Heart to Heart

This may be one of those “once in a lifetime” opportunities when American soprano and operatic trailblazer, Angela Brown, returns to the Riverside Symphonia on Saturday, February 13 at 8 PM in Lambertville, NJ for a one night only special performance, From Heart to Heart.  Miss Brown returns to the Symphonia to honor the Symphonia’s 20th Anniversary Season, making this a rare opportunity to hear a celebrated soprano like Miss Brown in such an intimate venue.

In 2004, Angela Brown made her Metropolitan Opera Debut and the world took notice.  Since then she has sold out concert halls from Milan to London, Paris, and Berlin with her show stopping arias, poignant art songs, and moving spirituals. Miss Brown describes herself as on a mission to bring operatic and classical vocal performances to a more diverse audience.

Italian conductor, Roberto Gianola, joins Miss Brown and the Symphonia in a program that will include a song cycle from W. Grant Still, From the Hearts of Women, several sultry favorites from Gershwin, and some of the most beloved arias from Puccini and Rossini.

The following weekend, Ms. Brown will be performing with the Philadelphia Orchestra in “Philadelphia Premiers,” where American composer Richard Danielpour and poet Maya Angelou have based a new work, A Woman’s Life, on the life and world of Angela Brown.  

The Riverside Symphonia is a community orchestra in the best sense of the word and a professional orchestra of first class artistic quality and reputation.  It was the dream of John Michael Caprio, then music director of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in NYC, to bring a "metro" musical experience to the quiet river towns along the Delaware River.  

Tickets for From Heart to Heart on February 13 at 8 PM are $50, $60, and $75 and may be purchased by calling the Symphonia at 215.862.3300 or 609.397.7300.  Tickets may also be purchased online at www.riversidesymphonia.org.  Seating at the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Lambertville is limited so the Symphonia suggests making reservations early. 

The Symphonia is also pleased to offer a special Patron’s Package, An Evening with Angela, which includes a pre-concert reception and buffet, February 12 at 6 pm with Miss Brown at Cradle Valley Farm, New Hope, PA and preferred concert seating on February 13. The package is available for $150 per person by calling the Symphonia.  Reservations are limited.