This concert is the first in our new Voce series,

showcasing world-class vocal talent

in the intimate and acoustically exquisite

Ancram Opera House.

Curated by Eugenia Zukerman 

Known for her lyrical eloquence on the stage,

Navah Perlman has established herself as one of

the most poetic and admired pianists of her generation.

She has performed to critical acclaim in major concert

venues throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

Ms. Perlman has appeared with numerous orchestras

throughout North America, including the Philadelphia

Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Nashville Symphony,

Montreal Symphony, and Oklahoma City Philharmonic.

Internationally, Ms. Perlman has appeared with the

Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, the National Orchestra

of Mexico, the Israel Philharmonic, the Prague Symphony

and the New Japan Philharmonic in Suntory Hall. She has given recitals in

Washington, D.C., Dallas, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Scottsdale, and Baltimore.

Her 2008-2009 season highlights include performances with the Knoxville and Cheyenne symphonies.

In addition to her successful solo career, Ms. Perlman collaborates frequently

in chamber music with violinist Giora Schmidt and cellist Zuill Bailey as the

Perlman/Schmidt/Bailey Trio, celebrating their 10th anniversary this season.

The trio's energetic and passionate performances have taken them to major

concert halls, festivals and universities across North America including Lincoln

Center, the Lied Centers of Kansas and Nebraska, the Kennedy Center, Ravinia

and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival as well as in cities such as San Francisco,

Chicago, St. Louis, Phoenix, Houston, and Mexico City. Their first recording,

which features works by Schubert and Shostakovich, was released this fall.

Ms. Perlman's recital recording of Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin and Prokofiev is available on EMI Classics.

For a complete bio of Navah Perlman, click here.

Possessing a luminous voice with "the breadth of

dramatic inflection to make for a powerfully effective

performance"(Opera), soprano Arianna Zukerman is

equally in demand for opera and concert performances. 

The Washington Post observes "Arianna Zukerman

possesses a remarkable voice that combines the range,

warmth and facility of a Rossini mezzo with shimmering,

round high notes and exquisite pianissimos that would

make any soprano jealous."

Arianna Zukerman's 2009-10 season included

performances in Lisbon and Canada's National Arts

Centre, among many other engagements.  She also

sang with the Washington Chorus, the National Philharmonic, the Rochester

Philharmonic.  She performed works of Rossini and Bruckner at UC/Davis,

and works by Mozart at the Ravinia Festival.  And she performed in recital

with pianist Navah Perlman for El Paso Pro Musica.

Previous highlights include a return to the Chateauville Foundation to reprise

the role of Female Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia under Lorin Maazel, with

performances at the conductor's estate in Virginia.  She sang Britten's War

Requiem in a return to the National Philharmonic; and Musetta in La bohème

with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Mann Center in Philadelphia and at

the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival under Rossen Milanov.  Ms. Zukerman

recently made her Boston Symphony Orchestra debut under James Levine

in Moses und Aron and her Philadelphia Orchestra debut, singing Beethoven's

Symphony No. 9 under Rossen Milanov in Philadelphia and Charles Dutoit at the

Saratoga Performing Arts Center.  In the summer of 2008 Ms. Zukerman also

debuted with the Santa Fe Chamber Music Series.

For a complete bio of Arianna Zukerman, click here.

Tickets for this concert are $20 in advance, $25 at the door,
and may be purchased online by clicking here.

For those who wish to make a special contribution

toward the future of the Ancram Opera House

and this quarterly Voce series,

there is a special VIP ticket, for $50.

All VIP donors will be listed in the program.

See options for buying your ticket below.

The Ancram Opera House is located in bustling downtown

Ancram, in Columbia County, New York, seven miles east of

the Taconic Parkway at the Hudson/Ancram exit.