St. Anthony of Padua, Italian Festival

The St. Anthony of Padua, Italian Festival, will take place June 8th to the 15th with the 5th annual gala concert on opening day in the Anthony of Padua Church on June 8th at 3 pm in Wilmington, DE.

The Italian Festival gala concert presents an extraordinary array of the area's highly acclaimed instrumentalists and singers and will feature the music of the Italian master composers performed this year by the following incredible musical artists and ensembles:

Joseph Soprani, Accordionist -- has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Peter Nero and the Philly POPS, The Opera Company of Philadelphia, five times with Pavarotti, Good Morning America and more.

Young Jang, Soprano -- recently performed "Madame Butterfly" with Opera Delaware.

Aurelio Dominguez, Tenor -- thrilled Opera Delaware audiences in "Gondoliers.”

Augustine Mercante, Countertenor -- has established himself in concert, recital, oratorio and opera stages in this country as well as in Europe.

Barbara Prugh, Trumpeter -- appeared as guest soloist with many top ensembles here and abroad.

David Christopher, Guest conductor -- is scheduled to conduct Opera Delaware, 2008-09 season Opera Delaware Chorus -- trained by Jeffrey Miller.

St. Anthony of Padua Concert Choir and the Italian Festival Orchestra.

The grand finale unites all the musicians with the stirring performance of "Easter Anthem" from Cavalleria Rusticana and "Va Pensiero" from Nabucco.

For additional information contact the festival committee at (302) 421-3700. or the St. Anthony of Padua website.

The church is located at 901 Dupont St. Wilmington, DE 19805.

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