Rossini’s Petite Messe Sollenelle @ St. Ignatius Park Ave

Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola
K. Scott Warren, conductor
Elisa Singer Strom, soprano
Augusta Caso, mezzo-soprano
Douglas Purcell, tenor
Enrico Lagasca, bass
Amir Farid, piano
Michael Sheetz, piano
Artis Wodehouse, harmonium

There is nothing petite about this monumental mass setting, which Rossini wrote following a thirty-year self-imposed retirement from composing opera. It is a tour-de-force for chorus and soloists alike, and is one of the many reasons Rossini earned the respect of his dear friend Giuseppe Verdi. We present the piece in its original—and Rossini’s preferred—form: chamber choir accompanied by two pianos and harmonium, with four vocal soloists.

​Thursday October 17th 2019, 8pm

Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
980 Park Avenue (@ 84th Street)
New York NY 10028

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