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Fri 4/16/21
Sun 4/18/21
VIRTUOSI MAIN STAGE:
MOZART & FRIENDS MINI-FESTIVAL

Tue, January 12th, 2021

Friday, April 16, 7:30 pm Trinity-On-Main Arts Center, New Britain Sunday, April 18, 6 pm Cyril and Methodius Church, Hartford New Britain: Mozart: Symphony No. 17 in G, K. 129 Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Symphony op. 11 No. 1 in G major Mozart: Symphony Concertante in E♭ major, K. 364 Hartford: […]

Fri 3/26/21
CT LYRIC OPERA
From the Small Stage
SOPRANO JURATE SVEDAITE

Sun, January 10th, 2021

Connecticut Lyric Opera concert We invite you to join us for an installment of Connecticut Lyric Opera’s free online concert series, From the Small Stage. Our featured artist this month will be celebrated soprano Jurate Svedaite. From the Small Stage will be broadcast live on the Connecticut Lyric Opera’s Facebook page. If you […]

Johann Strauss – Die Fledermaus

Fri, January 1st, 2021

RESCHEDULED DUE TO CONNECTICUT COVID-19 REGULATIONS DATES TBA Cast: Charles Eaton, Daniel Kamalic, Jūratė Švedaitė -Waller, Maria Margiolakou, Rachel Abrams, Rebecca de Almeida, Spencer Hamlin Stage Director: Jan Mason, Music Director/Conductor: Adrian Sylveen

Fri 3/5/21
POLISH STUDIES AT CCSU
Virtuosi Main Stage
Polish Rebirth of the XX Century

Tue, December 29th, 2020

THE VIRTUOSI – MAIN STAGE – SPONSORED BY THE POLISH STUDIES AT CCSU: POLISH REBIRTH OF THE XX CENTURY Friday, March 5, 7:30 pm Trinity-On-Main Arts Center, New Britain Mieczysław Karłowicz – Serenade for Strings, Op. 2 Karol Szymanowski – String Symphony (String Quartet No.2, Op.56, arranged for the string […]

Fri 1/22/21
CT LYRIC OPERA
From the small stage:
Mezzo-Soprano Rebecca de Almeida

Tue, December 22nd, 2020

8 pm Connecticut Lyric Opera Concert Brazilian Mezzo-Soprano Rebecca de Almeida brings an exhilarating presence and transparent energy to the stage. A native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rebecca has performed a wide variety of roles throughout the US and Europe. Rebecca Almeida’s achievements include 1st prize at XXVI Concurso […]

Fri 02/12/21
CT LYRIC OPERA
From the small stage
Heather Petri, contralto

Wed, December 16th, 2020

8 pm LIVE – ONLINE – broadcasted live via Facebook. Connecticut Lyric Opera presents: Heather Petri, contralto Heather Petri has been hailed as “a true contralto, with a big, deep, resonant projection that can fill a hall” by the New London Day and is a familiar voice throughout the Northeast. […]

Sat 2/6/21
VIRTUOSI MAIN STAGE:
Best of True Romantics

Thu, December 10th, 2020

February is the month of love, so how better to celebrate than with a concert featuring the work of three composers known for their deeply personal, expressive romantic touch: Tomaso Albinoni, Edvard Grieg, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. I am pleased to invite you to join us for “Best of the True Romantics: Masterworks […]

Sun 12/27/20
VIRTUOSI MAIN STAGE:
Christmas Concert
A Traditional Holiday Celebration of Joy and Beauty

Wed, December 2nd, 2020

A Traditional Holiday Celebration of Joy and Beauty on Sunday, December 27, at Trinity-on-Main in New Britain and Facebook Live at 5 p.m. (EST). Our featured guest artist will be Pianist Aymeric Dupré la Tour. Now more than ever, we need music that warms the heart and helps keep feelings […]

Sat 12/19/20
CT Lyric Opera
FROM THE SMALL STAGE:
Tenor Daniel Juárez

Tue, December 1st, 2020

We invite you to join us on Saturday, December 19, at 8:30 p.m. (EST) for the second installment of Connecticut Lyric Opera’s free online monthly concert series, From the Small Stage. Our featured artist this month will be celebrated Tenor Daniel Juárez. From the Small Stage will be broadcast live on […]

Sun 11/29/21
VIRTUOSI MAIN STAGE:
Timeless Harmonies:
A Celebration of Bach Violin Masterpieces

Sun, November 29th, 2020

The Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra is pleased to present Timeless Harmonies: A Celebration of Bach Violin Masterpieces at the Trinity-On-Main Arts Center in New Britain on Sunday, November 29, at 3 p.m. For those who are unable to join us in person, we will broadcast the performance live on our […]

Fri 11/13/20
CT Lyric Opera
FROM THE SMALL STAGE

Fri, November 13th, 2020

8 pm LIVE – ONLINE – broadcasted live via Facebook. Connecticut Lyric Opera presents a selection of arias, songs, and more. Jurate Svedaite, soprano, Rebecca Almeida, mezzo-soprano, Blake Hansen, piano, Aymeric Dupré la Tour, piano, Brunilda Myftaraj, violin The event hosted by Adrian Sylveen, artistic director of the Connecticut Lyric […]

Sun 10/11/20
Sun10/18/20
VIRTUOSI MAIN STAGE:
BY COMPOSER JOHNATHAN KANE

Fri, October 16th, 2020

10/11 – 3 pm – Trinity – On Main – New Britain 10/18 – 6 pm – Cyril and Methodius Church – Hartford A concert commemorating the pain and suffering of all people caused by the COVID-19. A new piece commissioned by the Virtuosi from the Connecticut composer Jonathan Kane […]

Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra to present concert in memory of those lost to COVID-19 in October

Sat, October 10th, 2020

This concert will include a classic work written during a time of crisis – Béla Bartók’s Divertimento for String Orchestra, a modernist energetic protest piece composed in response to the Nazi regime in Europe – and the world premiere of Stays the Year One Moment, a new work from Newington, […]

2020 Virtuosi Summer Music Festival

Sat, August 1st, 2020

PORTRAITS OF TIMES AND PLACES – Vivaldi – Respighi Vivaldi: “Le Quattro Stagioni” (The Four Seasons) – Adrian Sylveen, violin Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite no. 3 – Connecticut Virtuosi Sunday, August 9, 7 PM – Courtyard of St. James Episcopal Church, Farmington Saturday, August 15, 7 PM – […]

Our Response to the Crisis

Wed, May 6th, 2020

As part of the Virtuosi’s response to the Covid-19 crisis, we have decided to present to you the individual musicians of the Connecticut Virtuosi. These are the extraordinary artists who continue to make our collective artistic journey so incredible. Their lives had perhaps changed quite drastically at the moment; therefore, […]