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Streaming Now through Dec. 31
Second Soprano
TICKETS
https://www.musae.me/moreopera/experiences/1334/second-soprano
MORE OPERA's
First Annual 45-Minute Fundraiser
with
Cheryl Warfield
June 25, 2022
4:30 pm EDT
Live from St. John’s in the Village
218 W 11th St. New York, NY 10014
"Second Soprano tells the story of musical traditions in my family and pays tribute to my late sister, legitimate soprano Barbara Hightower on her birthday,” says Cheryl Warfield, a professional opera singer with credits from Broadway to the Lyric Opera of Chicago and founder of ADVANCE-MORE Opera. Barbara was a phenomenal singer with an extensive vocal range who sang diverse types of music from semi-classical to contemporary gospel with great abandon. She was always in great demand for weddings, funerals, regular church services, and special occasions. The compelling story compares the passions and career choices of two sisters through narrative and song. The program features music from the Black church including spirituals by Burleigh, Johnson, and Bonds, sacred classics Barbara sang like “The Lord is My Light,” and some of Cheryl’s signature arias by Verdi and Puccini.
Cheryl will be accompanied by pianist Olga Gurevich.
This is the first annual fundraiser for ADVANCE-MORE Opera, a 501(c)(3) opera company that focuses on diversity and inclusion through live performances, educational programs, and community outreach.
For over 20 years, ADVANCE-MORE Opera has mounted dozens of free public performances, educational workshops, and no-cost community choral training to hundreds of young people, adults, and seniors. This fundraiser represents MORE Opera’s efforts to build capacity and provide more programming to underserved communities throughout the five boroughs.
ADVANCE-MORE Opera is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) opera company.
Join us on Saturday, June 25, 2022 4:30pm EDT
TICKETS
https://www.musae.me/moreopera/experiences/1334/second-soprano
If you cannot attend on the day of the performance, fear not! You can purchase a ticket, receive the link and watch the live-stream after the concert.
Please indicate IN-PERSON or VIRTUAL ticket upon check-out.**
Masks are required for in-person attendance.
Pianist Olga Gurevich's career spans the disciplines of concert artist, chamber musician, accompanist, and pedagogue. Her performances have been broadcast by National Television in Azerbaijan, First TV Channel in Russia and RAI Tre in Italy, and her concert appearances include venues such as Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Symphony Space, the 92nd Street Y, Scuola Civica in Cagliari (Italy), Smyrna Opera Theatre in Delaware, Westport Concert Series in Connecticut, and many others. Ms. Gurevich is a winner of international competitions both in solo and piano four-hands divisions; these include the XIII Piano International competition in Salerno, and the Ragusa Ibla Foundation International Piano competition in Ragusa, both in Italy. Ms. Gurevich's solo piano recordings of Chopin as a part of Musopen project are featured here. As a collaborator, she performs with numerous chamber ensembles, and since 2015 is pianist-in-residence with the Silver Bay String Quartet. The violin/piano Duo Floresta Olga is a part of, along with the violinist Claudia Shaer, appeared in concerts in Georgia, New Jersey and New York under the management of Reggie Bahl. Ms. Gurevich has worked with the Manhattan Symphonie, Richmond County Orchestra, New York Session Symphony orchestra, New Opera Company, and since 2010 is the principal accompanist for the Riverside Opera Company. Olga Gurevich studied in Moscow, Russia, finishing post-graduate at the Maimonides State Academy and earning her Master's Degree at the Gnesin Academy, in Piano Performance, Piano Accompanying and Piano Pedagogy. As a pedagogue, she is on the faculty of the Virtuoso Suzuki Academy in Mineola, NY, and a faculty-member at the Bloomingdale School of Music and 92nd Street Y School of Music in New York City.
