number of summer music programs in Italy, and presides over Respiro Opera, a similar program in NYC.
Prize-winning soprano Melanie Spector is a native of NYC, and has been heard around the country, performing with the Detroit Opera, Opera Eugene, Opera Tampa and at the Apen Music Festival. She is also a frequent panelist on the Metropolitan Opera Quiz feature, broadcast internationally.
Tenor Joseph Sacchi has a Master of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music and is winning accolades as a young dramatic tenor. He has performed with Opera Maine, St. Petersburg Opera and Opera North, and is a prize winner of the Lotte Leyna Competition and the Wagner Society of New York.
The three artists will present favorite arias and duets in Italian and German, along with operetta and Broadway numbers, including selections from Kurt Weill’s “Street Scene” and Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide”.
Admission is free, with a donation suggested, but not required. Seating is limited, so please make your reservation in advance on Eventbrite: