The Sound of Crossover - Movies & Musicals (Concert Program)

Spring 2021

Movies & Musicals Concert Program

Artists in order of appearance Ryan Huang Francesca Sola Charlie-Jade Jones Sophie ClarkE Lola G Mike Christie

Movies & Musicals

Natasha Barbieri Nadia Vella Bello Duo Paul Ettore Tabone Jonathan Stich and Iris Ewald-Tillner Lauren Joyanne Morris Nadia Eide ViVA Trio

Streaming on YouTube

Ryan Huang Humoresque op.10 no.5 rev Ryan is a 10 years old young pianist, student of Dr. Olga Chichova. Over the years, he achieved various top prizes in the international youth piano competitions, including Chopin Youth Competition in Poland, Jeune Chopin Competition in Switzerland, Euregio Youth Piano competition in Germany, Sound Espressivo live competition, Berlin Grand Prix Rising Star Music Competition, Steinway Junior Competition, GOCAA, Canadian Music Competition, etc. He is passionate for performing and played several times in the main hall in the Carnegie Hall. He had his first debut playing Beethoven Concerto no. 1, 1st movement with Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra when he was 8 years old. In the same year, he had his first solo concert successfully held with a full house in Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall, one of the most prestigious hall in China. In addition to piano, Ryan also love to play violin, chess and hockey.

www.ryanhuangpiano.com

Francesca Sola Nei Sogni Miei from Gone With the Wind Francesca is a recording artist and classical singer in Los Angeles, CA. She trained as protégé of the worldrenowned voice coach Seth Riggs—teacher of 120 Grammy award winners that includes legends Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, and Josh Groban.

In the opera world, Francesca sang with the San Diego Opera for five years before touring as Éponine in the musical Les Misérables. Internationally, she has sung concerts in the U.K. and Europe, with a favorite being the World’s Fair in Milan. Francesca has sung on a smattering of TV shows including Limitless (CBS), Hell’s Kitchen (FOX) and Puss in Boots (Netflix). Her debut EP is titled “Run Free” and features the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and can be found on Spotify and iTunes.

www.francescaofficial.com

Charlie-Jade Jones I'll Know from Guys and Dolls Noted as having a “crystal clear soprano”, London based soprano & actress Charlie-Jade Jones is an acclaimed cross-over artist who, thanks to her vocal versatility, has found herself working across the genres of musical theatre, opera, concert, choral and recording. She graduated with Distinction from The Royal Academy of Music and has since been awarded the title Licentiate of The Royal Academy of Music, also with Distinction.

Having spent the majority of her formative years growing up just outside of Paris, her vocal training and influences came from multiple genres including jazz, folk, theatre and opera which have no-doubt been the reason for her desire to not be defined by one genre but to explore many.

Charlie-Jade made her professional stage debut shortly after graduating from the RAM as a soprano in the Thursford Christmas Spectacular and theatrical highlights have since included Iola Stover in the 5* revival of Jason Robert Brown's Tony Award Winning musical, Parade at Frogmore Paper Mill, the 5* reviewed UK Symphonic Premier of Rodgers & Hammerstein's State Fair with the London Musical Theatre Orchestra at Cadogan Hall and Cole Porter's 100th Anniversary Concert ‘Anything Goes’ with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra at Cadogan Hall.

Charlie-Jade regularly performs her one-woman-show The Soprano Behind The Screen (with Musical Director Connor Fogel) which tells the story of Hollywood’s secret soprano; Marni Nixon, across the UK and her debut album ‘Remember’ will be released in Autumn 2021 and comprises of new orchestrations of jazz standards performed with a jazz/classical/ theatre fusion

www.charlie-jadejones.com

Sophie Clarke The Rose from The Rose Sophie Clarke is a 22 year old Mezzo-Soprano, Actor and Compère from Liverpool who has just been awarded a scholarship to study for a Masters of Music in Classical Singing and Opera at The Royal Northern College of Music starting September 2021.

Sophie's career has only just begun with some highlights in recent years including performing as The Mezzo-Soprano Soloist in the latest performance of Bernstein’s Mass at The Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre. The production was conducted by Marin Alsop, with vocal coaching by Mary King and direction by Jude Kelly OBE. Shortly before this Sophie filmed her solo performance for BBC One’s new TV program 'All Together Now' Series One, where she was one of the youngest performers on the show.

Sophie has just graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Musical Theatre from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London where she was a Leverhulme Arts Scholar. She was chosen to perform in the one off charity performance of Singin In The Rain at The Adelphi Theatre, West End which was hosted by Julian Clary and in 2021 she will return to the West End to sing in the staged concert version of The Secret Garden also at The Adelphi Theatre. Sophie was a Featured Dancer in the 'Go All Out' Music Video by Salt Ashes and was selected to dance for Edeline Lee at London Fashion Week. She thoroughly enjoys work as an Emcee, most recently compèring for the London based Cinematic Syncopations Orchestra at Blackheath Halls.

www.sophieclarkesinger.co.uk

Lola G. You are my sunshine Lola G. is a singer songwriter, soprano, performing and recording artist.

Taking inspiration from pop, jazz, her love for film and from her classical music training, Lola has crafted a sound world that is uniquely her own.

Born in Moscow, USSR, she grew up in Indochina, Russia and UK. London has been her home ever since she won a music scholarship to come to study in UK at the age of fifteen.

Lola’s captivating debut album Undreamt Dreams was recorded in DeLirica studio on Italy’s Adriatic coast and mastered at the Abbey Road Studios in London. It is a collection of all original songs and lyrics written and performed by Lola. Taking inspiration from pop, jazz, her love for film and from her classical music training, Lola has crafted a sound world that is uniquely her own.

Together with the pure quality of her voice, her original songs are bridging the divide between modern singer songwriters such as Lady Gaga, Madonna, Adele, Norah Jones, Diana Krall and the great classical voices of Maria Callas, Victoria de los Angeles and their modern contemporaries such as Angela Gheorghiu, Anna Netrebko and Katherine Jenkins.

Signed copies of Lola’s Undreamt Dreams album are now available from her website and CDs come with a booklet that includes lyrics, photos of Lola by Christie Goodwin and artwork by Russian-British painter Timur D’Vatz.

www.lolagmusic.com

Mike Christie Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific Mike started singing professionally at the age of 8 when he was a chorister for five years, during which time he appeared in the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral and sang on various soundtracks including The Browning Version and The Ref. Mike later went on to study singing at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he gained a scholarship and a bachelor of music degree with honours.

In 2004 at the same time as graduating Mike auditioned as a quarter of the vocal group G4 on the first ever series of the hit TV show The X Factor, and ended up reaching the final of the live shows from 50,000 applicants. G4’s début album sold over 245,000 in its first week alone and was the fastest selling album of the year in the UK, and they went on to sell over 2 million albums. They also released a Live at The Royal Albert Hall DVD, an autobiographical book G4: Our Way and completed five sell-out tours across the UK and Ireland. They duetted with Lesley Garrett, Robin Gibb, Stephen Gately and Sir Cliff Richard, performing in the The Royal Albert Hall more than a dozen times, and having the roller-coaster ride G-Force named after them at Drayton Manor Theme Park.

After three fantastic years together as a group, they decided to disband to enable them to have more time to pursue their own individual dreams.

Mike has starred in the UK Tour of The Sound of Musicals and the World Premiere of the musical San Domino, and starred in the lead role of Flaminio Scala in the European Première of Ahrens & Flaherty's The Glorious Ones in London. He wrote an opera called The Miller's Wife which premièred at the Arcola Theatre, London as part of the Grimeborn Opera Festival – the London equivalent of Glyndebourne. He has written the plot, libretto and music, all of which was inspired by a discovery he made in his family tree. His opera performing credits include Eugene Onegin, Manon Lescaut and Macbeth with companies such as Brent Opera, Guildford Opera and Opera Holland Park.

Having reunited at the end of 2014, G4 celebrated their 10th Anniversary by performing for 'One Night Only' at London's Barbican Centre on 17th November. Due to phenomenal demand, they are now ‘Back for Good’ and embark on 60 UK tour dates a year, including their acclaimed ‘G4 Christmas’ tour in cathedrals.

Mike has released three solo albums, comprising his own self-penned songs; the latest of which ‘The Mike Must Go On’ was released during one of the pandemic lockdowns.

This was inspired by the online shows Mike has been performing every Wednesday since the first lockdown, as a response to the catastrophic devastation of the arts industry due to Coronavirus, and Mike losing all his work overnight. These shows have won him an 'Isle of Wight Radio's Heroes of Lockdown Award' for keeping so many people's spirits up during the pandemic.

www.mikechristie.co.uk

Natasha Barbieri When I Look At You from The Scarlet Pimpernel Hailing from New York, Natasha Barbieri is a mezzosoprano whose unique approach to classical crossover allows different genres to collide into a personal and inspiring sound and vision.

Natasha has performed throughout the United States and also abroad. At eleven she was sponsored by Pepsi to study at Westchester Conservatory and continued her education at Andrews University, expanding her musicianship with an ever-increasing passion.

