Talents Of The World First International Festival Comes to Carnegie Hall Next Week

Talents of the World announces its First International Music Festival at Carnegie Hall!

Since its inception in 2002, Talents of the World, an international concert organization, has performed with great success on all the continents, gathering a colossal experience of producing concerts and festivals. Its mission is to develop the intellectual and spiritual potential of Human Being, to restore and promote the disappearing traditions of Bel Canto, to draw the audience's attention to the inexhaustible treasury of world opera classics through the development of cultural values, which is reflected in the motto of Talents of the World "From the World's Culture to Peace on the Planet". Collaborations with many cultural organizations and renowned artists make Talents of the World stand out as a unique organization.

With festivals already in place in several countries, Talents of the World is proud to produce its First International Music Festival in the USA, at one of the most prestigious concert halls in the world - at Carnegie Hall!

Three performances on December - Three Tenors from Around the World: Celebrating Enrico Caruso's 145th Anniversary on December 21; Prima Donnas in Concert: A Tribute to Maria Callas on December 22; and Christmas Ball on December 23, featuring internationally renowned soloists as well as guest artists and winners of Talents of the World International Voice Competition, encompass a whole spectrum of musical genres - from opera, to operetta, Broadway, musical theater, Neapolitan songs, Christmas songs to "pop" repertoire, and displaying a parade of beautiful voices of all types - from bass, to baritone, tenor, mezzo-soprano and soprano.

December 21, at 8PM at Weill Recital Hall
Prima Donnas in Concert: Tribute to the Legendary Maria Callas

Featuring Internationally renowned sopranos and winners of Talents of the World 2nd International Voice Competition.

One of the most revered sopranos of all time, Maria Callas' versatile repertoire will be presented by our glamorous Prima Donnas: from romantic Juliette, to dramatic Tosca, to passionate Violetta.

Artists:
Tamar Iveri, soprano (La Scala, Metropolitan Opera)
Ruslana Koval, soprano (Bolshoi Theater)
Amanda Woodbury, soprano (Metropolitan Opera)
Winners of 2018 Talents of the World International Voice Competition:
Shaina Martinez, soprano
Sarah Joyce Cooper, soprano
Guest artist - Olga Lisovskaya, soprano (Talents of the World)
Guest artist - David Gvinianidze, baritone (author of the project, President and Founder of Talents of the World)
Guest artist - Anna Cley, mezzo-soprano
Alexandra Naumenko, piano

December 22nd, at 8PM at Weill Recital Hall
Three Tenors from Around the World: Celebrating the Great Caruso's 145th Anniversary

Three critically-acclaimed tenors and three tenor winners of Talents of the World International competition perform greatest operatic and song hits from the repertoire of Enrico Caruso.

Artists:
John Irvin (Metropolitan Opera)
Raúl Melo (Metropolitan Opera)
Arsen Sogomonyan (Royal Opera House)

Winners of Talents of the World International Voice Competition:
WooYoung Yoon, tenor
Omar Najmi, tenor
Tianchi Zhang, tenor
Alexandra Naumenko, piano
Victoria Ulanovskaya, piano

December 23, at 7PM at Zankel Hall
Christmas Ball: A Merry Evening of Opera, Operetta, and Christmas Songs

Internationally-renowned opera singers celebrate with the Season's favorite selections. A parade of beautiful voices of all types, from bass, to baritone, tenor, mezzo-soprano, and soprano, will present the most beloved hits of all time from opera, to operetta, to Christmas favorites. Staged comic scenes with sparkly performance and dazzling coloratura as well as lyric, soaring music lines will create a truly miraculous evening.

Featured performers include soprano Tamar Iveri (La Scala), tenor Arsen Soghomonyan (Royal Opera House); tenor Raúl Melo (Metropolitan Opera); soprano Ruslana Koval (Bolshoi Theater); baritone David Gvinianidze (President and Founder of Talents of the World, Recipient of the United Nations' Medal for promoting arts and culture), bass William Meinert; soprano Olga Lisovskaya (Talents of the World); winners of the 2018 Talents of the World International Competition: WooYoung Yoon, tenor (Grand Prix Winner); Shaina Martinez, soprano; Megan Moore, mezzo-soprano and Zachary James, bass, and guest artists.

Pianists: Merab Ebralidze, Alexandra Naumenko and Victoria Ulanovskaya.

Performers at Christmas Ball

Tamar Iveri, Soprano
Raúl Melo, Tenor
Arsen Soghomonyan, Tenor
David Gvinianidze, Baritone
Olga Lisovskaya, Soprano
Ruslana Koval, Soprano
Guest Artists:
William Meinert, Bass
Merab Ebralidze, Piano
Anna Kolkhida, Soprano
Jenni Bank, Mezzo-Soprano
Ludmila Fesenko, Soprano
Natasha Novitskaia, Mezzo-Soprano
WooYoung Yoon, Tenor
Shaina Martinez, Soprano
Megan Moore, Mezzo-Soprano
Zachary James, Bass
Alexandra Naumenko, Piano
Victoria Ulanovskaya, Piano