When and where?
Sunday, November 17 · 3 – 4 pm EST at Saint John’s in the Village
218 West 11th Street New York, NY 10014
About this event
Join in the fun as duo Slywotzky & Sytkowski perform a program of opera arias and show tunes, classical and popular song.
Contralto Vira Slywotzky has performed principal roles with Seattle Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Chelsea Opera, Center for Contemporary Opera, Sarasota Opera, Boston Midsummer Opera and the Victor Herbert Renaissance Project – LIVE! She has sung concerts, recitals and cabarets in New York City venues from The Duplex to Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall and on tour all over the United States. Internationally Slywotzky has been heard in Canada, France, Hungary, Sweden and Wales.
A champion of new music, she has workshopped and premiered more than 30 works including songs, full scale opera and narration with orchestra.
Pianist David Sytkowski is a Visiting Artist in Residence at Bard College and the Bard College Conservatory of Music, where he is Director of Music for Opera Workshop, leads the Musical Theatre Performance Workshop, coaches singers and teaches private piano. He frequently performs as a symphony pianist and collaborator at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub, The Duplex, the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, and Hudson Hall.
Sing & Tell is presented by Vira & Friends. Vira Slywotzky founded Vira & Friends in May 2018 with the intent of bringing people together to enjoy the live performance of music written for voice and piano. Since that time Vira & Friends has become a mobile musical variety show with the expanded purpose of developing audiences for classical music and providing a platform for composers traditionally neglected by the Western canon. Vira & Friends thrives on partnering with organizations such as the Billion Oyster Project and Razom for Ukraine, promoting their work and fundraising for them through themed concerts.
Check out Vira performing ПІДМАНУЛА ПІДВЕЛА / YOU DUPED ME YOU DECEIVED ME, a favorite traditional Ukrainian Folk Song!
Questions? Email info@viraslywotzky.com.