Natasha has released three albums with her sister Crystal and her first single “A Place Called Home” in 2020. She is also the creator and editor of Classical Crossover Magazine.

www.asingingwife.com

Nadia Vella My heart will go on from Titanic Hailing from the sunny island of Malta, Nadia Vella trained at Hertfordshire Theatre School, UK, graduating in Musical Theatre. She furthered her classical vocal training at Trinity London, obtaining a Licentiate in Musical Performance guided by soprano Gillian Zammit. In 2019 she was selected to attend the Veneto Opera School by Dr. Matteo Dalle Fratte supported

by The Malta Arts Council.

She is currently an artist in 'The Monteverdi Project' by Marco Mencoboni at The Manoel Theatre.

Since making her debut as the title role in 'Annie' back in 1998 she has many a coveted credit to her name.

She featured as a soloist in The Arte Lirica Festival in Italy, The Malta International Arts Festival, APS Summer Festival ft. The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, Notte Bianca and participated in a multitude of concerts in Germany, Malta, Italy and the UK. A regular performer with The Malta Concert Orchestra, Nadia has also performed with The Showbiz Pops Orchestra and The Malta Philharmonic Orchestra.

After her recent collaboration with tenor Nico Darmanin in 'Opera in the City' as part of the Christmas festivities organised by the Valletta Cultural Agency, she made her role debut of 'Belinda' in Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas' at The Manoel Theatre in February 2021.

Nadia plays the role of Benedick Blythe's opera singing lover in the recently released 'Blood on the Crown' featuring cinema giants Harvey Keitel and Malcolm McDowell. A film based on actual events, presenting the bloody fight by Maltese citizens for their independence against Britain in 1919.

www.nadiavella.com

Bello Duo Come What May from Moulin Rouge Conor Taggart & Victoria McClements originally began singing together at weddings as singing waiters, normally falling over with a tray of cutlery and bursting into song! What they didn’t know though, was that they would soon fall for each other. In late 2019, Conor and Victoria’s friendship grew into a loving relationship, but it wasn’t long until the world, as we knew it, completely changed. When Covid19 hit, Conor & Victoria isolated together in Victoria’s grandparents’ house and with the country in complete lockdown and a lot of time to kill, they began singing together. Taking original anthems and transforming them into duets, coming up with their own arrangements and harmonies and trying to make themselves different from the standard duo out there; it started to become something very special. Initially, this was all in aid of our wonderful health service and our keyworkers who had been fighting the horrific battle of C19. Every Thursday night, Conor & Victoria would stand in the street and serenade the neighbours to show their appreciation for the amazing frontline workers saving lives. Within a few weeks of lockdown, their Thursday night show had become very popular and a few of their videos reached over 150,000 views. Not only were they delighted with the positive response but loved bringing a little bit of cheer to those at a very difficult time. Fast forward 6 months and they have now released their own album, music video, and are writing original music.

www.belloduo.com

Paul Ettore Tabone Till I Hear You Sing from Love Never Dies Paul Ettore Tabone began performing from the age of 9 and throughout his education attained extraordinary grades in piano, voice and music theory. He was given the honour of the prestigious ‘Most Promising Voice for Music Theatre Award’, both in 2007 & 2009 at the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music.

In 2009 Paul graduated with a Bachelor of Music Theatre from CQ University’s Conservatorium of Music and it proved to be a pinnacle year.

He made his solo opera debut in Opera Queensland’s world premiere production of The Dirty Apple.

In 2011 Paul was engaged in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to the acclaimed The Phantom of The Opera, Love Never Dies in the supporting principal role of ‘Squelch’. In the same year he also performed in Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight in Melbourne which is broadcast nationally every Christmas eve. Paul moved to Italy in 2012 where he was engaged as a soloist in Puccini’s renowned opera Turandot in Florence.

In September that year he performed at the New York City Centre, Teatro Menotti (Spoletto) and then Teatro Duse in Bologna with the Luciano Pavarotti Heritage Concert.

2015 proved to be another great year for the young tenor from Ingham, Queensland when he returned to the Opera Națională București for further performances as Duca Di Mantova in Stephen Barlow’s production of Rigoletto. And in the same year Paul was also invited to reprise the role of ‘Squelch’ in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies at the Stage Operettenhaus in Hamburg (Germany) called, Liebe Stirbt Nie - Phantom II. Paul has recently concluded a four-year contract at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London’s Glimmering West End in the role of Ubaldo Piango in the 33rd year of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of The Opera.

www.paultabone.com

Jonathan Stich and Iris Ewald-Tillner Je ne pourrai jamais vivre sans toi from Les Parapluies de Cherbourg Iris Ewald-Tillner and Jonathan Stich met at the University of Music Lucerne during their studies. A deep friendship developed which reflects in their musical partnership. As a chamber music and soloist duo they played concerts in Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

