Music Director Eve Queler to Conduct Her 100th Performance with

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Music Director Eve Queler
to ConductHer 100thPerformancewith
The Opera Orchestraof New York,
March 6o2008,8:00 p.m.
Performanceto FeatureAll-Star Rosterof Singers
Including SopranosRen6eFlemingoAprile Millo, and EgliseGutierrez;
Mezzo-sopranoDolora Zajick; Tenor Marcello Giordani;
BaritoneDanielMobbs"and manv others
Renata Scotto to Host
Who:
Music Director Eve Queler and The Opera Orchestraof New York
When:
Thursday,March 6, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
Where:
CarnegieHall
Tickets:
Call The Opera Orchestraof New York Patron Services,212.799.1982;E-mail [email protected]; Call Carnegie
Charge,212.247.7800;or visit CarnegieHall box office (M-Sa. 11a.m.-6p.m.,Su. 12-6p.m.)
PressTickets: Laura Malick, 9 17.339.7183, [email protected]
New York, NY- The OperaOrchestraof New York, led by Music Director Eve Queler,will hold a benefit
galaconcertin honorof Ms. Queler's100'nperformance
with the ensemble,
Thursday. March 6. 2008at
8:00p.m. at Carneeie Hall. The eveningwill featurean all-starrosterof vocal soloists,many of whom have
appearedwith The OperaOrchestraof New York over its37-yearhistory. Singerswill include sopranosRen6e
Fleming,Aprile Millo, Latonia Moore, KrassimiraStoyanova,and Eglise Gutierrez;mezzo-sopranos
Dolora
Zajick and JenniferLarmore;tenorsMarcello Giordani,GiuseppeFilianoti, and Bryan Hymel; and baritone
Daniel Mobbs. RenataScottowill host the event.Repertoirewill includeworks of Rossini,Donizetti,
Meyerbeer,Ponchielli,Cilda,Verdi, Pucciniandothercomposers.
Music Director Eve Quelersays,"I am honoredthat the orchestrais celebratingmy 100thperformance,and I
look forward to continuingto sharemy lqve of operawith New York audienceswith a greatorchestra,
exceptionalsoloists,andrepertoirefrbm world classcomposers."
Artists
Music Director Eve Oueler
As Music Director of The OperaOrchestraof New York, Eve Quelerhasconductedover 90 operasin concert
at CarnegieHall. Standingout amongher rnanysuqcesses
are Wagner'sRienzi andTristan und Isolde,
Berlioz'sBenvenutoCellini, Smetana's
Dalibor, and Strauss'sDie Liebeder Danae. Shereceivedone of the
highestawardspresentedby the Frenchgovernmentwhen shewas nameda Chevalierde I'Ordre desArts et
desLettresby the FrenchMinister of Culture for her commitmentto Frenchoperas.MaestroQueleralso
receivedthe prestigiousTouchstoneAward from WomenIn Music,Inc., in recognitionof her visionaryspirit
as one of the "Women Who Make a Difference."
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Ren6eFleming. soDrano
Ren6eFleming hasa devotedinternationalfollowing whereversheappears,whetheron the operaticstage,in
concertor recital,on television,radio,or on disc.In 1999,shewon a GrammyAward for her Deccarecording
TheBeautiful Voice.Musical America namedMs. Flemingits 1997Vocalist of the Year, and L'Academiedu
DisqueLyrique in 1996awardedher its inaugural(Sir Georg)Solti Prize. Sir Georgoncenoted,"Quite apart
from the sheerlyrical beautyof voice, (Ms. Fleming)hasan innatemusicianshipwhich makesevery
performancea greatjoy."
Aprile Millo" soprano
SopranoAprile Millo's operaticroleshaveincludedthe title role in Verdi's Aida with both the Utah (operatic
debut)and Karlsruhe(Europeandebut)operacompanies,as well as Ernani in Elvira at La Scala.Her roles
with The MetropolitanOperahaveincludedElizabettain Don Carlo, Desdemonain Otello, Leonorain 1/
Trovatore,the title role in Aida, andGiseldain I Lombardi.
Krassimira Stoyanova.soprano
Bulgarian sopranoKrassimiraStoyanovastudiedvoice at the Plodiv Music Academy.Shemadeher
professionaldebutin 1995at the OperaNational de Sofiya,whereshesanga wide rangeof repertory,
including Rigoletto (Gilda), Le Nozzedi Figaro (Susanna),Il Guarany(Cecilia),I Fosca (Delila), La Juive
(Rachel),LaClemenzadiTito (Vitellia) andldomeneo(Ilia).Ms. StoyanovahasperformedYiolettainLa
Traviata at The Metropolitan,Grdfin at National Oper Helsinki, Rachelin La Juive at New Israeli Operain
Tel Aviv, and DonnaAnna in Don Giovanniat TeatroColon. BuenosAires.
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Eqlise Gutierrez. soprano
Eglise Gutierrezmakesher SeattleOperadebutin the 2007-2008Seasonas Elvira in Bellini's I Puritani.
Recentroles in the United Statesincludethe title role of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoorat Connecticut
Opera,Delibes'sLaloneat CarnegieHall with The OperaOrchestraof New York, and the Fairy Godmotherin
Massenet'sCendrillon at SantaFe Opera.The Cuban-Americansopranohasalso sungLucia di Lammermoor
for Operade Colombiaand for TeatroCol6n in BuenosAires, Argentina.
