Maestro Jason Tramm will conduct the Verdi extravaganza in the GA
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor Blogfinger.net. Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Jason Tramm and the new MidAtlantic Opera will present “Verdiana,” a concert and multi-media gala celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth. The event will be presented in Ocean Grove’s Great Auditorium on Saturday, September 21. It is attracting a great deal of press interest.
Maestro Tramm is no longer with the NJ State Opera. He is launching this new opera company with the goal of bringing high-quality professional opera productions to the region.
We all know Jason Tramm as the Director of Music Ministries in the Grove each summer, but, when not working here, he keeps busy teaching and conducting at Seton Hall University.
The concert on Sept 21 will feature six renowned soloists, a choir from Seton Hall and a 40 piece orchestra. Arias, ensembles and choruses from a variety of Verdi operas will be performed. Among the soloists is our own Ronald Naldi, a tenor who performs with the Metropolitan Opera.
Soprano Christina Major will be one of the soloists.
Noted author, filmmaker and Verdi devotee August Ventura will speak about the composer during the performance.
Tickets are all $25.00 and may be ordered online at http://www.oceangrove.org.
CAMPAGNE D’OPERA ITALIANA ORCHESTA : Verdi aria