Organization

Singer

Soprano

Caroline Taylor

Milly Forrest

Philippa Boyle

Mezzo-soprano

Marta Fontanals-Simmons

Tenor

Mark Christian Bautista

Michael Bracegirdle

Baritone

Kieran Rayner

Pianist

Panaretos Kyriatzidis

Max Bilbe

St John's Smith Square

Emmy Destinn Foundation's 25th Anniversary Gala Benefit Concert!

London

United Kingdom

Public

Private

Concert

Approved

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Emmy Destinn Foundation Under the auspices of HE Mrs. Marie Chatardová, Czech Ambassador to the UK

Featuring brilliant young artists, the winners of our biennial competition The Emmy Destinn Young Singers Awards performing arias by Janáček, Dvořák, Smetana, Mozart and Puccini.

They will be accompanied by accomplished pianists Raya Kostova, Panaretos Kyriatzidis and Max Bilbe, winners of the Lady Grenfell-Baines Accompanist’s Prize.

The concert will also feature talented Czech violinist Leona Gogolicynová, accompanied by celebrated pianist Anthony Hewitt, and renowned Swedish trumpeter Magnus Johansson who performed at the inaugural Emmy Destinn Foundation concert in 1997

The evening will be presented by voice over actress and narrator Veronika Hyks

The Foundation is dedicated to upholding the legacy of Emmy Destinn, the greatest Czech diva, by supporting talented young singers and preserving the traditional cultural link between Britain and Czech Republic, as well as cultivating awareness of

Czech repertoire's great riches.

English

Emmy Destinn Foundation's 25th Anniversary Gala Benefit Concert! by Various, From (2022/2022), St John's Smith Square, London, United Kingdom

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Program, About & Synopsis

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