Seattle Chamber Orchestra Musicians: Vissi d'Amore
$30
- Stacey Mastrian, soprano
- Lorenzo Marasso, piano
Arturo Buzzi-Peccia — Selected works
Alfredo Catalani — Selected works
Antonio Cesti — Selected works
Luigi Denza — Selected works
Franz Liszt — Selected works
Alessandro Parisotti — Selected works
Giacomo Puccini — Selected works
Louise Reichardt — Selected works
Giuseppe Verdi — Selected works
Note: SCO's previously scheduled program for this evening, "Schubert's 'Winterreise'," has been replaced with "Vissi d'Amore." The start time has also changed from 8pm, to 7pm with a 6pm reception.
Join us on Saturday February 3rd 2024, at 7pm. Soprano Stacey Mastrian and SCO Music Director and Pianist Lorenzo Marasso perform songs and arias in Italian about the many incarnations of love—from first sparks and delight to longing and departure—and the beauty and upheaval it brings. Beloved favorites and rare treats for voice and piano and for solo piano by Bellini, Buzzi-Peccia, Catalani, Cesti, Denza, Gluck, Liszt, Mozart, Parisotti, Puccini, Reichardt, and Verdi, with texts by Calzabigi, Da Ponte, Illica and Giacosa, Metastasio, Piave, and more.
The event is a joint effort between The Comites of San Francisco, in collaboration with Il Punto, Italian Cultural Center, and Seattle Chamber Orchestra. Concert will be held at the intimate Chapel of St. Ignatius on the campus of Seattle University. Join us before the concert at 6pm for a reception with wine and appetizers. Concert begins at 7pm.
About Seattle Chamber Orchestra
Founded in 2021, Seattle Chamber Orchestra seeks to bring music lovers tantalizing combinations of the traditional and modern, performed by world-class professional musicians. Brought to life through thoughtful programming that educates as much as it inspires, SCO seeks to reinvigorate live classical music, which has suffered most of all during the pandemic, by providing opportunities musicians and audiences to explore new music and challenge established boundaries.
https://www.seattlechamberorchestra.org/About Comites of San Francisco
Established in 1985, the Committees of Italian abroad (Comites) are representative bodies of the Italian community, directly elected by the Italian nationals living abroad in each consular district.
They contribute to identifying the social, cultural and civil development needs of the community of reference, also through studies and research. Jointly with the consular authorities, the regions and local authorities, as well as with bodies, associations and committees operating within the consular district, they also promote appropriate initiatives in matters pertaining to social and cultural life.
Comites of San Francisco represents Italian nationals living in North California, Washington State, Oregon, Utah, Montana, Hawaiii, Alaska Territori americani delle Samoe, Territorio americano di Guam, Isole Marianne settentrionali, Atollo Johnston, Isola Wake, and Isole Midways.
https://www.sfcomites.org/About Stacey Mastrian, soprano
Stacey Mastrian, a "manifestly courageous" (Boston Globe) and "versatile and passionate" (Der Tagesspiegel) Italian-American soprano, has sung at the Konzerthaus (Berlin), Kennedy Center (DC), Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur (Montréal), Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center (NY), St. Peter's (Vatican City), Teatro La Fenice (Venice), and in Mexico and more than half of the U.S. states. Dr. Mastrian performs music from Hildegard von Bingen to the present, specializing in Italian vocal music, and she teaches voice, diction, and anatomy. She has been a Fulbright grantee to Italy and appears on the NAXOS, Neuma, and Stradivarius labels.
https://www.staceymastrian.com/About Lorenzo Marasso, piano
Lorenzo Marasso is an impassioned and sympathetic conductor, concert pianist, chamber musician, educator and radio host. Dubbed the "king of repertoire," Lorenzo's creative programming reveals lesser known masterpieces and rarely performed arrangements. Lorenzo's performances have been broadcast in numerous media outlets, including Seattle's 98.1 Classical King FM and NPR. In 2021 Lorenzo founded the Seattle Chamber Orchestra and is serving now as the ensemble's music director. In the same year he also started hosting a weekly radio program called Dress Rehearsal on 107.3FM KBFG Seattle. Equally inspired by contemporary music, Lorenzo has commissioned and performed world premieres of new works by several international composers who have written and dedicated pieces to him. In July 2020 he completed the Invention Project, a commission of new pieces for piano inspired by J.S. Bach's Inventions and Sinfonias. Further commissions included works composed by Michael Finnissy, Edward Cowie and Bernhard Lang.
https://www.lorenzomarasso.com