Bel Canto’s 30th Year

Issue: July - 2022

The Bel Canto 30th Year Celebration Recital will be held in Highlands on Sunday, September 11, at 4:00 P.M. at the Highlands Performing Arts Center. This will be followed by dinner at the Highlands Country Club. Bel Canto contributions fully fund music education at the two preschool programs in Highlands, supplement music education at our public schools, fund a college scholarship in the perform-ing arts, and aid in the acquisition of art for special art exhibi-tions and for The Bascom’s permanent collection. In total, Bel Canto has contributed over $650,000 to these worthy programs.This year’s artists include SopranoKathryn Henry,who’s grown a devoted following after appearances on stages from the Metropolitan Opera in New York to the Rohm Theatre in Kyoto, Japan.She’s a graduate of the Julliard School. Acclaimed for her “magnificent color and simplicity” (William Barnewitz,Urban Milwaukee), Ms. Henry’s opera credits include roles inThe Turn of the Screw, Die Zauberflöte, Suor Angelica,Hansel and Gretel, Le nozze di Figaro, Roméo et Juliette, and La bohéme. She has also appeared as a guest soloist with ensembles including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra.Mezzo-sopranoKathleen Reveille,who has been acclaimed for her “soaring and poised vocals,” is a twice-nominated Best Opera Album of the Year recording artist for her performances with the Warsaw Philharmonic.Some of her opera credits include roles inThe Turn of TheScrew,Riders to The Sea,At The Boars Head,A Midsummer Night’s Dream,GianniSchicchi,Le nozze di Figaro, andSuor Angelica.In May 2018, she made her Carnegie Hall début as the mezzo soloist in Mozart’s Requiem. In 2019, she completed her second year with the prestigious ApprenticeSinger Program of the Santa Fe Opera, making her on stage début as the Mayor’s Wife inJenufa.Most recently she was awarded second prize in the Premiere Opera Foundation International Vocal Competition. Ms. Reveille holds a Master of Music fromYale University.TenorJoseph Tancredi,who has been lauded by Opera Newsfor his “high notes with a ringing, clarion tone,” is currently pursuing a Professional Studies Certificate in Opera from the Curtis Institute of Music. Previous credits include roles inCosì fan tutte, the titlerole inAlbert Herring,Il barbiere di Siviglia,I due timidi,Eugene Onegin, The Lord of CriesandThe Thirteenth Child. Other credits includeL’elisir d’amoreandThe Student Prince.This past summer, he performed inThe Fall of the House of UsherandDer fliegende Holländer. Joseph has been awarded prizes in the Eastern Region Finals of the 2019 Metropolitan Opera National Council Competition, from the George London Foundation, and from the Premiere Opera Foundation + NYIOP. He holds a master’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music and a Bachelor of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music. Baritone Alex DeSocio, who is an alumnus of the pres-tigious San Francisco Merola Opera Program, has been described by The New York Times as having a “buttery, booming baritone.” Most recent engagements include roles in La bohème, Pagliacci, L’elisir d’amore,Roméo et Juliette, and Carmen.Figaro inIl barbiere di Sivigliais a signature role for him, having sung it with five opera companies. His further professional role experience is extensive. A highly awarded artist, Mr. DeSocio is a two-time semifinalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions, winner/laureate in the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, and many others. He is also the only opera singer certified as an Actor Combatant in The Society of American Fight Directors. Dr. Stephen Dubberly, the Bel Canto maestro for the past 29 years, will accompany the singers. An already recognized master in his field when he began with Bel Canto, Stephen has become a sought after conductor of opera all over the country, in addition to his duties as Associate Professor of Music in the Division of Conducting and Ensembles at the University of North Texas, where he also serves as Music Director of the UNT Opera and teaches opera conducting and opera repertoire.

by Michael Crowe