The Tower Series: Natanya Sheva Washer, soprano & Sean Brennan, guitar
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- Sean Brennan, guitar
- Natanya Sheva Washer, soprano
Ney Rosauro — Memories
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — Eastern Song: The Nightingale Enslaved by the Rose, Op. 2, No. 2
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — "A Song of India" from Sadko
William Grant Still — The Breath of a Rose
William Grant Still — Songs of Separation (No. 4: If You Should Go)
Franz Liszt — Oh! quand je dors, S. 282
Pauline Viardot — Les Filles de Cadix
Pauline Viardot — Lamento
Ariel Ramírez — Alfonsina y el Mar
Lyric soprano, Natanya Sheva Washer, and guitarist, Sean Brennan, perform an eclectic program of music ranging from 19th-century romanticism to modern Brazilian jazz. Most pieces on the program have been arranged for guitar, and are being premiered for the first time as a combination of voice and guitar.
About Natanya Sheva Washer, soprano
In roles ranging from Monteverdi to Puccini, international soprano Natanya Sheva Washer has had the pleasure of singing for renowned venues such as the Vatican and Carnegie Hall. She mesmerizes her audience with ever-evolving interpretations which elicit a truly genuine performance.
Natanya has appeared Maryland Lyric Opera, Center Stage, The Denyce Graves Foundation's "Shared Voices", The Baltimore Tiffany Series, Young Victorian Theater Company, Baltimore Annex Theater, Bach in Baltimore, Peabody Opera Theater, and The El Paso Opera Company. Such roles range from Poppea in Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea, Pamina in Mozart's The Magic Flute, to Pitti-Sing in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado. In February 2015, Natanya performed the role of Maria Bertram in the US premiere of Jonathan Dove's opera Mansfield Park at Baltimore's Theater Project. And in February 2016, she performed the role of Elsie Whinthrop in the World premiere of Paul Crabtree’s opera The Ghost Train at the B&O Railroad Museum.
Natanya is currently a soprano soloist for Bach in Baltimore, Maryland Opera, and the Tiffany Concert Series. As a part of the Tiffany Series, her solo voice has been recorded and archived by the Maryland Historical Society. She made her international debut singing at the Vatican in 2010, and has since continued an international career working with talent such as the Juarez Symphony Orchestra.
https://www.natanyawasher.com/