John Viscardi headlines popular Philly Christmas concert

John Viscardi (photo: Arielle Donneson)

The Philadelphia Orchestra will present its popular "Glorious Sound of Christmas®" from December 20-23 this year. It will feature American barihunk John Viscardi as the soloist, backed by the orchestra and the chorus of the Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia. This will be Viscardi's debut with the famed orchestra.

Some of Viscardi's selections include “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing,” “Good King Wenceslas,” "Silent Night" and “I'll Be Home For Christmas."

Tickets are available online. 

John Viscardi sings Tosti's Ideale:

Performances in the upcoming year for Viscardi include Guglielmo in Mozart's Così fan tutte with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Chou en Lai in John Adams' Nixon in China at the Princeton Festival