Josepha Gayer to Perform at The RRazz Room, 6/26

The RRazz Room At The Prince is pleased to present Philadelphia's own Josepha Gayer in concert, celebrating the release of her debut CD, RENAISSANCE: NOTES FROM ITALY (LML Music). Ms. Gayer, will perform one show on June 26, 2016 at 5pm, accompanied by Eric Knight. The RRazz Room At The Prince is located in the second floor Black Box Cabaret space of the historic Prince Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 (near the corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets on the Avenue Of The Arts). Elevator access is available. Tickets range from $32 (seats) to $42 for table seating. Table seating requires a two drink minimum per person. Visit: http://www.therrazzroom.com or the ticket link: http://tinyurl.com/jhg793s

Ms. Gayer, known for her many roles on the national opera stage, focuses her prodigious talents as a singer and actress on the Great American Songbook and Broadway in a cabaret performance: RENAISSANCE: NOTES FROM ITALY. The show vividly evokes the memory of an Italian adventure Ms. Gayer shared with her daughter, as they wandered by foot and bus through beautiful Italy, with repertoire was inspired by sights, sounds, music, emotions and aromas along the way. They ate pizzas in piazzas, visited the shops of Milan and restaurants of Capri, the canals of Venice and the fountains of Rome. Walking the halls of the legendary Teatro alla Scala they viewed the works of the masters: Michelangelo's breathtaking David and Leonardo DaVinci's masterpiece, The Last Supper. The music is linked with stories of family, wistful thoughts of home & love, life and la dolce vita. Pure Imagination, Three Coins in a Fountain, O Solo Mio, Al Di La, Together Wherever We Go and Be Italian!, are just a few of the songs included in this delectable musical memoir.

"Gayer owns personality and intellect, as well as one of those distinctively beautiful natural voices." - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Josepha Gayer's musical resume includes several world premiers including André Previn's A Streetcar Named Desire with San Francisco Opera and New Orleans Opera, Mrs. Bass in Tobias Picker's Emmeline with Santa Fe Opera and Rita the Rat in Mr. Picker's Fantastic Mr. Fox with Los Angeles Opera. She has performed roles all over country, including at The Metropolitan Opera, and she made her Carnegie Hall debut with the Manhattan Philharmonic in Menotti's O Pulchritudo. Her recordings include: Streetcar Named Desire, Sir Andre Previn, (CD, DGG), San Francisco Opera Orchestra; Emmeline, Tobias Picker, (CD, Albany Records), Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, George Manahan, Conductor; Anna Karenina, David Carlson, (CD, Signum Classics), Opera Theater of St. Louis Orchestra, Stewart Robinson, Conductor.

Maestro Eric Knight carries a strong Viennese musical heritage. He received a Master's Degree in Composition from Columbia University and he was a Professor of Music at Baruch College in New York. Mr. Knight served as the 12th Infantry Regimental Band Leader in Germany, as Music Director for nightclub stars Ethel Merman, Sergio Franchi, Robert Goulet, and Carol Lawrence, and as a member of the 1st Moog Electronic Music Quartet.

A productive ten-years of arranging and recording with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops as led to continuing the Fiedler tradition by guest conducting over 60 orchestras. Chief among them, as Principal Pops Conductor, are the North Carolina, Baltimore, and Sacramento Symphony Orchestras. Knight is a member of ASCAP, NARAS, SAG, the Conductor's Guild, and the National Arts Club. He is published by G. Schirmer and Bourne Music.

Maestro Knight conducted Josepha Gayer at the Baltimore Symphony Pops for eight seasons and they are delighted to be performing together again in her one-woman cabaret show, RENAISSSANCE: NOTES FROM ITALY.

RENAISSSANCE: NOTES FROM ITALY will be available on iTunes, Amazon and other online retailers in July 2016, as well as through LML Music.

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