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Grammy Award winning soprano Latonia Moore will perform as part of "Puccini's Greatest: A Gala Opera Concert" at Artpark.
"Puccini's Greatest: A Gala Opera Concert" will be performed at 2 p.m. July 14 with a program that features such works as "Madama Butterfly," "La Bohème," "Edgar" and "Il Tabarro." Grammy Award winner Gil Rose conducts the concert, which features the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and Artpark Festival Chorus.
Joining them are six opera singers performing the Italian composer's renowned oeuvre: sopranos Tatev Baroyan, Kristin Sampson and three-time Grammy winner Latonia Moore, as well as baritone Michael Chioldi and tenors Dominick Chenes and Gregory Turay. Stage director is Michael Capasso, director of the New York City Opera.
Tickets start at $39 and are available at the Artpark box office, online at artpark.net and ticketmaster.com.