Annalise is going to Italy!

I am so excited to announce that this summer I have been invited back to EPCASO  [The Ezio Pinza Council for American Singers of Opera] for a month-long opera intensive in Italy.  Tonight I will be giving a concert to help raise awareness of my trip and raise funds for my trip this year.  I am so excited to have the opportunity to share some of the music I learned last summer at EPCASO and to give you a preview of some of what I'll be working on this summer. At the end of my post you will find the information about my concert tonight or you can check out my facebook event here.

Going to Italy is an amazing opportunity.  But I couldn't have gotten to this place without the support from my audience or, dare I say, fans.  As a musician, I rely on you - to help me push myself to be a better musician, to always pursue new music and new styles and new opportunities.

I am asking for your help again.  I need to fund-raise $3000 to help cover my tuition and travel expenses for this summer.  Please watch this video to learn more about EPCASO and what you can do to help!  You can also visit my indigogo campaign to donate directly to my cause.

 

Thank you so much for supporting me and my endeavors.  Please feel free to share my indigogo campaign with anyone, anywhere who loves classical music and supporting young artists.  

Concert details:

Mezzo Soprano Annalise Shelmandine will perform a concert of opera arias at the Waterbury Congregational Church on Saturday May 30, 2015 at 7:00pm.

Ms. Shelmandine will be joined by sopranos Meghan McCormack of Johnson and Lillian Bailey-Broderick of Plainfield and accompanied by pianist Mary Jane Austin of Montpelier. The program will feature excepts of Vincenzo Bellini’s opera “I Capuleti e i Montecchi” and Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro".

Ms. Shelmandine, a recent graduate of Johnson State College, is one of the eleven emerging artists selected to study opera in Italy.  She will be studying at the renowned opera advanced training program EPASCO [The Ezio Pinza Council for American Singers of Opera].  The program is specifically designed for those singers whose abilities indicate a realistic possibility for a career in opera. Join these young singers for an evening of delightful operatic music.  

Suggested donation:  $20