Falls Church Opera Star Performs With Fairfax Symphony Orchestra

From the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra: On May 12, the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra presents a 60th Anniversary Concert Celebration - A Night at the Opera, featuring internationally renowned tenor Carl Tanner and soprano Danielle Talamantes together with the Fairfax Choral Society and Music & Arts Chorus. This season grand finale in honor of the FSO’s 60th Anniversary features beloved music from renowned composers for an unforgettable evening filled with soaring melodies, tender duets including music from

Verdi's La Traviata, Puccini's Tosca, Bizet's Carmen, and Bernstein's Candide and West Side Story.

The Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (FSO) presents its final season concert May 12 in grand style with a program of broad appeal featuring this program of great, popular works by the world's renowned composers.

The event:

• Celebrates 60 years of partnership with the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County Public Schools, donors and supporters, and the entire community to further its commitment to artistic excellence and innovative music education

• Presents renowned tenor, Carl Tanner - former bounty hunter ...now international Opera star who lives in Falls Church, VA

• Includes audience favorites from Bizet's Carmen, Puccini's Tosca, Verdi's La Traviata, and Bernstein's Candide and West Side Story

• Showcases nearly 100 soaring voices on stage...together with the music of the symphony for a powerful season grand finale

• Offers unprecedented $25 introductory ticket price and a pre-performance reception for all to enjoy this celebratory event with a program featuring musical selections with broad appeal

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra - Christopher Zimmerman, Conductor

• Danielle Talamantes, soprano
• Carl Tanner, tenor
• with the Fairfax Choral Society and Music & Arts Chorus

A Night at the Opera -- 60th Anniversary Celebration Concert

Celebrate the FSO’s 60th Anniversary with beloved arias and duets with soprano Danielle Talamantes and tenor Carl Tanner. Experience an unforgettable evening filled with soaring melodies, tender duets, and your favorite music from Verdi's La Traviata, Puccini's Tosca, Bizet's Carmen, and Bernstein's Candide and West Side Story!

Saturday, May 12 | 8pm

• GMU Center for the Arts Concert Hall
• George Mason University Center for the Arts
• 4400 University Drive Fairfax, VA 22030

Tickets starting at $25. (Students: $15) To purchase tickets on-line visit www.fairfaxsymphony.org or by phone at 888-945-2468. Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Center for the Arts box office, Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 6 pm.

The Fairfax Symphony was founded in 1957 by Dorothy Farnham Feuer, an amateur violinist and homemaker, presenting its first public concert on November 11, 1957. Since 1971, the orchestra has transformed into the organization that it is today: a professional orchestra that performs concerts throughout Fairfax County and provides a wide spectrum of educational and community outreach programs. The FSO annually reaches over 10,000 people of all ages and ethnicities in Northern Virginia and surrounding areas. Entering its 60th season this fall, the FSO maintains its reputation as one of the finest regional orchestras in the country. Christopher Zimmerman is Music Director and Conductor and Jonathan Kerr serves as Executive Director.

Photo credit to Edmond Choo Photography