10/09/2016
IN MEMORY of Roman Borgman: "Opera tonight benefits Bulgaria's abandoned children"
Published Aug 25, 2010, Nantucket, MA
The Inter-Atlantic Music Foundation, a U.S. non-profit, hopes to establish regular opera events on Nantucket each summer in a series of Italian, Russian, French and German programs featuring music and voice by some of the world’s most renowned performers. The foundation was founded by its president, Roman Borgman, a professional opera singer who aids young artists in preparing for careers in opera.
The concerts tonight and on August 27 begin at 7 p.m. and will showcase the talents of conductor Roger Malouf, an assistant conductor with the Metropolitan Opera who has served on the staff of the New York City Opera. Joining him is soprano Junko Watanabe, a resident artist with New York City’s Dicapo Opera Theater, who recently sang the title role in “Madame Butterfly” with the Opera Theater of Connecticut.
Also performing will be soprano Evelyn Thatcher, who has sung and appeared as soloist in operas across the nation and in Europe. Mezzo-soprano Hayden DeWitt, who recently completed an opera tour in Eastern Europe, debuted with the First Coast Opera singing the role of Hansel in Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” She is also mezzo-soprano with the Walt Disney Company, serving as soloist in the Italian Pavilion at Disney’s Florida EPCOT Center.
The Nantucket program will begin with Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” and Mozart’s duet for “The Marriage of Figaro.” Next are pieces by Gounod. First, Faust — the aria of “Marguerite,” and then the aria of “Romeo and Juliet.” The Dvorak aria from “Rusalka” follows and then Puccini’s aria of “Suor Angelica” will be performed. Puccini’s La Boheme duet “Mimi and Rodolfo,” and his aria from “Madame Butterfly” are next and precede an intermission.
In the concert’s second half, the first piece will be Camille Saint-Saens’ duet aria from “Lakme,” and then Delibes’ aria “Song of Delila.” That will be followed by Puccini’s aria of “Turandot” and his aria of “Tosca.” Offenbach’s aria “Tales of Hoffman” is next, then Rossini’s “Cats” trio. The Strauss aria “The Fledermaus,” another aria from “Flerdermaus,” Kalman’s The Czardas Princesse “Czardas” and Verdi’s La Traviata “Libiamo ne’lieti calici” complete the operas.
http://www.wickedlocal.com/x380041867/Opera-tonight-benefits-Bulgarias-abandoned-children
In Bulgaria there are currently 8,000 abandoned children, many with disabilities, who are essentially warehoused in 100 state institutions. Often these
