A Vocal Extravaganza

Our Performers:

• Judeth Shay Comstock, soprano
• Betsy Hoover, mezzo-soprano
• George Humphrey, tenor
• Peter Tuff, baritone
• Abe Minzer, piano
• MC’s: Elizabeth Velez & John T. Garrett

After the incredible enthusiasm of the almost 200 people attending when we did this program this past November, we all decided to do it again for Classically Alive.

With four amazing singers performing some of the greatest Opera Arias, Duets and Quartets, plus Gems from Musical Theater and Song, there is not much to say, except please get your RSVP’s in early.

If this one does not sell out quickly, as the saying goes, “I’ll eat my hat”. Please check out below the wonderful program, and the glowing bios of all the singers. And in addition to the fantastic music, food and drink is included, and there will be plenty of time for socializing, plus mingling with the musicians….

Program:

Classical Opera Favorites (solos and duets): 

• Bizet “O fond du temple saint” from “The Pearlfishers” (tenor/baritone duet)
• Bizet “Carmen” (selections) “Habanera” (mezzo-soprano)
• “Toreador Song / “Votre Toast” (baritone)
• “Si je “t’aime” (mezzo-soprano/baritone duet)
• Puccini “O mio babbino caro” from “Gianni Schicchi” (soprano)
• “O soave fanciulla” from “La Boheme” (soprano/tenor duet)
• Verdi “Dio che nell’ alma” from “Don Carlo” (tenor/baritone duet)
• Leo Delibes “Dome epais le Jasmin” from “Lakme” (soprano/mezzo-soprano duet)

Gems of Musical Theater and Song: 

• Agustín Lara “Granada” (tenor)
• Leonard Bernstein “One Hundred Easy Ways to Lose a Man (soprano)
• “I Can Cook, Too” (mezzo-soprano)
• Flaherty “Back to Before” from “Ragtime” (soprano)
• George Bolcom “Amor” from “Cabaret Songs” (soprano)
• Cole Porter songs “Tale of the Oyster”
• “Let’s Misbehave”
• “In the Still of the Night”
• “Miss Otis Regrets”
• “So in Love”
• “Don’t Fence Me In”
• “Love for Sale” (tenor)
• Andrew Lloyd Webber “All I Ask of You”from “Phantom of the Opera” (mezzo-soprano/tenor duet)
• Rodgers & Hammerstein “Soliloquy” from “Carousel” (baritone)

Full Vocal Quartet Ensembles: Stanislao Gastaldon “Musica Proibita” and Verdi “Bella figlia del’amore” from “Rigoletto”

The bio”s for our musicians is on our website.

Classically Alive features diverse monthly house concerts, which include food, drink, and time for guests to socialize, and mingle with the musicians.

At the venue, founder, director, and pianist, Dr. Abe Minzer performs along with many top musicians of the Pikes Peak region.

Additionally, Classically Alive hosts world-class visiting artists of national and international reputation, often as part of the Piano Masterworks series and through collaboration with the German arts organization, Weltklassik.

Since its inception in 2006, Classically Alive has presented over 150 concerts featuring over 100 musicians.

The eclectic offerings include a wide range of classical, as well as contemporary, popular styles, jazz, and world music.