Two Tenors and a Diva!

 The Untermyer Performing Arts Council will present Two Tenors and a Diva at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 19th, at Saunders High School, located at 183 Palmer Road in Yonkers.

Two Tenors and a Diva, a powerful trio of outstanding performers, will unite to present an unforgettable night of music.

VICTORIA ATWATER, soprano, known for her sparkling soprano and consummate musicianship, has performed most of the leading lyric coloratura/soubrette soprano roles including Gilda in Rigoletto, the title roles in Lucia di Lammermoor and The Merry Widow, Adele in  Die Fledermous, Musetta in  La Boheme, Rosina in The Barber of Seville, Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Norina in Don Pasquale, Adina in The Elixir of Love, Zerlina and Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Tytania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Euridice in Orpheus in the Underworld, Cunegonde in Candide,  Joanna in Sweeny Todd, Christine in Phantom of the Opera and many more.

BRUCE REED, tenor, continues to make a mark as one of America’s eminent tenors.  He made his debut with the New York City Opera as Camille de Rosillon opposite Beverly Sills in The Merry Widow and became a leading tenor mainstay with the company for the next eight seasons.  Mr. Reed has appeared with such major companies as the Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Diego Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Florida Grand Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Canadian Opera, Zurich Opera, and Spoleto Festival (Italy), as well as the Cleveland, Arizona, Virginia, Indianapolis, Mobile, Palm Beach, Tampa, Rochester, Memphis Syracuse, Orlando, Shreveport, Gold Coast, Treasure Coast, Central City Opera Companies and Spoleto Festival (USA).

RINALDO TOGLIA, tenor, is a versatile performer whose romantic tenor has brought him success on the operatic stage and in his popular solo act, as well as television commercials and voice-overs.  Rinaldo has headlined for Holland American Cruise Lines and sold out performances across the country including Lincoln Center and  Carnegie Hall. He has been featured at Caesar’s Palace, Trump Plaza, Hilton Hotel, the Tropicana as well as Villa Roma Resort and Villa Vosilla in Upstate New York.  His many television appearances include The Food Network, America’s Got Talent (season 7), The Movie Channel and HBO.

For more information, call the UPAC Artsline at 914-375-3435, visit our website at www.untermyer.com, or email us at info@untermyer.com. This celebration of Italian music and song is sure to be another “don’t miss” Untermyer Performing Arts Council event!

The Untermyer Performing Arts Council is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to bringing free musical entertainment to the people of Yonkers and Westchester.  Our events are admission free and open to the public.

This program, done in cooperation with Mayor Mike Spano and the Yonkers Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation, is made possible by ArtsWestchester with support from Westchester County Government and the City of Yonkers.  Senator Andrea Stewart Cousins, Senator Shelley Mayer and Assemblymember Nader Sayegh and our many generous supporters provide additional support for our programs.

For further information, please call the Untermyer Performing Arts Council’s Arts Line at 914-375-3435.  For updates, visit our websites www.untermyerperformingarts.org or www.untermyer.com, our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/upac1976/, follow us on Twitter @UntermyerPAC, LinkedIn and Pinterest.