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Bravi Tutti! Cosi’ Fan Tutte An Outstanding Success In Woodbury !

Over 200 ticketholders were enthralled and bedazzled by tonight’s performance of Mozart’s Cosi’ fan tutte, at Old Town Hall, in Woodbury, Connecticut. This was another sold-out performance by the Connecticut Summer Music Institute and Virtuosi Orchestra and the Connecticut Summer Opera Foundation (CSOF). Sopranos Allison Lindsay (Dorabella) and Kerry Lynn […]

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CT Virtuosi, Opera bring back stories from Italy

Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and the Connecticut Lyric Opera perform in the Italian city of Greve-In-Chianti. Faculty and students of the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, whose headquarters are at Trinity-on-Main, and the New London-based Connecticut Lyric Opera returned this week from the inaugural Greve Opera Festival in Italy. The three-week […]

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Connecticut Virtuosi Benefit Dinner Thursday, June 11 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The Connecticut Virtuosi Orchestra and Connecticut Lyric Opera cordially invite you to a festive evening of food, drink, and music, to benefit our annual season of concerts and operas in central Connecticut. The Polish National Home of Hartford […]

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James Forgey, principal clarinetist of the Virtuosi

A native of Jackson, Michigan, Jim Forgey has been an active performer and teacher in Connecticut since 1992. His musical training includes degrees from Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, and studies with renowned woodwind teacher Kalmen Opperman in New York City. In addition to his work with the […]

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Douglas Lemke, principal double-bass

Douglas J. Lemke currently serves as Principal Double Bass of The Virtuosi, and Associate Principal Double Bass of Konzert Opera Florence. He holds the current post as Professor of Double Bass at the Connecticut Virtuosi Music Academy. With three degrees in performance, two from The Hartt School and one from […]

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Daniel Juarez, tenor

Tenor Daniel Juárez is becoming well known to New England opera audiences, having appeared in the past few seasons with Connecticut Lyric Opera, MetroWest Opera, Western Connecticut State University Opera Studio, and in various recital and concert venues throughout the region. The Day of New London, CT said of his […]

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CT Lyric Opera and Virtuosi to open new production of La Bohème this May

Throughout the month of May, the Connecticut Lyric Opera and the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra will close its 2014-2015 season with Puccini’s popular tearjerker “La Boheme”, an opera based upon the famous French novel and play “Scenes de la Vie de Boheme” by Henri Murger. Composed in 1896, this “slice […]

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Sat. Nov. 29 5:15 p.m.
Bach Mini-Festival
with Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Players

SS. Cyril and Methodius Church 63 Popieluszko Court, Hartford, CT Concert Program: Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042 Allegro, Adagio, Allegro assai (Rondo) Adrian Sylveen, violin Italian Concerto, BWV 971 (Movement 1), Andante, Presto Luiz DeMoura Castro, piano “Quia respexit” (from Magnificat) “Erbarme dich, mein Gott” (from St. Matthew […]

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