Monday, 5 March 2012

Mezzo-Soprano sings Ravel's 'Sheherzade' and spirituals at Grant Park Music Festival

Mezzo-Soprano sings Ravel's `Sheherzade' and spirituals at Grant Park Music Festival

Having created a sensation for her portrayal in the title role of "Carmen," mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves has startled the operatic world with her phenomenal voice.

Grant Park Musical Festival producers in collaboration with the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs are opening the Summer of 2001 with Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar on the podium and Graves as his soloist, Saturday, June 16 at 8 p.m.

On this spectacular occasion the singer performs Raval's "Sheherazade" and African American spirituals. Other highlights of the opening night begins with Berlioz's "Overture to …

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