Presented by Talents of the World
Christmas Ball: A Merry Evening of Opera, Operetta, Christmas Favorites, and Ballroom Dancing
Talents of the World Festival at Carnegie Hall
Sunday, December 22, 2019
7 PM
Zankel Hall
In celebration of the holiday season, this performance includes opera and operetta, ballroom dancing as well as Christmas favorite songs and a special guest appearance by soprano, Aprile Millo, recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, The Verdi d'Oro. Featured performers include soprano Maria Vetere, tenor Joel Ricci, bass Zachary James (appearing courtesy of Metropolitan Opera), Alexandre Zazarashvili (winner of 2019 The Voice Kids, Ukraine), guest artists, and winners of 2019 Talents of the World International Voice Competition.
Performers
Aprile Millo, Soprano
Maria Maksakova, Soprano
Maria Vetere, Soprano
Joel Ricci, Tenor
Zachary James, Bass
Gocha Abuladze, Baritone
Anni Kolkhida, Soprano
Alexandre Zazarashvili, Alto
David Gvinianidze, Baritone
Olga Lisovskaya, Soprano
Ludmila Fesenko, Soprano
Victoria Ulanovskaya, Piano
Vera Danchenko-Stern, Piano
Sofia Khurtsilava, Violin
Gennadiy Varshavsky, Piano
Bryan Murray, Baritone
Sooyeon Kang, Soprano
Alina Tamborini, Soprano
Stanislav Serebriannikov, Piano
Simon Tsertsvadze, Lasha Khurtsidze, Misha Vasadze, and Lasha Khazali, Dancers