PBS Star Pasquale Esposito Comes To Montalvo Arts Center, 3/23

Montalvo Arts Center continues its acclaimed Carriage House Concert Series with an exciting performance by Italian lyric tenor and star of PBS specials Pasquale Esposito, 8pm, March 23. The lauded singer will perform "An Evening with Pasquale: A Musical Journey" that will include songs from his upcoming PBS special, as well as a variety of contemporary Italian, Neapolitan, English, and Spanish standards, and other classical and contemporary works. This concert will be presented at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga. For tickets ($49 Reserved, $55 Premier) and more information the public may visit montalvoarts.org or call 408-961-5858.

Pasquale Esposito was born and raised in Naples, Italy and now resides in San Jose. He has starred in two PBS specials, tours internationally, and has recorded six acclaimed CDs. Esposito made his operatic debut with the San Francisco Opera in 2015 with the world premiere of Two Women. The New York Times hailed the Italian tenor as a singer with "airy charm" and the San Francisco Chronicle called him "charismatic and dulcet-toned." In 1998, Esposito immigrated to the United States to become a professional singer/songwriter. He attended Foothill College, and completed his Bachelor of Arts at San Jose State University. Esposito's love of the Italian language and culture is apparent in his CDs My Passion (2000), My Destiny (2004), Naples... That's Amore! (2005), Il Fornaio: Authentic Italy Vol. 1 (2008), A Brand New Me (2009), and Il Tempo (2011). His latest CD, Pasquale Esposito Celebrates Enrico Caruso (2015) is currently offered through PBS stations; his second PBS special Pasquale Esposito Celebrates Italian Piazzas comes to PBS in March 2018.

For nearly 60 years, Montalvo Arts Center's Carriage House Concert Series has presented world-class talent in an intimate indoor setting, becoming a treasured series for performing arts fans in Silicon Valley. Housed in the 316-seat Claire Loftus Carriage House Theatre, the series features a diverse array of artists from a variety of genres from classical to jazz to R&B, rock, and even comedy. Some nights also include the opportunity to dine at Bistro Montalvo, with a prix-fixe dinner served in the elegant historic Villa Montalvo, catered by ModernTaste ($60 per person and offered at select performances).

Montalvo Arts Center is a donor-supported nonprofit institution, whose mission is to create and present art of all types, nurture artists, and use its historic buildings and grounds in innovative ways that engage people in the creative process. Located in Silicon Valley's Saratoga Hills, Montalvo occupies a Mediterranean-style Villa, built in 1912 by Senator James Duval Phelan and surrounded by 175 stunning acres. Senator Phelan bequeathed the Villa and grounds to the people of California for the encouragement of art, music, literature, and architecture, a mandate Montalvo has carried forward ever since its founding. The grounds include the campus of the Sally and Don Lucas Artists Residency Program (LAP), the Claire Loftus Carriage House Theatre, and the Lilian Fontaine Garden Theatre. For more information about Montalvo Arts Center and its programs, the public can call 408-961-5858 or visit montalvoarts.org.

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