Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano, and Ted Sperling, piano
Sunday, March 17, 2019 - 3:00 PM (Add to calendar)
Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center
300 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
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$30.00
Acclaimed for her expressive intensity, impeccable technique, and charisma, Grammy Award-winning Isabel Leonard has thrilled audiences around the globe. An audience favorite at the Metropolitan Opera, the celebrated mezzo-soprano moves to the intimate space of Perelman Theater for a program of beloved songs and lesser-known gems by Leonard Bernstein in celebration of the centenary of his birth.
All-Bernstein recital featuring songs from West Side Story, Wonderful Town, Peter Pan, On the Town, Trouble in Tahiti, Songfest, and Candide
Note: this performance was re-scheduled from Sunday, November 11, 2018. Tickets for the original date will admit you to the 3/17/19 recital.
This concert is supported by The Presser Foundation.
Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
Highly acclaimed for her “passionate intensity and remarkable vocal beauty,” the Grammy Award winning Isabel Leonard continues to thrill audiences both in the opera house and on the concert stage. In repertoire that spans from Vivaldi to Mozart to Thomas Ades, she has graced the stages of the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, Paris Opera,.View full bio
Ted Sperling, piano
Ted Sperling has maintained an active and successful career in the theater and concert worlds for over 30 years. A multi-faceted artist, he is a director, music director, conductor, orchestrator, singer, pianist, violinist, and violist. He is the Artistic Director of MasterVoices and Principal Conductor of the Westchester Philharmonic. Mr. Sperling has an active concert career,.View full bio
Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center
Address: 300 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
The Perelman Theater is part of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, located on the southwest corner of Broad and Spruce Streets in Center City Philadelphia. The smaller of the two concert halls in the Kimmel Center, the Perelman Theater is a 627-seat auditorium with seating on the plaza, plaza tier, first balcony, and second balcony levels.…more infoImani Winds
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