Dolora Zaiiclc mezzo-soprano
Dolora Zajickis well-known for her interpretationsof Amneris and Eboli (in Verdi's Aida andDon Carlo,
respectively).Other Verdi roles Ms. Zajicc.hasperformedincludeUlrica in Un Ballo in Mascheraand Lady
Macbethrn Macbeth.Shehasalso ap$earedas the Princessin Cilea'sAdriana Lecouvreur,Marfa in
in Mascagnl'sCavalleriaRusticana,
in Dvorak'sRusalkn,Sant:uzza
Moussorgsky'sKhovanshchina,Jezlbaba
with
Frbncisco
Opera,
shehas sungwith such
San
and Adalgisain Bellini's Norma. Sinceher debut
companiesas The MetropolitanOpera,Lyric Operaof Chicago,HoustonGrandOpera,La Scala,and Covent
Garden.
Marcello Giordani. tenor
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a wide and diverse
Hailed as an extraordinarilyversatileartist, Marcello Giordani's repertoryencompasses
rangeof roles,a list that spansthe Bel Cantoheroesof Donizetti and Bellini to the more dramaticroles of
Verdi and Puccini.In demandby the world's major operahousesand symphonyorchestras,Giordani opened
The MetropolitanOpera's2006-2007seasonsingingPinkertonin the company'snew productiopof Madama
Butte(Iy, directedby Anthony Minghella. Giordaniwill openThe Met's 2007-2008Seasonas Edgardoin
Donizetti'sLucia di Lammermoor.Hewill alsoappearin a revivalof Puccini'sManqt Lescautandmakehis
debutin the title role in Verdi's Ernani.
GiuseppeFilianoti. tenor
Italian tenor GiuseppeFilianoti hasperformedon many of the world's greatstages,suchas Teatroalla Scala
in Milan, Teatrodell'Opera in Rome,The MetropolitanOpera,Maggio Musicalein Florence,The Royal
OperaHouse,CoventGarden,and at the RossiniOperaFestival.Among Mr. Filianoti's memorable
performancesareLa Traviata at Wiener Staatsoper,
TeatroReal,in Madrid, and StaatsoperZurich. He has
performedFaust at DeutscheOper Berlin, L'Elisir d'amore in Barcelonaand Toulouse,La Favorita in
Bolognaand Genoa,andLucia di Lammermoorin Turin, Barcelona,and Palermo.
Bryan Hvmel. tenor
Bryan Hymel hasappearedas Pollione in Norma with Union AvenueOpera;the Duke in Rigolettowith Opera
GrandRapids;OperaBirminghamandthe AspenOperaTheaterCenter(underthe batonof MasetroJulius
Rudel); and as Tamino in Die Zauberflritewith OperaGrandRapids.For the New OrleansOperaAssociation,
Mr. Hymel hassungDon Ottavio in Don Giovanni,Froh in Das Rhinegold,andArturo in Lucia di
Lammermoor.Atthe Kimmel Centerin Philadelphia,Mr. Hymel was the tenor soloistfor A Colonial Holiday
last Decemberand sangHandel'sMessiahwith SingingCity in 2006.
Daniel Mobbs. baritone
Daniel Mobbs hasappearedwith New York City Operaas Douglasin La Donna del Lago and as Marcello in
La Bohime. He sangthe role of Marcello in La Bohdmein the 2006-2007Seasonwith New OrleansOpera,
and also appearedas Sharplessin MadamaButterfly with ConnecticutGrandOpera.He madehis Florida
GrandOperadebutin 2007as Alfonso in Cosifan tutte.Inthe summerof 2007,Mr. Mobbs performedthe
role of Togod in the American Premiereof PascalDusapin'sFaustus,the Last Night at the SpoletoFestivalin
Charleston,SouthCarolina.
Renata Scotto.Host
RenataScotto'slong and successfuloperaticcareeris markedby a rare combinationof dramaticintensity and
vocal flexibility that allows her to traversea wide variety of styles.In 1952,shemadeher debutas Violetta
(La traviata) at the TeatroNuovo, followed by her La Scaladebutas Walter in La Wally. Shelater returnedto
La Scala,and,in 1957,replacedMaria CallasasAmina in La Sonnambula.In1960,Ms. Scottodebutedat the
ChicagoLyric Operaas Mimi (La bohdme),followed by her CoventGardendebutin 1962as Puccini's CioCio San(MadamaButterfly). Ms. Scotto'r MetropolitanOperadebutwas in 1965,also in Butte(Iy, and,
duringthe nexttwo decades,
shewasbne of the company'smajor stars.
The Onera Orchestra of New York
The OperaOrchestraof New York's missionis to presenthigh-qualityperformancesof seldom-heardoperatic
masterworksfeaturinginternationallyacclaimedartistsas'dell as talentedyoung singersand promotethe
careerdevelopmentof gifted young artists.To achievethesegoals,The OperaOrchestraof New York presents
a three-concertseriesat CarnegieHall annually;m4intainsa Young Artists Program(which focuseson
providing the specializedtraining and professionalskills essentialfor an operaticcareer);presentsYoung
Artists Showcases(with full orchestra);broadcastsits CarnegieHall concertson NPR, and presentsan annual
recital to introducenew artists.
The Onera Orchestra of New York
Thursday,March 6, 2008,8:00p.m.
CarnegieHall
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Ren,teFleming,soprano
Aprile Millo, soprano
Krassimira Stoyanova,soprano
Eglise Gutierrez,soprano
Dolora Zajick, mezzo-soprano
Bryan Hymel, tenor
Marcello Giordani, tenor
GiuseppeF ilianoti, tenor
Daniel Mobbs,baritone
RenataScotto,Host
Eve Queler,conductor
Works of Rossini,Donizetti, Meyerbeer,Ponchielli,Cilda, Puccini,Verdi and others
Contacts:
The OperaOrchestraofNew York:
DeborahSurdi,2 12.799. 1982,[email protected]
CohnDutcherAssociates:
LauraMalick, 9 17.339.7183,[email protected]
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