Classical music

iBridge Language will be hosting a classcial musical concert at WeWork Bryant Park! They will have Tenor, Mr. Xiang, on site to perform, as well as, Soprano, Amanda Rose Austin, as our guest singer,  and pianist, Kenneth Merrill. They will perform pieces from German, French, Italian and Chinese songs, including the Famed La Traviata. Please RSVP to this event.  This will be a concert held for all interested guests, including friends and members of the press, in preparation for Mr. Xiang's debut at Carnegie Hall by the end of this month. We'd like to invite you to join us at this lovely event at WeWork Bryant Park. Admission is free for all.The purpose of the concert is to support young artists.(Open to Free Donations: Suggested Donation $5-$10 ) Wine will be provided. We will give out free tickets of Mr.Xiang's March 27 debut at Carnegie Hall by raffle drawing. **Click here for more information about the concert**Sponsors of the event and Mr.Xiang's Debut at Carnegie Hall on March 27 are welcome! We appreciate the support from the following sponsors: WeWork  OJ Art Gallery   Piano Piano LLCHyphenate Agenda:Opera Concert for Tenor Ziwen Xiang's Debut at Cargenie Hall 5:30-6:00 pm   Reception, press release & opening speech 6:00- 6:30 pm  Concert Ziwen Xiang , TenorAmanda Rose Austin, SopranoKenneth Merrill, Pianist6:30-7:00 pm  Raffle drawing, speeches & charity7:00-7:30 pm Networking, drinks & raffle draw 7:30-7:45 pm Conclusion of ConcertZiwen Xiang , TenorAmanda Rose Austin, Soprano8:00-8:30 pm Networking*** Purchase for the March 27th 2017 event tickets here***https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tenor-ziwen-xiangs-debut-at-carnegie-hall-tickets-32597915242 Bio of the artists: Ziwen Xiang , TenorLyric Tenor Ziwen Xiang was born into a musical family in Hunan, China, and learned piano and singing from his father. He also studied ballet, Chinese classical dance, and then modern dance. After graduating with a Bachelor’s in Beijing, Mr. Xiang worked for China National Opera House (or China Central Opera) for five years, becoming a principal soloist. During this period, he performed operas and concerts in Italy, Syria, Turkey and other countries in Europe. In July 2014, at the recommendation of Maestro James de Blasis, former artistic director of the Cincinnati Opera, Mr. Xiang made his U.S. opera debut as Alfredo in Verdi's La Traviata in Martina Arroyo's Young Artist Prelude Development Program in New York City. He then studied at Manhattan School of Music, in the studios of Joan Patenaude-Yarnell and Marlena Malas. He earned a Master's Degree in Voice in May 2016.His opera credits include: Rodolfo in La Bohème and Prunier in La Rondine by Giacomo Puccini, Alfredo in La Traviata and the Duke in Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi; Fenton in The Merry Wives of Windsor by Otto Nicolai and Ernesto in Don Pasquale by Gaetano Donizetti. In addition, he was cover tenor soloist in Mozart's C Minor Mass and Verdi's Requiem, conducted by Mr. Kent Tritle, the music director of the prestigious Cathedral of St. John the Divine.Opera conductor Maestro Anton Coppola loved his voice and musicality. The Italian national treasure, Artistic Director of The Roma Opera House, Maestro Rolando Nicolosi said to him: "You are absolutely a great pure Italian Tenor!" Currently, Mr. Xiang is studying with Diana Soviero, one of the greatest sopranos in the world, while holding performances in New York City.Kenneth Merrill Pianist:Kenneth Merrill, pianist, harpsichordist, and conductor, is currently on the coaching faculty of The Juilliard School’s vocal arts department. He is also a faculty member of the Manhattan School of Music, where he teaches accompanying and song repertoire. He has collaborated in concert with such artists as Gérard Souzay, Anna Moffo, John Aler, Anthony Dean Griffey, Charlotte Hellekant, Jennifer Aylmer, Randall Scarlata, Faith Esham, Ruth Golden, Jeanette Thompson, and William Ferguson. Mr. Merrill specializes in many styles, from the early Baroque, the operas of Mozart and bel canto composers, to the operas of Britten. As a conductor of opera he recently led Mozart’s Don Giovanni with the Nevada Opera. He has conducted Handel’s Giulio Cesare with the Maryland Opera Studio, Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Thomson’s The Mother of Us All, Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, and Wolf-Ferrari’s Le donne curiose with the Juilliard Opera Workshop, and Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia, Poulenc’s Les mamelles de Tirésias, and Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges at the Manhattan School of Music. He has been associated with the Aspen Music Festival and School since 1980.AMANDA AUSTIN, SopranoSoprano, Amanda Austin performs a wide range of repertoire from opera and art-song to musical theatre and contemporary works. This season Mrs. Austin will make her European debut in Sakrale Oper Berlin’s production of Dialogues des Carmélites as Blanche de la Force. Her recent roles include Norina in Don Pasquale, Suor Genovieffa in Suor Angelica, and Carolyn Bryant in the workshop premiere of Emmett Till by Mary D. Watkins & Clare Coss. In her ardor for contemporary works, Mrs. Austin has recently performed with Wynton Marsalis & The Chorale Le Chateau in Abyssinian Mass: A Gospel Celebration and premiered “Songs from Distant Planets” and “The Unshadowed Shore”, soundscapes by Peter Andreacchi. In 2016, Amanda participated in Songfest at Colburn's professional development program, collaborating with and performing alongside Libby Larsen, John Musto, Martin Katz, Margo Garrett, and Roger Vignoles. Amanda is the recipient of The Provost Award for Academic Excellence and Merit Scholarship from The Manhattan School of Music, Rising Star Award from The Magic Circle Opera & Repertoire Ensemble, John A. Plumber Memorial Scholarship and Sorel Foundation for Women in Music scholarship & PR/Artist Management Internship. Amanda holds a bachelors degree from The Manhattan School of Music where she is currently a first year masters degree candidate under the tutelage of Marlena Malas.Tenor Ziwen Xiang's debut at Carnegie's Weill Hall Dichterliebe Op. 48 'A Poet's Love' 16 songs from 1840The best-known song cycle Of Robert Schumann  Lyrisches Heinrich Heine, Central core of the genre in musical literature.Chinese Songs 那就是我教我我如何不想她Neapolitan songs Ideale              A vuchella Mattinata         Opera Arias & Duets Je crois entendre encoreSalut, demure chaste et pure Duke & Gilda Duet. -Brindisi - La Traviata