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Amy Burton to be guest
soloist for Western New York
Chamber Orchestra concert
Renowned soprano Amy Burton will
be the featured guest soloist when the
Western New York Chamber Orchestra
presents “A night at the Opera” highlighting
operatic and symphonic works
of Mozart, in one local performance.
The event will take place on Sunday,
March 25 at 4 p.m. in the King Concert
Hall on the SUNY Fredonia campus.
Ms. Burton will perform arias from IL
RE PASTORE, LE NOZZE DI
FIGARO, and DON GIOVANNI. Also
included on the program are two symphonies,
the SYMPHONY IN D major,
KV 196, also entitled “La Finta
Gardiniera”, as it began it’s life as a two
movement overture to Mozart’s opera of
that name. rounding out the program is
one of the favorites of his repertory, the
SYMPHONY NO. 40 in g minor K 550.
Ms. Burton is one of New York’s most
notable singers, having performed at the
Metropolitan Opera from 1993 to the
present. She is also one of New York
City Opera’s leading sopranos, having
appeared in more than a dozen productions.
Burton’s diverse musical life
encompasses opera, chamber music,
recitals, orchestral concerts, and
cabaret. Recognized worldwide, Ms.
Burton has received rave reviews in
opera and concert in Paris, Tokyo,
Rome, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Glasgow
as well as throughout the United States
in cities including San Francisco,
Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago,
Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, San
Diego, and Washington. In 2002, Burton
was invited to sing at the White House,
a performance that was broadcast
nationally. As a champion of new music,
Ms. Burton has performed numerous
works by living American composers,
including those of her husband John
Musto, with whom she has performed at
the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center.
The two are in high demand for recitals,
cabarets, and master classes. In 2009,
Burton and Musto performed two sold
out evenings of music written for French
diva Yvonne Printemps in arrangements
by Musto, at the Foyer in Barcelona’s
Liceu Opera, and a recent concert of
Musto’s music for the Van Cliburn
Foundation was voted one of the Top
Ten Musical events in 2010.
The Western New York Chamber
Orchestra, under the baton of Music
Director, Glen Cortese, is in it’s 26th
year and is the professional ensemble-inresidence
at SUNY Fredonia.
There is no charge for the St. Joseph’s
event. Tickets for the Fredonia concert
can be reserved by calling the SUNY
Fredonia ticket office at 716-673-3501,
or at the door.
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