Recital Series
Jeanine De Bique & Warren Jones
Jeanine De Bique Soprano
Warren Jones Piano
February 12, 2024 - February 14, 2024
Board of Officers Room
Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique has gained international recognition for her dramatic presence, artistic versatility, and endless wealth of color and nuance. One of today’s most sought-after sopranos on the opera, festival, and concert stage, she has dazzled European audiences at the Opéra National de Paris, Dutch National Opera, Salzburg Festival, and Féstival d’Aix-en-Provence. She makes a rare New York appearance with a global program of French melodies, American art songs, and folk songs from the Caribbean.
Performances
Monday, February 12, 2024 at 7:30pm
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 7:30pm
Program
Includes works by Hahn, Burleigh, Britten, and Caribbean folk songs
Run Time
This performance is approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes.
“One of the most exciting sopranos to catch onstage these days. Animated, joyful, and technically flawless … vocalist with the light, starry voice that soars before landing on audiences’ ears like a musical meteor shower.”
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Support
The Recital Series is supported in part by the Howard & Sarah D. Solomon Foundation.
Public support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council under the leadership of Speaker Adrienne Adams.
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