Preview of Opera Star Stephanie Blythe's Valentine's Show

Naugatuck CT

01 February, 2021

1:21 PM

Description

Valentine's Day weekend is going to be perfectly imperfect and overflowing with love songs. Put on something nice, opera star Stephanie Blythe is taking you out and then inviting you up(state) for her Valentine's Day show, "It's Love That Keeps Us Together with Stephanie Blythe" on Saturday, February 13, at 7pm ET at https://ourconcerts.live/valentine. Tickets are $20 + $3.50 service fee. The event is the third in Blythe's variety show series through OurConcerts.live. Ms. Blythe will perform and host a Spring-themed show on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 7pm ET. The package price for both events is $30 (+service fees). In June, Ms. Blythe will launch her bi-monthly variety show as a subscription series. On February 13, Ms. Blythe will host and perform a joyful and nostalgic program of her favorite love songs spanning the American Songbook from her home in the Poconos. Captivating, gorgeous, and a "once-in-a-generation opera singer" (New York Times), Ms. Blythe will enchant her guests as she sings a dazzling selection of songs and accompanies herself on her blue ukulele with the wit, warmth, and honesty that makes her beloved by all. Want to be part of the show? Send in a video of you singing the chorus to the song "Always" by Irving Berlin (1921) along to Ms. Blythe's instrumental track (streaming version is here, mp.4 version of the video is here) by Monday, February 8 to [email protected]. Also swooping in – like Cupid himself – to enamor the audience with a tender, testosterone-filled tenor performance will be Blythely Oratonio, Ms. Blythe's hopelessly romantic drag alter ego. The show embraces all one might aspire to in mid-February: a little bit of experimentation, a dash of adventure, impeccable art, and a whole bunch of fun. "In a usual season, the kaleidoscopic nature of my work whisks me to a new location every month or two. This means I am continually discovering what I hold dear – a sense of family, a feeling of belonging, and the recognition of connection – in new shapes and forms. It fills me with wonder every single time. The through line is music; songs build community, they give us a sense of being part of our world, and they shift how we relate to the people in it. And when we share in them together everything that doesn't matter just falls away," says Ms. Blythe. Those who might want to be part of the Valentine's sing-along candy-gram (and be featured on the show) are invited to send in their video singing the chorus to the song "Always" by Irving Berlin (1921) along to Ms. Blythe's instrumental track (streaming version is here, MP4 version of the video is here) by Monday, February 8 to [email protected]. Alternatively, audience members may email love notes, and even ask for love advice, to the same address and Ms. Blythe might read their wish or tributes on the show. I'll be loving you AlwaysWith a love that's true Always.When the things you've plannedNeed a helping hand,I will understand Always. Always. Days may not be fair Always,That's when I'll be there Always.Not for just an hour,Not for just a day,Not for just a year,But Always. Stephanie Blythe is A renowned opera singer and recitalist, mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is one of the most highly respected and critically acclaimed artists of her generation. Her repertoire ranges from Handel to Wagner, German lieder to contemporary and classic American song. Ms. Blythe has performed on many of the world's great stages, such as Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, Paris National Opera and San Francisco, Chicago Lyric and Seattle Operas. Ms. Blythe was named Musical America's Vocalist of the Year in 2009, received an Opera News Award in 2007 and won the prestigious Richard Tucker Award in 1999. She is the Artistic Director of Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar and has recently been appointed Director of the Graduate Vocal Arts Program at Bard College. Ms. Blythe occasionally moonlights as dramatic tenor, Blythely Oratonio. She is an official artist of Lanikai Ukuleles. Blythely OratonioCritically acclaimed and beloved dramatic tenor Blythely Oratonio was born in the basement of a church in Philadelphia. Discovered and mentored by brilliant dramaturg and vocal stylist, Jean Jarbeaux, Blythely quickly found his footing in the world of opera, becoming a sensation on stages across the globe. He has traveled the world singing before the footlights in Paris, Milan, Helsinki, Budapest, Sydney, New York, Alexandria, Graz, Plovdiv, Atlanta, Nantes, Karlsruhe, Dortmund, Reykjavik, Salerno, Vilnius, Oslo, Madrid, Stockholm, Lidköping, Buckinghamshire, Seattle, Surrey, Cardiff, Manitoba, Tucson, Toronto, and West Palm Beach, just to name a few. When Mr. Oratonio is not singing one of his signature roles, such as Cavaradossi, Calaf, Radames, Fileno, Manrico, Filipeto, Canio, and Vasco de Gama, he can be heard on the concert stage from very far away. Mr. Oratonio occasionally moonlights as mezzo-soprano, Stephanie Blythe.