This Sunday, April 18th, St. Louisan soprano Joy Boland will give a recital for the Shepley Artist Series at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown St. Louis. Collaborating with pianist Sandra Geary, Ms. Boland will sing Alban Berg’s Seven Early Songs, selections by French composer André Messager, Benjamin Britten’s Once on this Island as well as arias from Verdi’s La forza del destino and Puccini’s Turandot.
Winner of the 2008 Artist Presentation Society competition, Joy Boland recently made her debut with Tulsa Opera as Alisa in Lucia di Lammermoor and created the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in the world premiere of Abe, the Musical for Muddy River Opera in Quincy, Illinois. She has sung extensively with Union Avenue Opera, most recently as Inez in Il Trovatore, and made her debut with Winter Opera St. Louis as Berta in Il Barbiere di Siviglia this past November. As a concert artist, Joy has appeared as soprano soloist with the American Kantorei under the direction of Robert Bergt. She is also a St. Louis district winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 2004.
This recital is presented by the Shepley Program of Music and Art at Christ Church Cathedral.
When: Sunday, April 18th @ 2:30pm
Where: Christ Church Cathedral; 1210 Locust Street
Admission: FREE
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