The musical merger of soprano, Leslie Giammanco and pianist, Stephen Sulich, bring you two exciting concerts for voice and solo piano.
Featured works include the magnificent Four Last Songs (VierLetzte Lieder) by Richard Strauss, "symphonic songs" rarely heard by piano and voice; Francis Poulenc's famous song cycle for voice and piano; Banalités; Liszt's transcription of Isolde's "Liebestod" from Wagner's "Tristan", and Poulenc's Novelette sur un Théme de Manuel De Falla and favorite opera arias.
Concerts are held March 14th at 3pm at Christ and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 120 West 69 th St, NYC and March 20 th at 7:30pm at Steinway Hall, 109 West 57 th St., NYC. Suggested Donations benefit World Vision.org for Haitian Relief.
Leslie Giammanco, soprano has over 30 years experience on the Opera, Broadway, Concert, and Cabaret stages. She has performed on Broadway in "The Phantom of the Opera"; has been a principal soloist with Manhattan Philharmonic (Carnegie Hall), Minnesota Orchestra, Rochester Symphony, Duluth-Superior Symphony, New Jersey State Opera, Minnesota Opera, Opera St. Paul, St. Paul Chamber Ensemble; and is an active recitalist and cabaret artist across the country.
Stephen Sulich has performed as a piano soloist and in collaboration with singers and instrumentalists in recitals and concerts from coast to coast. He has conducted opera for more than twenty opera companies in the United States, including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, New York City Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and Anchorage Opera.
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