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 Mt. Kisco, NY - The Classics at Lasdon: Saturday Evenings with the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra concert series continues Saturday, July 19 at Lasdon Park, Arboretum, and Veterans Memorial in Somers.
The program, “An Evening at the Opera,” features the orchestra under the baton of Maestro Petko Dimitrov, and guest soloists William Joyner and Caroline Chanin.
The concert series is presented by the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra and Westchester County Parks, and sponsored by Diversified Investment Advisors, Swiss Re, the Friends of Westchester County Parks, Inc., and Friends of Lasdon Park & Arboretum.
The evening’s program features Rossini’s Overture to The Barber of Seville and “Cruda sorte! Amor tiranno!,” from L'italiana In Algeri; Verdi’s “La donna è mobile,” from Rigoletto, “Lunge da lei,” “De' miei bollenti spiriti” and Prelude to Act III, from La Traviata; Puccini’s “Recondita Armonia” from Tosca; Mozart’s “Voi che sapete” from Le nozze di Figaro and Overture to Le nozze di Figaro; and highlights from Bizet’s Carmen..
William Joyner, tenor, and Caroline Chanin, mezzo-soprano, have a combined body of work that includes performances of La Traviata, Carmen, Le nozze di Figaro, The Fiddler on the Roof and many other classic works of opera. They have performed at such places as Carnegie Hall and other famous concert halls through America and abroad.
The next and final concert of this series for the 2008 season will be on Saturday, July 26, and will feature a program of “Early Classics,” with compositions by Handel, Mozart and Beethoven.
The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra is one of the region’s cultural treasures. The orchestra debuted in 1965, and since then has grown to a full-scale orchestra of 70 to 100 professional musicians with a seven-concert regular season. The RSO, which has become an outstanding orchestral ensemble with first-rate soloists, plays to near-capacity houses and garners rave reviews.
Petko Dimitrov is Assistant Conductor for the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra. Maestro Dimitrov has been studying and working in the United States since 2001, but has been a student of music since his childhood. In his native country of Bulgaria, he has studied with such conductors as Ivan Bakalov, Vassil Kazandjiev, and Rossen Milanov. He has also been active as a conductor of a chamber ensemble of The New Symphony Orchestra.
Tickets are priced at $15 for adults, $10 for seniors, $7 for children 6 – 12 and free for children under age 6. All proceeds from sales of tickets benefit the Friends of Westchester County Parks, Inc. for the purpose of constructing the Glass House Conservatory – a large greenhouse – at the arboretum.
The gates open at 5 p.m. for picnicking; the music begins at 6 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the gate on the evening of the performance.
Seating at the park is informal and concert-goers should bring blankets or chairs for seating on the lawn. Refreshments will be available for purchase throughout the concert. No pets are allowed at the park. In case of rain, concerts will be cancelled. Parking is approximately one-third mile from the concert area. Shuttle bus transportation and parking for the disabled are available. Rest rooms are accessible to the disabled.
Lasdon Park and Arboretum is located on Route 35 in Somers, and can be reached via I-684, exit 6. Head west off the exit; the park is 3.5 miles ahead on the left. Or, take the Taconic State Parkway to Route 202/Route 35 exit and head east; the park is 3.5 miles ahead on the right.
For more information, call (914) 864-7263 or log on to www.ridgefieldsymphony.org.
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