Mario Lanza News

With his NYC cabaret debut, Sean Patrick Murtagh holds forth on all things Mario Lanza and darlings he's got the voice to back it up.

Mario Lanza brought Opera to Hollywood and Sean Patrick Murtagh brought Mario Lanza to the Cabaret World at The Green Room 42 last night. Sean's lyric baritone effectively handled the repertoire usually sung by a tenor's voice and brought a distinctive vivacity to the songs usually associated with Mario Lanza and other celebrated tenors. Actually this show was about Mario and Richard (not Tucker). It was a heartfelt tribute to Sean's vocal teacher Richard who first exposed him to the Mario Lanza songbook. With his superior musical theater acting skills and charming personality Sean Patrick Murtagh is an exciting addition to the Cabaret World. Similar to the Metropolitan Opera, The Green Room 42 was full of Bravo's last night and I was thinking 3 Tenors plus 1 great Lyric Baritone would also make a great performance.

Sean Patrick Murtagh pays tribute to his mentor from beyond, famed tenor Mario Lanza, in his NYC solo nightclub debut at Green Room 42

Golden sound, brilliant intensity, sheer romance - the thrill of the Italian tenor voice is back on From Now On, the ninth album of tenor Jonathan Cilia Faro, to be distributed by BFD / Sony Orchard on April 26.

Lead singer for the world famous acapella group Klapa Cambi, Vlad Garic is about to make his American (and New York City) debut on Friday night March 15th in Queens at The Secret Theater. BWW caught up with Vlad during his rehearsal and got him to take a break from his preparations to chat with us. Vlad possesses one of the most naturally beautiful tenor voices in the world and his range is seemingly endless. One moment he is delivering stunning 10-part harmony klapa, the next moment he is tossing out a traditional Neapolitan song, next its a Verdi aria, finally cranking out some smoking hot Pearl Jam, that would make Eddy Vedder proud.

After an international search, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is proud to announce the three new singers and one new pianists for the 2019 20 HGO Studio. One of the most respected and highly competitive young artist programs in the world, the HGO Studio provides comprehensive career development to young singers, pianist/coaches, and conductors who have demonstrated potential to make major contributions to the field of opera. Seven up-and-coming opera stars remain active in the HGO Studio as well for the 2019 20 season.

On March 3, 2019 at 4 pm, guests had the extraordinary opportunity to visit the Perry Belmont House at 1618 New Hampshire Ave NW. The house is on the official 'Hidden History of Washington DC' list of the Architect of the Capital. Built at the end of the Gilded Age (in 1907) by Perry Belmont, who served in Congress and also as an ambassador to Spain. It reflects the immense wealth and European taste of the age. It was used primarily for entertaining during the Washington social season when the Congressman and his wife were in town, although the Perry's were also at the forefront of societal change such as the suffragette movement. The architecture and furnishings are nothing short of sensational, as shown here.

Al Teatro Brancaccio di Roma serata unica per il concerto di Sal Da Vinci che ha trasportato il pubblico in un lungo viaggio sull'Atlantico. In SINFONIA IN SAL MAGGIORE gli spettatori sono invitati a salire su una immaginaria nave da crociera pronta a salpare da Napoli verso quella New York dove l'artista ha visto i suoi natali. Davanti ad una platea piena di VIP del mondo del teatro e della televisione, tra cui Pippo Baudo, Gino Landi, Lina Sastri, Renato Zero e tanti altri, Sal Da Vinci ripercorre la sua carriera proponendo i suoi successi personali tra cui Vera, interpretata assieme al figlio Francesco, Non riesco a farti innamorare (terzo posto al Festival di Sanremo del 2009), Meravigliosamente e tante altre e chiude la prima parte della serata con un applauditissimo medley di brani dal musical C'era una volta ... Scugnizzi di cui e stato protagonista dal 2002 al 2007. Ai suoi successi si sono intervallati grandi evergreen come Caruso, Luna rossa, E la chiamano estate, Un amore cosi grande, A mano a mano, L'immensita, Vent'anni, New York New York e due medley dedicati a Renato Carosone e Lucio Battisti molto graditi dal pubblico.

World-renowned tenor Anthony Kearns of The Irish Tenors will return to the Kimball Theatre in historic Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, for an extraordinary one-night-only concert on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.

The Grand Salon is bringing UNFORGETTABLE: A CONCERT BY TENOR NICO DARMANIN to Malta from February 14th to 16th, 2019.

The Grand Salon is bringing UNFORGETTABLE: A CONCERT BY TENOR NICO DARMANIN to Malta from February 14th to 16th, 2019.

The Grand Salon is bringing UNFORGETTABLE: A CONCERT BY TENOR NICO DARMANIN to Malta from February 14th to 16th, 2019.

Tickets are now on sale for Unforgettable, the first-ever concert to be held in Malta by Maltese tenor Nico Darmanin. This will take place inside the magnificent Gran Salon at the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta, on 14, 15, and 16 February.

On 7th December, Riverside Theatres will present the must-see festive concert, Ciao, Compare - An Italian Christmas, featuring tenor Lorenzo Rositano, soprano Aimee O'Neill and all-round entertainer, Glenn Amer.

On 7th December, Riverside Theatres will present the must-see festive concert, Ciao, Compare - An Italian Christmas, featuring tenor Lorenzo Rositano, soprano Aimee O'Neill and all-round entertainer, Glenn Amer.

CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov leads the Columbus Symphony, guest soprano Alexandra Razskazoff, guest mezzo-soprano Siena Licht Miller, guest tenor Jonas Marcel Hacker, guest bass-baritone Andrew Bogard, and the Columbus Symphony Chorus in an unforgettable performance of Handel's deeply spiritual oratorio, Messiah. The work will be performed in its entirety and is the first time the Columbus Symphony has done so since 2010.

The Cherokee Ranch & Castle Foundation today announced an exclusive engagement by internationally-acclaimed tenor Anthony Kearns for a Sunday afternoon concert and brunch event starting at 1 p.m. on October 14, 2018 as the brilliance of autumn bestows upon Colorado.

BWW Interview: NOLAN CURTIS and STATIONWAGON

On Thursday, July 12th, Hollywood maven and powerhouse, Donelle Dadigan, (Co-Founder of the Jose Iturbi Foundation/President & Founder of The Hollywood Museum, Chairman of The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce) invited a select group of VIPs for an evening of dinner and a concert at The Hollywood Bowl as the Los Angeles Philharmonic presented an evening of Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.2 under the stars with Behzod Abduraimov on piano and conductor, Gustavo Dudamel.

Sarasota Opera's Da Capo Society, the only young patrons group, ages 21 - 45, dedicated to a single arts organization in Sarasota, will host The Wizard of Oz themed costume contest Thursday, June 7th at 6pm to celebrate the launch of the new season of "Classic Movies at the Opera House." Launched in 2017, the "Classic Movies at the Opera House" series will occur twice monthly starting Thursday, June 7 and will include timeless films designed to be enjoyed on the big screen in the elegance of the Opera House. Each presentation will begin at 7:30pm.