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From Mozart to Broadway: Danielle de Niese & Lucerne Festival Strings

Date: March 7 - 7:30 pm

Venue: NCPA

Danielle de Niese has been hailed as "opera's coolest soprano" by New York Times and "not just a superb performer, but a phenomenal one" by Opera News. A multifaceted artist, de Niese has gained wide recognition for her superb stagecraft, assured singing and her ability to communicate on every level. She regularly appears on the world's most prestigious opera and concert stages and is a prolific recording artist, TV personality and philanthropist. Born in Australia to parents of Sri Lankan and Dutch heritage, de Niese became at the age of 18 the youngest ever singer to enter the Metropolitan Opera's prestigious Lin-demann Young Artist Development Programme. One year later she made her Metropolitan Opera debut under James Levine, as Barbarina in Jonathan Miller's acclaimed new production of Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro. On the strength of her performance, de Niese went on to make major debuts at the Opera National de Paris, Saito Kinen Festival and Netherlands Opera.