Friday, July 11
| 12:00PM
CIA at Copia Ecolab Theatre
500 1st Street | Napa
Soprano Alexandra Armantrading, baritone Lester Lynch, and pianist Kevin Korth join forces for an intimate recital of art songs, including songs and opera duets by Strauss, Mahler, Bach, Tosti, Barber, and Verdi.
Admission-free. Reservations are recommended.
Performers
A student of Jane Randolph, Alexandra completed her Master’s Degree in Voice Performance at San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2017. Most recently, she has been heard as a soloist in Milhaud’s L’Homme et son Désir at Mills College under the baton of Nicole Paiement and in the Kristin Pankonin Art Song Showcase of 2020 singing songs by Jake Heggie.
Acclaimed by opera and concertgoers worldwide, Lester Lynch is regarded not only as a true Verdi baritone, but also as one of today’s foremost interpreters of American spirituals and contemporary opera.
As an in-demand recitalist and coach, pianist Kevin Korth has collaborated with such legendary artists as Frederica von Stade, Isabel Leonard, Jake Heggie, Nadine Sierra, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Sasha Cooke, John Holiday, Lise Lindstrom, Joel Krosnick, and Deborah Voigt. Praised by Gramophone for playing that is “superb,” and “full of color and character,” his debut album, Out of the Shadows, a recording of American art song with soprano Lisa Delan and cellist Matt Haimovitz on the Pentatone Classics label was warmly received.
Venue
500 1st Street, Napa
The Ecolab Theatre at CIA at Copia is a stunning venue used for presentations, lectures, and private movie showings. The CIA (Culinary Institute of America) at Copia is an epicurean destination in downtown Napa, where guests can immerse themselves in the past, present, and future of food.