Opera and Pops Concert set June 4 at Nassau Valley Vineyards
Nassau Valley Vineyards, Delaware’s premier, award-winning winery, will bring a world-class Opera and Pops concert to the Cape Region Saturday, June 4, as it presents The New Bel Canto Trio in the winery’s Grand Cru Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m. for seating and pre-show bar service; the concert runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $40 for general admission and $55 for VIP seating and an after-concert meet-the-artists reception. Tickets are on sale at nassauvalley.com.
The New Bel Canto Trio comprises three award-winning voices of exceptional brilliance, warmth and power. The trio features tenor Paul Spencer Adkins, soprano Lisa Daltirus and baritone John Cimino, each of whom has won raves from critics and audiences in concert halls and on operatic stages around the globe. The artists join forces with acclaimed pianist Jon Klibonoff in performance of master works by Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Mozart, Mascagni, Rossini, Leoncavallo and Gounod.
Taking their inspiration from the original Bel Canto Trio of 1948 with tenor Mario Lanza, soprano Frances Yeend and bass-baritone George London, The New Bel Canto Trio offers arias, duets and trios from the opera world along with exciting and beloved melodies from the Broadway stage, American spirituals and treasured arts songs.
Nassau Valley Vineyards co-founder and co-owner Peggy Raley-Ward said, “This concert has been over 20 years in the making. I first met Paul Spencer Adkins and his wife Mary as customers at the winery years ago. Paul was touring the world then, so our mutual desire to bring a performance to the beach was repeatedly put on the back burner. Over the last year we rekindled the friendship, and Paul was excited to hear about True Blue Jazz, the independent straight-ahead jazz festival produced by Eddie Sherman and myself, but most especially about our work with young musicians throughout the county and across the state. It was the driver to bring these exceptional artists to Lewes. I’m thrilled to report that Paul will be conducting a classical master class and clinic at Cape Henlopen High School during the week preceding the concert.” Partial proceeds from the concert will benefit the True Blue Jazz Youth Scholarship Program.
Their individual and collective experiences onstage and as cultural ambassadors to governments and premier institutions on six continents have credentialed The New Bel Canto Trio as uniquely gifted innovators in their field. Classically trained and currently affiliated with top American universities and conservatories, they have won dozens of international awards and prizes, including the International Verdi Competition and the Luciano Pavarotti International Singing Competition. For complete details, go to newbelcantotrio.org.
This concert marks the kickoff for several music events of multiple genres to be held at Nassau Valley Vineyards this summer and fall. Nassau Valley Vineyards is located at 32165 Winery Way Lewes. For more information, call 302-645-9463 and visit nassauvalley.com.
