Atalla Ayan Replaces Dimitri Pittas in the Met’s Summer Recital Series Wednesday

Atalla Ayan will sing in the Met's Summer Recital Series on Wednesday at Brooklyn Bridge Park, replacing Dimitri Pittas, who is ill.

Atalla Ayan, a former member of the Met's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program, sang his first performance with the Met on Monday night at Central Park SummerStage. In 2011-12, he will sing Rodolfo in La Bohème with Glyndebourne on Tour and begin a three-year association with the Stuttgart State Opera, where he will appear as Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, and Rodolfo in a new production of La Bohème.

Ayan joins soprano Angela Meade, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, and pianist Bradley Moore in Wednesday's recital of opera arias and ensembles, which begins at 7:00 p.m. The Met's Summer Recital Series continues on Tuesday, July 19 at Crotona Park in The Bronx. All recitals are free and no tickets are required.

Upcoming Schedule: The Metropolitan Opera's Summer Recital Series

Wednesday, July 13, 7:00 pm: Brooklyn Bridge Park, Brooklyn

Angela Meade, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Atalla Ayan, tenor
Bradley Moore, pianist

Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 7:00 pm: Crotona Park, Bronx

Layla Claire, soprano
Renée Tatum, mezzo-soprano
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone
Bradley Moore, pianist

Thursday, July 21, 2011, 7:00 pm: Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island

Layla Claire, soprano
Renée Tatum, mezzo-soprano
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone
Bradley Moore, pianist

Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 7:00 pm: Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens

Layla Claire, soprano
Renée Tatum, mezzo-soprano
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone
Bradley Moore, pianist

Thursday, July 28, 2011, 7:00 pm: Jackie Robinson Park, Manhattan

Layla Claire, soprano
Renée Tatum, mezzo-soprano
Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone
Bradley Moore, pianist