Concert Tribute 150th Anniversary - S. Rachmaninov & F. Chaliapin

Dear Friends and classical music lovers,

We  want to feature the two anniversaries of this year,-- 150th from the  birth of Sergey Rachmaninov and Feodor Chaliapin (both born in 1873!) ____________________________________________

Andrea Silvestrelli is one of the most sought-after ‘bassi profondi’ on the international opera scene.

Garnering  critical acclaim for his debut at the Lyric Opera of Chicago in  Rigoletto, the Chicago Sun- Times reported, “There were wild cheers for  Andrea Silvestrelli ...who brought a terrifying, sepulchral

tone to the assassin Sparafucile.” The Chicago Sun concurred, “Andrea Silvestrelli wielded a big, black, menacing bass in his debut as the assassin Sparafucile.”

His featured performances include : Hagen in Götterdämmerung in a return to the Taichung National Theater in Taiwan, Grand Inquisitor in Don Carlo with the Dallas Opera and Sparafucile in Rigoletto with Opera San Antonio; he was Fafner in Siegfried in Taiwan, and Geronte in Manon Lescaut and Pistola in Falstaff with the Dallas…