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Cirque! Céline Ricci and Daniel Lockert in concert
Join mezzo-soprano Céline Ricci and Daniel Lockert, pianist in as they capture the spirit of 1920s Paris, the age of jazz, cabaret, and the surreal movement. Céline and Daniel will be performing pieces off their album entitled Cirque which focuses on the surreal world of an early twentieth century French circus, complete with circus performers and even a fortune teller! The afternoon includes works by Eric Satie, Darius Milhaud and Henri Sauguet and will be semi-staged to bring the surreal world to life. Dont miss this opportunity to hear this rarely performed music.
About Céline:
Mezzo-Soprano Céline Ricci, born in Florence of Italian and French parents, studied in Paris and continued her post-graduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Selected by renowned conductor William Christie for his academy, Le Jardin des Voix, she was named one of operas promising new talents in 2005 by Opernwelt. During the 2016-2017 season she joined West Edge Opera as Nero in Agrippina and returned to Akademie für Alte Musik for performances in Rome. Future engagements include Los Angeles, Madrid and Berlin.
Recent performances include Second Woman in Dido and Aeneas with Akademie für Alte Musik with performances in Berlin, Buenos Aires and Rome, concerts with Philharmonia Baroque at Lincoln Center and Tanglewood, with Ars Lyrica at the Berkeley Early Music Festival and in Houston, and with Romabarocca at Palazzo Braschi in Romeamong among other projects.
Ms. Ricci has an impressive discography that includes a number of audio recordings and two DVDs. She sang the role of Arbace in a recording of Terradellas Artaserse, which garnered a great deal of critical acclaim. Her first solo CD, Cirque, soon followed by Le Bestiaire, were released on the Sono Luminus music label. Ms. Ricci is heard on the September 2015 Sono Luminus release, What Artemisia Heard, with El Mundo.
In 2018 she will be part of a cd dedicated to forgotten duets by Agostino Steffani with harpsichordist Jory Vinikour and Musica Omnia Label.
Céline Ricci is the funder and director of Ars Minerva, a performing arts nonprofit organization based in San Francisco. With Ars Minerva she has recreated and staged three long forgotten operas: La Cleopatra (1662), Le Amazzoni nelle Isole Fortunate (1676) and La Circe (1665).
She has performed with many distinguished conductors including Nicolas McGegan, William Christie, Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Martin Haselbock, Martin Gester, Matthew Dirst, Attilio Cremonesi, among others. In addition, she has worked with choreographer Sasha Waltz and director Deborah Warner on a number of projects. Her touring has taken her to New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, London, Brussels, Israel, and Barcelona, Paris, Vienna, Amsterdam, Moscow, and St. Petersburg.
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LocationChrist Episcopal Church, Campbell Hall (View)
70 Santa Rosa Avenue
Sausalito, CA 94965
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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