Jonathan Stich’s debut album will be released this year. Influenced by classical music, minimalmusic, pop and folk, his compositions are cinematic, atmospheric and poetic soundscapes. His composition „Eiskristalle“ was a winner at the International Songwriting Competition 2017.

www.jonathanstich.com

Lauren Joyanne Morris Never Enough from The Greatest Showman Operatic mezzo soprano Lauren Joyanne Morris is a graduate of the Royal College of Music International Opera Studio. Performance highlights include covering the roles of Zerlina in Don Giovanni and Isolier in Le Comte Ory for Garsington Opera, covering the role of Johanna in Sweeney Todd for Welsh National Opera and performing under the baton of John Wilson at Buckingham Palace. Lauren Joyanne was recently named a semi-finalist in the Lotte Lenya International Singing Competition, New York. She loves all things singing and when she is not performing, Lauren Joyanne loves going to the theatre and the movies (she also enjoys indulging in the snacks!), so this felt like the perfect project to be a part of!

www.laurenjoyannemorris.com

Nadia Eide I’ll Never Love Again from A Star is Born Nadia Eide is an independent official number one chart topping Classical Crossover Coloratura Soprano and was most recently a Finalist on team will.i.am The Voice UK 2021.

Operatic roles include Susanna in Le Nozze di Figaro, Frasquita in Carmen and Zerlina in Don Giovanni with Corpus Animae Opera, Josephine in HMS Pinafore both with Opera Anywhere and The National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company, Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute, Patience in Patience and Yum Yum in The Mikado with Opera Anywhere, Turandot in Turandot:Reimagined at the Tête a Tête Opera Festival.

Her first single release 'Fall On Me' shot straight to Number One in the Official iTunes Classical Charts surpassing Andrea Bocelli and Ludovico Einaudi.

Her online concerts during the lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic generated over 62,000 views worldwide to great acclaim.

In 2021, she blew the coaches Sir Tom Jones, Olly Murs, Anne-Marie and will.i.am away with her classical rendition of Now We Are Free from Hans Zimmer's film score The Gladiator. Securing the final spot on will.i.am's team and continuing on The Voice UK as the only classical singer in the show. She won her place in the Semifinals of The Voice UK after winning her song battle.

She raised the roof on The Voice UK with her spine-tingling performance of Show Must Go On by Queen, and was selected as a Finalist on Team Will, hitting almost one million views on YouTube for this performance alone.

Learn more about Nadia in our Spring issue available to purchase now.

www.nadiaeide.com

Viva Trio What a Wonderful World With multiple standing ovations every show, award-winning group ViVA Trio has toured Canada, the United States and Europe! This all-female vocal group is redefining their sound in a series of new releases. Siren Song, their first single in a wave of new music, features ViVA’s stunning vocals and symphonic base with electronic elements and effects. ViVA Trio loves fusion and sings everything from operatic classics to pop songs, like Sia’s Bird Set Free and Adele’s Hello. GoodLife Magazine said in a recent publication: “When ViVA Trio hits the stage live, it’s a show!”

With the release of their debut album: NOTHING ELSE MATTERS, recorded live with 52-piece orchestra, ViVA Trio has made International media.

ViVA’s What a Wonderful World was featured in two commercials in South Korea, and their music video for their original song Here to Stay was aired on Strimeo TV, which was broadcasted in Poland, Ukraine and Russia; the world is watching ViVA Trio! The American Classical Crossover Magazine called their album “unique, compelling and refreshing,” while Eric Alper of Sirius XM’s Canada Talks called the album “thrilling, cinematic and intriguing.”

ViVA tours internationally regularly, highlights include their orchestra tour spanning Europe and North America, their NOTHING ELSE MATTERS Tour of the American West-Coast and their most recent Canadian National Tour in February 2020. ViVA Trio regularly performs for thousands at important festivals like Soul in the City, Symphony in the Gardens, and ITALFEST. Due to COVID-19, their European Tour 2020 and many other appearances have been postponed, however, during the pandemic, ViVA Trio launched ViVA gone Virtual, a series of concerts and live streams, and released "O Canada" with many top Canadian artists in support of the Unison Fund for Artists. The trio also filmed their live stream concert: LIGHT UP THE SEASON Holiday Special. In April 2021, ViVA Trio released their original song SIREN SONG featuring a brand new sound and visual direction. This is just a taster of the tidal wave of music ViVA will be releasing this year! Stay tuned for all new releases! ViVA Trio keeps pushing all the musical boundaries, and is coming to a theatre or screen near you!

www.vivatrio.com

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