Metropolitan Opera soprano Kathryn Lewek and tenor Zach Borichevsky, who have triumphed in major productions at festivals and opera houses worldwide, will make their Danbury debut on Sunday, March 16 in a program featuring arias and duets from opera’s most beloved works. Curtain time is 3 p.m. at the 350 seat Veronica Hagman Concert Hall located within the Visual & Performing Arts Center (VPAC) of Western Connecticut State University.
With a voice of crystalline purity and rich emotional power, American soprano Kathryn Lewek has appeared on leading stages, from New York’s Metropolitan Opera to Austria’s Salzburg Festival. She is especially known for her signature role in Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” “Kathryn Lewek has sung the Queen of the Night more than 300 times around the world, and there is a reason that opera houses keep calling her in: she executes this stratospherically difficult role better than anyone else alive,” wrote The New Yorker. She also wins accolades for her orchestral collaborations and sensitive interpretations of contemporary art song. As a New York Timesreviewer noted, “singing like Lewek’s is what the magic of opera is all about.”
Tenor Zach Borichevsky is “one of the most sought-after singers of his generation” (Seen and Heard International), known for “precise, nuanced high-register singing and agile acting,” and a “magical sense of complete spontaneity that comes from being in total command of the instrument.” He has made significant débuts on international stages including the Finnish National Opera, Teatro Municipal de Santiago in Chile, and the Glyndebourne Festival. He made his Metropolitan Opera début as Edmondo in “Manon Lescaut,” and was recently heard there as the Duke of Mantua in “Rigoletto.”
Admission is free for ages 18 and under, courtesy of the Danbury Cultural Commission.
The Danbury Concert Association’s 2024-25 series will conclude on Saturday, June 7 at 3 p.m. with The Essex Septet, who enthralled the Danbury audience last March. To learn more about the DCA, go to www.danburyconcert.org.
WCSU’s Visual and Performing Center is located on the university’s west side campus, at 43 Lake Ave Extension, Danbury. There is plentiful open seating, and all are invited to a meet-the-artists reception after the performance.
Artists and dates are subject to change.