Streaming Now through Dec. 31
Second Soprano
TICKETS
https://www.musae.me/moreopera/experiences/1334/second-soprano
MORE OPERA's
First Annual 45-Minute Fundraiser
with
Cheryl Warfield
June 25, 2022
4:30 pm EDT
Live from St. John’s in the Village
218 W 11th St. New York, NY 10014
"Second Soprano tells the story of musical traditions in my family and pays tribute to my late sister, legitimate soprano Barbara Hightower on her birthday,” says Cheryl Warfield, a professional opera singer with credits from Broadway to the Lyric Opera of Chicago and founder of ADVANCE-MORE Opera. Barbara was a phenomenal singer with an extensive vocal range who sang diverse types of music from semi-classical to contemporary gospel with great abandon. She was always in great demand for weddings, funerals, regular church services, and special occasions. The compelling story compares the passions and career choices of two sisters through narrative and song. The program features music from the Black church including spirituals by Burleigh, Johnson, and Bonds, sacred classics Barbara sang like “The Lord is My Light,” and some of Cheryl’s signature arias by Verdi and Puccini.
Cheryl will be accompanied by pianist Olga Gurevich.
This is the first annual fundraiser for ADVANCE-MORE Opera, a 501(c)(3) opera company that focuses on diversity and inclusion through live performances, educational programs, and community outreach.
For over 20 years, ADVANCE-MORE Opera has mounted dozens of free public performances, educational workshops, and no-cost community choral training to hundreds of young people, adults, and seniors. This fundraiser represents MORE Opera’s efforts to build capacity and provide more programming to underserved communities throughout the five boroughs.
ADVANCE-MORE Opera is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) opera company.
Join us on Saturday, June 25, 2022 4:30pm EDT
TICKETS
https://www.musae.me/moreopera/experiences/1334/second-soprano
If you cannot attend on the day of the performance, fear not! You can purchase a ticket, receive the link and watch the live-stream after the concert.
Please indicate IN-PERSON or VIRTUAL ticket upon check-out.**
Masks are required for in-person attendance.
Pianist Olga Gurevich's career spans the disciplines of concert artist, chamber musician, accompanist, and pedagogue. Her performances have been broadcast by National Television in Azerbaijan, First TV Channel in Russia and RAI Tre in Italy, and her concert appearances include venues such as Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Symphony Space, the 92nd Street Y, Scuola Civica in Cagliari (Italy), Smyrna Opera Theatre in Delaware, Westport Concert Series in Connecticut, and many others. Ms. Gurevich is a winner of international competitions both in solo and piano four-hands divisions; these include the XIII Piano International competition in Salerno, and the Ragusa Ibla Foundation International Piano competition in Ragusa, both in Italy. Ms. Gurevich's solo piano recordings of Chopin as a part of Musopen project are featured here. As a collaborator, she performs with numerous chamber ensembles, and since 2015 is pianist-in-residence with the Silver Bay String Quartet. The violin/piano Duo Floresta Olga is a part of, along with the violinist Claudia Shaer, appeared in concerts in Georgia, New Jersey and New York under the management of Reggie Bahl. Ms. Gurevich has worked with the Manhattan Symphonie, Richmond County Orchestra, New York Session Symphony orchestra, New Opera Company, and since 2010 is the principal accompanist for the Riverside Opera Company. Olga Gurevich studied in Moscow, Russia, finishing post-graduate at the Maimonides State Academy and earning her Master's Degree at the Gnesin Academy, in Piano Performance, Piano Accompanying and Piano Pedagogy. As a pedagogue, she is on the faculty of the Virtuoso Suzuki Academy in Mineola, NY, and a faculty-member at the Bloomingdale School of Music and 92nd Street Y School of Music in New York City.
Previous 2022 Performances
A Tribute
to Leontyne Price
with
Cheryl Warfield
March 30, 2022
7:30 pm EDT
TICKETS:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-tribute-concert-to-leontyne-price-with-cheryl-warfield-wham-2022-tickets-273685650147
live streamed from Chicago
