Concert To Feature Opera Singers

near Allentown, where he attended Kutztown University and combed through local hole-in-the-wall shops to find additions for his record collection. He moved to Lancaster, where his brother and sister-in-law lived, in 2000.

“I was always working in record stores. When I moved to Lancaster, I ended up being in food service for a while, which was fun, but I always wanted to open my own place,” said Madrigale. He found out through his brother, who owned an art gallery downtown, that a building had opened up. With his own collection, Madrigale seized the opportunity to open a store, and Mr. Suit was born.

“There was definitely a learning curve with finding what I wanted to carry and getting enough of it at one time, but within a few years I hit my stride,” said Madrigale. Mr. Suit wasn’t the only game in town; Stan’s Records on Prince Street offered a collection of classic records, and Angry, Young & Poor on Orange Street has been a punk’s onestop shop for vinyl and clothing since 1995. But Mr. Suit sold records you might not find at either, having music from more contemporary artists across dozens of genres.

Over the years, Madrigale connected with the Lancaster community both through Mr. Suit and his own musical endeavors. He performed and toured as a member of the post-hardcore outfit Sadaharu, which released several albums on CI Records, and later with garage-punk threepiece High Heels. Although Madrigale met several artists through CI Records and from performing at the Chameleon Club (Michael Kuhn of NAH and 1994! and JB Brubaker of August Burns Red were among the first to react to the news of Mr. Suit’s closure), he also made an impact on hundreds of people who were either visiting Lancaster for the first time or lived locally and needed a certain record.

“I’m thrilled to have had any impact on anyone,” said Madrigale. “I live a couple blocks away and have been here for years. (Mr. Suit) is something for everybody and for the community.” From the parents who needed records for their kids’ ’50s-themed prom to teenagers in the suburbs who trekked into town to find a new record on the weekends, Madrigale and his shop made an impact on many people’s lives.

On Wednesday, Nov. 16, a 15-year anniversary event for Mr. Suit will be held at Zoetropolis Cinema Stillhouse, 112 N. Water St., Lancaster. The event will feature live music and celebrate the legacy of Madrigale’s shop, which will continue to sell records during its regular hours until Saturday, Dec. 31. More details on the event will be announced on Mr. Suit’s Instagram, @mrsuitrecords, closer to its date.

So, stop in and grab one last record from Mr. Suit, and in Madrigale’s own words, “Let’s make the rest of the year less of a funeral and more of a party, OK?”

In addition to running Mr. Suit Records, Madrigale has been an active member in Lancaster’s music scene over the years.

Metropolitan Opera star Eric Owens will perform as part of “Curtis on Tour” on Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at The Trust Performing Arts Center, 37 N. Market St., Lancaster.

“Curtis on Tour” is the Nina von Maltzahn Global Touring Initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Owens and singers from the Curtis Opera Theatre will perform Johannes Brahms’ “Neue Liebeslieder,” Op. 65, as well as selections from Franz Schubert, Leonard Bernstein, Rodgers & Hammerstein, and Georges Bizet.

Owens is a bass-baritone, a native of Philadelphia and a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music who performs in orchestral, recital, and operatic pieces. “Curtis on Tour” will also feature Sarah Fleiss, soprano; Lucy Baker, mezzosoprano; Joseph Tancredi, tenor; Milo∫ Repick˛, piano; and Ting Ting Wong, piano.

Tickets are available at www.lancastertrust.com.

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