OPERA OVATIONS!
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On Saturday, December 23, 2006, at 8 P.M., opera artists from the cast of Die Fledermaus will perform highlights of the opera at the Bella Brava restaurant in downtown St. Petersburg (515 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 tel: 727.895.5515).
The performance will be on the mezzanine of Bella Brava. If you wish to be seated near the performance, reservations are recommended.
The performance will be led by Mark Sforzini, Artistic Director of Opera for the Palladium Theater and accompanied by Hilton Kean Jones.
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Program
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Artists
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December 23th, 8:00pm
Bella Brava
515 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
telephone: 727.895.5515
Opera
Ovations!
~PROGRAM~
(not in this order)
Perri Montané
...from Fledermaus:
Chacun a son gout
...from Carmen:
Habanera
Prez des Ramparts
Gypsy Song
Leandra Ramm & Perri Montané
...from Tales of Hoffman
Belle nuit
Leandra Ramm
...from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Una voca poco fa
...from Mozart's
La Clemenzio di Tito
Parta, parta
Michael Lee
...from The Exlir of Love:
Una Furtiva Lacrima
with Mark Sforzini,
bassoon
...from Rigoletto:
La donna e mobile
...from Turandot:
Nessun dorma
Todd Donovan
...from Showboat:
Ol' Man River
...from Porgy Bess:
I Got Plenty of Nothin'
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 Todd Donovan (bio to follow)
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 Leandra Ramm (bio to follow) |
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 Michael Lee: Critics hail Michael Wade Lee as a tenor who is “most impressive...with a well-articulated voice of clarity and remarkable color” (San Francisco Classical Voice 2004). A seasoned performer on the operatic stage, he has sung with some of the most respected companies in the nation, including the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and the San Francisco Opera Center.
Most recently in 2006, Mr. Lee sang the Duke in Rigoletto with Opera In the Heights and Connecticut Lyric Opera, and Turiddu in Chelsea Opera’s production of Cavalleria Rusticana. In July of 2004, he performed the role of Male Chorus in Britten’s Rape of Lucretia to great acclaim with San Francisco Opera’s Merola Opera Program. “The best singing came from...tenor Michael Wade Lee, who combined heroism and honeyed tenderness in equal measure” (San Francisco Chronicle 2004).
Known for his acting ability and versatility in the operatic repertoire, Mr. Lee has been heard in a wide variety of roles, including Don José in Carmen with Raylnmor Opera, Der Hauptmann in Wozzeck with Indiana Opera Theatre, Nanki-Pooh in The Mikado with Nashville Opera, and Raymond Pocket in Domenick Argento’s Miss Havisham’s Fire with Opera Theatre of St. Louis. He also created the role of The Actor in the world premiere of Fireworks! a new American opera by Kitty Brazelton, with American Opera Projects in New York. In addition, Mr. Lee has been a member of Pacific Opera’s roster since 2002.
In January of 2007, he sings as tenor soloist in Mozart’s Requiem at Carnegie Hall, conducted by Peter Tiboris. Following in May, he sings Mario Cavaradossi in Tosca with Raylnmor Opera and Don José with Opera In The Heights in August. He will reprise Mario Cavaradossi in Houston in 2008.
In 2006, he appeared as the 1st Guest in Dargomyzsky’s The Stone Guest with the American Symphony Orchestra under the Baton of Leon Botstien at Avery Fisher Hall. He performed in the Lincoln Center Festival’s production of Goldenthal’s opera, Grendel, directed by Julie Taymor.
Michael Wade Lee has appeared in concert with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra conducted by Stephen Lord, and on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and Merkin Hall. His concert and oratorio repertoire include the tenor soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Handel’s Messiah, Saint-Saens’ Christmas Oratorio, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, and Haydn’s The Creation.
A native of Texas, Mr. Lee was consistently a finalist in the Texoma region's NATS competitions. He also won the Metropolitan Opera National Council encouragement award in Indiana in 2000 as well as being endowed with the prestigious Merola Career Grant and the Pacific Opera Career Grant, both since 2004. Mr. Lee currently resides in New York City.
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 Perri Montané: Perri Montané has been praised by audiences and critics for her rich mezzo timbre and expressive acting ability.
She has appeared in mainstage roles with Asheville Lyric Opera, Opera Roanoke, Tacoma Opera, Longwood Opera of Boston, Capitol City Opera, Hudson Opera Theatre, Atlanta Lyric Theare, and toured with Lyric Opera of Chicago. Roles performed include the title role in Carmen, Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, Suzuki in Madama Butterfly, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, and Tisbe in La Cenerentola. She has appeared in concert with the Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestra, Central Florida Symphony Orchestra, and New River Valley Symphony. She was district winner in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, national third prize winner in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Artists Awards recital competition, and first prize winner in the Capitol City Opera vocal competition.
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