Photo Flash: The Morris Choral Society Presents GREATEST HITS FROM OPERA AND BROADWAY
By: A.A. Cristi
The Morris Choral Society's Spring Concert "Greatest Hits from Opera and Broadway" led by MCS Music Director Jason Tramm played to a full house and enthusiastic audiences on May 18th and 19th in Morristown, New Jersey.
Showcasing the universal appeal of the choral tradition and ensemble singing the concert featured masterworks and showstoppers from Grand Opera and the Great White Way.Among the selections performed were operatic choral works by Verdi, Puccini, Mozart, Wagner, Offenbach and Mascagni as well as sweeping medleys from the Broadway musicals West Side Story, Candide, Phantom of the Opera, Oh, Kay!, A Little Night Music, and The Tender Land.Dramatic coloratura soprano Christina Major performed with the Morris Choral Society as guest soloist, and delighted audiences with her powerful and exquisite performance which included selections from Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata and Pietro Mascagni's Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana.The concert also featured the popular Express Male sextet performing beloved favorites from Broadway composers Jule Styne & Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein as well as Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein.
Photo Credit: Vincent Marchese
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