Martín Palmeri’s MisaTango A celebration of the sounds of Latin America Date Sunday, June 11, 2023 Time 3:00pm Location St. Francis of Assisi, 20 Fairmont Avenue, Ottawa Event Details The final concert of the season on June 11 will feature the works of Latin American composers, including MisaTango by Martín Palmeri, a setting of the mass that exploits the intensely emotional heart of the distinctly Argentine musical form. Acclaimed mezzo-soprano Julie Nesrallah will be the soloist accompanied by an authentic ensemble of strings, piano, and bandoneón. An original commission for the Choral Society by Cuban-Canadian composer Alondra Vega-Zaldivar will also be performed, along with works by Alberto Ginastera, Carlos Guastavino, and Violeta Parra. Featured Artists Julie Nesrallah mezzo-soprano Julie Nesrallah is a singer, actress and broadcaster who dazzles audiences with her engaging personality and her rich, expressive voice. Miss Nesrallah has sung with leading opera companies, symphonies, festivals and chamber music ensembles across Canada and the United States and around the world. Julie debuted as Isabella in Rossini’s The Italian Girl in Algiers at Pacific Opera Victoria, and went on to perform major roles including The Composer in Strauss’s Ariadne on Naxos, Suzuki in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, the title roles in Rossini’s La Cenerentola and Bizet’s Carmen, and Maddalena in Verdi’s Rigoletto. Concerts and festivals include engagements in Paris, Vienna, Hong Kong, Jordan, Macau and Brazil. In 2015, Miss Nesrallah sang at Carnegie Hall, New York, in a concert for harp and voice. She sang “God Save the Queen” for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their first visit to Canada in a performance on Parliament Hill that was viewed around the world. She was the sole vocalist in “An Evening for Peace” for Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan in Montreal. Currently, Miss Nesrallah is the host of Tempo on CBC Music, Canada’s national classical music program; and is also the executive producer and star of Carmen on Tap, a company she created that performs Bizet’s Carmen as dinner theatre. Julie is the recipient of several distinguished awards including the Canada Council for the Arts’ Emerging Artist Award, and most recently the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for her cultural contribution to Canada’s performing arts. Read More Julie Nesrallah mezzo-soprano Read More