Saturday afternoon, February 10th at 4 pm

North Greenwich Church

606 Riversville Road, at the crossroads of Riversville Road and John Street opposite Audubon 

Mikhail Svetlov is one of the brightest representatives of the bass vocal tradition. He has a great command of vocal technique, is an amazing actor of both comedy and drama, of tragic image and buffoonery, as well as pop and Broadway selections.  Mr. Svetlov was nominated for a Grammy Award, was also honored with two Telerama Awards in France, and is a winner of the Viotti International Competition in Italy.

A principal soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow and New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Mr. Svetlov has also given magnificent opera performances in many of the world’s most prestigious venues: Covent Garden, Carnegie Hall, Arena di Verona, Houston Grand Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Deutsche Opera Berlin, Teatro Colon and many others. 

Svetlov’s roles have included:  Boris Godunov in Boris Godunov at the Bolshoi, Prince Gremin in Eugene Onegin at Florida Grand Opera, Mephistopheles in Faust at Bellas Artes, Zaccaria in Nabucco at Teatro Felice, Ferrando in Il Trovatore at Salzburg Landes Teater, Mendoza in Betrothal in a Monastery at Teatro Alla Scala,  Don Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia at Opera de Montreal. Recent works include Meistersingers and Ariadne Auf Naxos at the Met, Zaccaria in Verdi’s Nabucco in Erfurt, Germany, Rachmaninoff’s Miserly Knight in Boston, and Rossini’s Mass in Washington DC.

All are welcome!

To reserve, please email office@greenwichchurch.org with your name and number of guests.

An Afternoon of Music with Mikhail Svetlov & Alexander Nakhimovsky – – – North Greenwich Church 606 Riversville Road Saturday, February 10th at 4 o’clock

Program

“Infelice! E tuo credevi” from the opera Ernani               Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

“Aleko’s Cavatina” from the opera Aleko                          Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)

Alex Nakhimovsky ~ Solo

“Non Ti Scordar Di Me”                                                      Ernesto De Curtis (1875-1937)

“L’Ultima Canzone”                                                            Francesco Tosti (1846-1916)

“Musica Proibita”                                                                 Stanislao Gastaldon (1861-1939)

“Bring Him Home” from Les Misérables                           Claude-Michel Schonberg (b.1944)

“Impossible Dream” from Man of La Mancha                  Mitch Leigh (1928-2014)

“One Alone” from Desert Song                                           Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951) “This Nearly Was Mine” from South Pacific                                                                 Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) “Do You Love Me” from Fiddler On The Roof                                                             Jerry Bock (1928-2010)

“If Ever I Would Leave You” from Camelot                      Frederick Loewe (1901-1988) “Serenade” from the opera Faust                                                                                      Charles Gounod (1818-1893) “La Calunnia” from the opera Barber of Seville                                                                     Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Mikhail Svetlov                                                                                   

“Mikhail Svetlov is an astonishing performer.” – Opera News   “Mikhail Svetlov fills the auditorium with his booming Italianate bass.”    – Express, London“Mikhail Svetlov is a sensation!” – La Presse, Montreal

Mikhail Svetlov is one of the brightest representatives of the bass vocal tradition. He has a great command of vocal technique, is an amazing actor of both comedy and drama, of tragic image and buffoonery, as well as pop and Broadway selections. Mr. Svetlov was nominated for a Grammy Award, was also honored with two Telerama Awards in France, and is a winner of the Viotti International Competition in Italy.

A principal soloist of New York’s Metropolitan Opera and the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow, Mr. Svetlov has also given magnificent opera performances in many of the world’s most prestigious venues: Covent Garden, Carnegie Hall, Arena di Verona, Houston Grand Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Deutsche Opera Berlin, Teatro Colon and many others.

Svetlov’s roles have included: Boris Godunov in Boris Godunov at the Bolshoi, Prince Gremin in Eugene Onegin at Florida Grand Opera, Mephistopheles in Faust at Bellas Artes, Zaccaria in Nabucco at Teatro Felice, Ferrando in Il Trovatore at Salzburg Landes Teater, Mendoza in Betrothal in a Monastery at Teatro Alla Scala, Don Basilio in Il Barbiere di Siviglia at Opera de Montreal. Recent works include Meistersingers and Ariadne Auf Naxos at the Met, Zaccaria in Verdi’s Nabucco in Erfurt, Germany, Rachmaninoff’s Miserly Knight in Boston, and Rossini’s Mass in Washington DC.

Alexander Nakhimovsky                                                                     

Alex enjoys a versatile career as a classical and jazz musician, performing throughout Japan, South Korea, Israel, Bulgaria, and the U.S. – including Carnegie Hall, Town Hall and Steinway Hall in NYC. Alex’s most recent recording with vocalist June Bisantz features his original compositions, and received strong reviews around the world, and was awarded the Silver Medal at the 2019 Global Music Awards.

Alex’s work as a church musician includes North Greenwich Church, and serving as organist at Assumption Church and as director of music ministries at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Manchester, and as a frequent guest musician at Talcottville Congregational Church in Vernon. In 2016, Alex was invited to Japan by vocal artist Mira Oka to arrange and record a CD of Christian hymns, sung in Japanese and Korean, featuring a string quartet, woodwinds, guitar and piano.