About this Event
MUSIC & CONVERSATIONS WITH STEFANO MICELI FESTIVAL
Opera Night with Wanmei Zhang, Mezzosoprano and Stefano Miceli, Piano
Guest Appearance by Paolo Marchettini, Clarinet
7:30pm : Opera Night Performance
8:30pm : finger-food and wine post-reception "Meet the Maestro"
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Miceli Arts Foundation, Inc is proud to present the acclaimed international artist, Stefano Miceli, famous pianist and conductor and Wanmei Zhang, stirring lyric mezzosoprano.
An intellectual journey through music, featuring a voice and piano duet, designed to evoke the beauty of the "Opera Arias from the Greatest Era" and to showcase the voice in its full potency and passion. Italian, French, German opera composers selected for this elegant duet include Verdi, Puccini, and Bizet. Mrs. Wanmei Zhang and Maestro Miceli will perform exquisite arias and masterpieces from the operatic repertoire of the 1800s and 1900s in a remarkable Voice and Piano Duet format.
Throughout this enchanting musical evening, Stefano Miceli will engage with the audience, sharing creative and emotional insights into the repertoire while inviting interaction to enhance the understanding of the thematic undertones of the operatic works.
WANMEI ZHANG , MezzoSoprano
Gifted young artist Wanmei Zhang, Mezzosoprano, hailing from China, embarked on her Doctor of Music Arts journey at Stony Brook University. She holds a Classical Vocal Performance bachelor’s and Master’s in China and a second master’s degree in United States. She studied with Shirley Close at Manhattan School of Music. Before Wanmei Zhang committed herself as a classical singer, she had five years of education studying popular music with Jing Lu in China, who tutored top singers for The Voice of China.
In 2021, She sang at Sewanee OperaFest in Tennessee.
Her primcipal lyric soprano roles includes Susanna and Barbarina in Le nozze di Figaro, Adina in L’elisir d’amore, and Liu in Turandot.
She successfully earned the applause of audiences in China, California, and New York. Her versatile voice has been appreciated is in a variety of repertoire, which includes English, German, Italian, French, Russian, and Chinese operatic roles.
STEFANO MICELI, Piano
Maestro Miceli is one of the foremost italian conductors and pianists around the world. He has earned the applause of audiences at Berliner Philharmonie, Sydney Opera House, Leipzig Gewandhaus, La Fenice Opera in Venice, Beijing Forbidden City Concert Hall, and Carnegie Hall.
Maestro Miceli has been the Principal Guest Conductor at the Leipzig Philharmonic and at Cameristi della Fenice in Venice, and the Music Director of the Orchestra Sinfonica Italiana. Former Chairman of the Nuovo Teatro Verdi Foundation and founder and Music Director of the Nuovo Teatro Verdi Philharmonic in Brindisi, Maestro Miceli is currently the President and the Artistic Director of the Milano Metropolitan Orchestra, Music Director of the New York State Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Adelphi Symphony Orchestra and founder of the “Music & Conversations Concert Series“
Maestro Miceli is an Appia Records USA and Steinway Spirio recording artist.
In 2011 Stefano Miceli has been appointed Steinway Artist in Hamburg, Germany.
in 2023 Stefano Miceli was appointed Cavaliere dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana by the President of the Republic of Italy, Mr. Sergio Mattarella.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
OPERA AMERICA'S NATIONAL OPERA CENTER, 330 7th Ave 7th Floor, NEW YORK, United States
USD 10.00 to USD 20.00
