Met star Flanigan to join Yazbek for May 22nd concert

Metropolitan Opera Star Lauren Flanigan Added to David Yazbek's May 22nd Benefit Concert for Riverspace and Riverkeeper

Rock/pop artist David Yazbek has confirmed that Metropolitan Opera star Lauren Flanigan has been added to his May 22nd Benefit Concert for Riverspace and Riverkeeper. Yazbek's other special guests for the evening will be singer-songwriter Nellie McKay and Tony Award Winner Norbert Leo Butz.

 Flanigan is "a commanding soprano, who made headlines during the Metropolitan Opera's 1992-93 season by substituting for an ill Aprile Millo in Verdi's I Lombardi with no stage rehearsal and opposite Luciano Pavarotti, going on to repeat the performance six more times, one of which was televised."

The upcoming Benefit will feature songs from Yazbek's acclaimed CD, 'Evil Monkey Man,' which has been universally praised for its "remarkably well-crafted images" and "dark, often troubling" songs. When Yazbek presented the material at Lincoln Center a few weeks ago, The New York Times called the show "A Woozy Thrill Ride on a Volcano's Edge," and raved: "The songwriter David Yazbek is a daredevil juggler catching spiked pins in the traveling carnival of his imagination."  The Lincoln Center concert featured McKay and Flanigan as special guests as well – so it's safe to say that the Nyack Benefit on May 22nd will be – in Yazbek's words – "an extremely weird show."
 
Yazbek has confirmed additional tour dates as well: On May 20th, Yazbek and long-time band His Warmest Regards will appear in concert at World Café Live in Philadelphia. On May 30th, they will play Joe's Pub in New York City.  On May 31st, they'll play Café 939 in Boston.
 

 Upcoming Concert Information:
 May 20th - David Yazbek and His Warmest Regards
 World Café Live
 3025 Walnut Street  Philadelphia, PA 19104  215-222-1400
 Tickets - $15  Time – 7:30pm
 Tickets – http://tickets.worldcafelive.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=2440

 May 22nd - David Yazbek - Benefit for Riverkeeper, with special guests Nellie McKay, Lauren Flanigan and Norbert Leo Butz
 Riverspace  119 Main Street  Nyack, NY
 Tickets - $25; $50   Time – 8:00pm
 Box office – visit www.riverspace.org  or call the box office at 845-348-1880
 

 May 30th - David Yazbek and His Warmest Regards
 Joe's Pub 425 LAFAYETTE STREET  New York  212-967-7555
 Tickets - $25   Time – 7:30pm
 Box office – http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,2953

 May 31st  - David Yazbek and His Warmest Regards
 Café 939  939 Boylston St.  Boston, MA 02215
 7pm doors, 8pm show  Tickets are $20.00
 Ticket are available at the Berklee Performance Center box office, located at 136 Massachusetts Avenue, through Ticketmaster at 617 931-2000, or at ticketmaster.com . Tickets will be available on site the night of shows. For more info on show - call the Berklee Concert Office Hotline at (617) 747-8820.