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e-news APRIL 14, 2008 In this issue . . . |
Yes, spring is really here (finally)! The snow is gone and I'm seeing little green things sprout up! Can hardly wait to get digging in the garden. And what better way to welcome spring than to join me in a concert of exquisite songs celebrating romantic love. Tickets sales are going very well for "Moonlight and Love Songs" my final concert of the season, and I encourage you to purchase your tickets online or call to reserve tickets to avoid disappointment. Space is limited. (Details below) May
3rd, 8 p.m.
Toronto, ON – February 15, 2008 -- Muzent Productions continues its vocal music series in the intimate setting of Heliconian Hall with Moonlight and Love Songs: Music by Bellini, Debussy, Joseph Marx and Stefano Donaudy, with Canadian soprano, Janet Catherine Dea, and Munich-based pianist, Tomoko Okada, in her Toronto recital debut. Janet Catherine Dea continues to delight audiences both here and abroad with her luscious voice and sparkling stage presence. Tomoko Okada, originally from Japan, studied at the famous Vienna Music Academy, and for many years was on the musical staff at the Frankfurt Opera and the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. Currently she is a freelance vocal coach and accompanist traveling frequently to Hamburg, Berlin, London (UK), Toronto and New York working with established international vocal artists and nurturing the next generation of aspiring opera singers. The programme opens with one of the most beautiful melodies ever written, the haunting Casta Diva from Bellini’s Bel Canto masterpiece, Norma. The artists will then highlight and contrast songs by two musical impressionistic composers Claude Debussy and Joseph Marx. Debussy’s Proses Lyriques is unique in that the composer, writing in the style of the French symbolist poets, also penned the words. Austrian Joseph Marx set some of the greatest poets of his day in his own hyper-romantic style. The vocal line ranges from great simplicity to operatic sweep, and in the virtuosic piano part one can detect the influences of Debussy, Rachmaninov and Strauss. The programme is rounded out by a charming group of Neapolitan-like Italian songs by Stefano Donaudy. Muzent Productions, in its fifth season, is dedicated to the production and public performance of classic vocal concerts. Artistic Director, Janet Catherine Dea commented: “Our goals include promotion and support of Canadian and international artists, with an emphasis on vocal chamber music. We believe strongly in the educational, entertainment and cultural value of live performance, and our programs are reasonably priced, accessible and fun.” /
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res postcard / Recording
Update Our recording “Sleeps the Noon in the Deep
blue Sky” is progressing well. Kristen and I are excited to
be recording more tracks in May when we both have a bit of a breather
from concerts. Voice
Studio News The studio accepts new students on an ongoing basis. Please contact us for more information and to book your lesson time. Call (416) 571-4154 email or submit our contact form For information on my teaching philosophy and style,
click on voice
studio home Thanks to all who came to my recent concerts, looking forward to seeing you at my final one of the season on May 3rd.-JCD
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