Showing posts with label Philadelphia Orchestra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philadelphia Orchestra. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

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 

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Sexy new photos of Timothy McDevitt and some great music

Timothy McDevitt photographed by Alex Schaefer
Barihunks Calendar model Timothy McDevitt is having a busy season singing, as well as taking a little time for an amazing photo shoot with Alex Schaefer

McDevitt will be performing this Saturday in Vail, Colorado at a benefit for the Edwards Interfaith Chapel and Community Center, which is used by over twenty organizations and seven denominations for services. The show will include everything from Verdi to Broadway. Tickets are available by calling 970-390-7741.

Timothy McDevitt photographed by Alex Schaefer
On Sunday, May 3rd, McDevitt will be performing the Bernstein Mass with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Nezit-Seguin. Kevin Newbury will direct the massive production, which deploys a battalion of musical forces, including two orchestras, a rock band, a marching band, a cast of Broadway vocalists, and multiple choirs.

Composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein conceived this sacred work as a Mass for John F. Kennedy, in conjunction with the dedication of the Kennedy Center in 1971. While he employed many of the elements of a traditional Mass, Bernstein also drew upon his Broadway experience, as well as other religious and popular genres.

Back in February he made his Off Broadway debut in Lady be Good alongside the legendary Tommy Tune with NY City Center Encores. He'll be recording a cast album of the show in May. That same month he debuted Marie Incontrea’s new song cycle “Do Not Harm” with the Moirae Ensemble.