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Sunday November 14, 2010, 7pm ,Carnegie Hall, Weil Recital hall,     

Tickets: Carnegie hall box office 212-247-7800
 

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November 14, 2010, 7pm ,Carnegie Hall, Weil Recital hall,    

 Tickets: Carnegie hall box office 212-247-7800

                                 Konstantin Stepanov- Tenor

                 Konstantin Stepanov, tenor. Birthplace: Uzbekistan. This season at City Opera: debut as B.F. Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly. Career highlights: made his American debut in 2008 in Carnegie Hall as The Young Man in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride with Eve Queler’s Opera Orchestra of New York; Alexander Gretchaninoff’s Liturgia Domestica with Saratoga Choral Festival;  Alfredo in La Traviata and Lensky in Eugene Onegin in the Grand Hall of Moscow State Conservatory; Bastien in Bastien und Bastienne and the title role of Gretry’s Peter the Great with Helicon Opera in Moscow; toured with the Tula State Philharmonic in evenings of Russian folklore songs and also sang arias from Rienzi, Lohengrin and Die Meistersinger in Moscow’s Rachmaninov Hall. Upcoming engagements: debut with Lyric Opera of Chicago as Malcolm while covering Macduff in their Macbeth.  

 

                        YURY VIDERMAN- Tenor
Yury Viderman- Tenor, was born and educated in Russia, earning a Master Degree in vocal performance and attending Cantorial School in Moscow.
He completed his Vocal Education at Tel Aviv’s Cantorial Institute.
Yury has won awards in Russia and Israel and has been heard in recitals in both countries as well as in Germany.
Concerts and Opera performances have kept him busy, as well as a recent four-year stint as conductor of the Boy’s Choir, Magic Wand.

Yury is gifted with a sensitive charming Tenor and his
High notes can often bring tears to your eyes.

Currently, Yury performs in concerts throughout the Metropolitan Area, with the “DOLCISSIMO” group. 

 

                            VAGO JOHN OHANYAN- Baritone
John Ohanyan-Baritone, was born in Yerevan Armenia.
He holds a Doctoral degree in Arts Education and an MA in Music Performance from
The former Soviet Union, as well as a certificate from the Julliard School.
In 1996 John became a union member of the American Guild of Musical Artists.
In 2002 he appeared as a soloist with the American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by
Leon Botstein, in a concert version of Rachmaninoff’s Francesca Da Rimini at Avery Fisher Hall, produced by MidAmerican Productions.
John made his critically praised New York City Opera debut in 2006 as Sid in Puccini’s la Fanciulla Del West.

Other highlights includes solo recitals with the Boston Chamber Orchestra and the role of Silvo in Pagliacci with the New York’s Opera Mobile at Lincoln Center.
In Russia, he was a soloist in G. Faure’s and with Mozart’s Requiems with the
St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra.

Mr. Ohanyan continues performing Internationally at various prestigious Festivals and
Opera houses, as well as with the “DOLCISSIMO” group, as a Baritone and as the
Musical director. He was gifted with a very powerful rich Baritone who leaves deep
Impression on his audiences.

In addition to his singing talent, John is a wonderful pianist and currently teaches piano and voice lessons.

                            ESTY TZABAR CRISONA-Soprano
International Soprano  Esty Tzabar Crisona came to the U.S from Israel after building an impressive singing and dancing career overseas.
Growing up with a father who was an opera singer, Esty developed a love for music at a very early age. She went on to perform in musicals and numerous productions as a singer and as a dancer.
In the Israeli army she served in an army musical troup and entertained the soldiers on the borders.

Esty also danced in the ballet troup of the Israeli Opera. She performed throughout Israel, Europe and the U.S.
Esty toured the U.S with the Chassidic Festival and with the German production “Halleluya Broadway” in Europe.

She represented Israel in the prestigious European Song Festival-The “Eurovision” and together with “Alpha Beta” group, won the first place with the song “Aba-Nibi”.

Esty is classically trained and her wide singing range enables her to sing a vast repertoire of songs from contemporary to Broadway and from Jazz to Opera.

Currently, Esty performs with special guest artists and with the DOLCISSIMO opera singers, in concerts throughout the Metropolitan area.

                              DMITRI SHEVELEV- TENOR
Dmitri Shevelev- Tenor, was born in Russia and grew up in a musical home with parents who were accomplished concert pianists.
His music education began at a tender age.
At 6 years of age he began to sing in a choir that performed throughout the
Soviet Union as well as other countries. When he was 13, his family moved to Israel and there he continued his musical education.
Dmitri performed with the New Israeli opera (N.I.O) for a period of 4 years.

Upon arriving in the U.S in 2002, he attended the Staten Island College and the Brooklyn College Conservatory, there he sang lead parts in the college opera productions.

Dmitri has participated in operatic work shops for young artists in the
U.S and abroad. Dmitri is gifted with a very rich powerful Tenor and with the emotions he brings to each performance, he touches the heart of his audience.In addition to his musical talent, Dmitri is a Chess Master. He began playing Chess at the age of 6 and today he is considered one of top 4% in the world.

Currently he teaches Chess in New York area and runs Chess competitions for children.

Dmitri can be heard on the concert stages in the Tri State area and is planning for more concerts in the very near future with the “DOLCISSIMO” group.

 

Kreshnik Zhabjaku, Baritone.

Kreshnik began his singing career at the age of four. At twelve he won First Prize in the “Young Voices” competition in his native Albania. He received his first graduate degree in 1997 from Tirana’s Academy of Fine Arts and went on to perform with many outstanding orchestras in Europe, appearing regularly in France, Italy, and Austria. He also received a master’s degree in Vocal Performance from the Mannes College of Music, New York in 2003. Among many distinctions and honors, Washington Post praised him as: “a recitalist in his prime…His soothing voice was a conduit for character…” and Huston Chronicle: “Kreshnik Zhabjaku asserts a smooth, forceful voice and presence in the title role.”. Mr. Zhabjaku performed at the Music University of Vienna, the Annecy Festival in France; master classes in Marseille; he won First Prize as “Best Young Singer” in Albania’s Art Song Performance competition in 1996 and won the prestigious Arleen Auger Memorial Fund Scholarship for 2001. He performed in Salzburg, Austria at the famous Weiner Saal, Universitat Mozarteum, 2008, 2009. His operatic career includes many roles mentioning few: both Figaros (Rossini’s Barber of Seville and Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro), Don Giovanni & Masetto( Don Giovanni, Mozart), Bel Core (L’elesir D’amor, Donizzetti), Germont (La Traviata,Verdi), Aeneas (Dido & Aeneas, Purcell), Gaudenzio (Il Signor Bruschino, Rossini), Umberto (La Serva Padrona, Pergolessi),etc…

 

 

Dolcissimo on TV

On wednesday July 22 at 4:00pm “DOLCISSIMO” will appear on channel 57 MNN in NY, CT, LA and      Boston, on Rabbi Rock show.

 

Dolcissimo New Pictures from the Starlight Show on June 28

      New pictures from our June 28 Starlight Show are ready.I would like to share it with all.

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