Acclaimed soprano Colleen Daly and New York baritone Ron Loyd will join Music Director Julien Benichou and the MidAtlantic Symphony Orchestra in a “Holiday Joy” concert on Thursday, December 8, 2016, to be held at the Avalon Theater in Easton, starting at 7:00 P. M.
Ms. Daly holds a Master’s Degree from the Opera Studio at the University of Maryland in College Park and an Artist’s Diploma from the Academy of Vocal Arts. She has sung the roles of Micaela in Carmen, Musetta in La Boheme and Violetta in La Traviata, among others. Her concert appearances include the Verdi, Brahms and Mozart Requiems, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and Messiah. She will sing the title role in Baltimore Concert Opera’s 2017 production of Susannah.
A graduate of Texas A & M and currently a resident of New York, Mr. Loyd has been termed “a robust baritone” by the New York Times. He has sung the classic baritone roles of Scarpia, Rigoletto and Macbeth, in addition to Tonio and Leporello, and has an extensive experience in stage musicals such as South Pacific, My Fair Lady and Candide.
The program will include selections from Messiah, The Nutcracker, Symphony of Carols, and several traditional holiday tunes like Silent Night, White Christmas and Oh Holy Night.
Tickets for this concert ($45) are available at Crackerjack’s in Easton. Additional information is available at www.midatlanticsymphony.org.
The concert will be repeated at Mariner’s Bethel Church in Ocean View, Delaware on December 9, 2016 at 7 P. M., and at the Community Church in Berlin, Maryland on December 10, 2016 at 3:00 P. M.
On New Year’s Eve, Spanish tenor Israel Lozano will be the guest artist for the Orchestra’s special “First Night with the MSO” concert, which will be held at Christ Church in Easton, Maryland, starting at 7:00 P. M.
Mr. Lozano was born in Madrid, Spain, where he received his early musical education. He holds a degree from the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hospkins University and has collaborated on various projects with Maestro Placido Domingo, particularly after winning three prizes in the Operalia International Opera Competition in 2003. Mr. Lozano has appeared with numerous opera companies, including Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Baltimore Opera, Teatro Real in Madrid, Bellas Artes in Mexico and Santiago, Singapore, Vienna and Bangkok. Among his many credits are the principal tenor roles in La Boheme, Don Giovanni, La Traviata, Rigoletto, Madama Butterfly and the legendary Spanish zarzuela, Luisa Fernanda.
Maestro Benichou and the MidAtlantic Symphony will accompany Mr. Lozano in a number of arias from the operatic, classical and popular repertoire. The Orchestra will also play various waltzes and other orchestral selections.
This MidAtlantic Symphony Orchestra’s First Night concert is an extraordinary event, not part of the regular subscription series, to be offered only on New Year’s eve in Easton. Admission tickets ($60 general admission, $85 premium seats) may be purchased at Crackerjacks’ or through the MSO website, or by phone (888) 846-8600.
The MidAtlantic Symphony Orchestra is supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council and the Talbot County Arts Council.
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