News about Maren Montalbano. This includes news, reviews, and press releases about her projects, performances, and recordings. If you are trying to find out more about what Maren is doing, this is a good place to start.

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seven responses review

On June 24 & 25 in Philadelphia, Ms. Montalbano performed with The Crossing in a unique blend of old and new music. Seven Responses is a performance of Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri (a collection of 7 cantatas) alongside 7 brand new commissions. Joining The Crossing in this project are International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) and Quicksilver Baroque. The […]

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sea tangle, album

Philly Singer Creates Opportunities for Women with New Album (& Your Support) Maren Montalbano’s album emphasizes the talents of women composers and women performers, battling the gender gap in classical music. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WILLINGBORO, New Jersey – Maren Montalbano, a professional singer in the Philadelphia area, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to […]

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Josquin des Prez’s Missa “Pange lingua” and David Lang’s The Little Match Girl Passion were a part of the February “Cantatas and Chamber Music” series at Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill. The Review The Chestnut Hill Local mentions Ms. Montalbano briefly. Ghoulish story of homeless child at Presbyterian Church by Michael Caruso February 25, 2016: […]

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Ms. Montalbano performed in ANDY: A Popera, an exciting new cabaret/opera hybrid about Andy Warhol, in which she, along with 11 other Opera Philadelphia chorus members, play the role of Andy Warhol — or rather, his brand. Even though she is in the chorus, Broad Street Review singled her out for her performance:   A Mishmash […]

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Ms. Montalbano made her Perelman Hall debut this weekend as a guest artist of Tempesta di Mare. Together, they performed the modern world premiere of the Baroque zarzuela, Destinos vencen finezas (Destiny Trumps your Vows) by Juan Francisco de Navas. Here’s what the Philadelphia Inquirer had to say about her dramatic interpretation, especially playing different […]

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This past weekend, Ms. Montalbano performed at the Eastern State Penitentiary with Piffaro, the Renaissance Band. The program consisted of mostly English ballads addressing themes of murder, thievery, unjust imprisonment, and penitence. The Philadelphia Inquirer lauded her vocal and dramatic flexibility: Renaissance Riot on Cellblock 9 by David Patrick Stearns, May 19, 2014: Gleefully perverse […]

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Ms. Montalbano reprised her performance of Agnus Dei from Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle with the Rutgers University Singers last week. Here’s what it looked like: A recording of the Choral Arts Philadelphia February concert will be up soon.

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Ms. Montalbano was praised in the press for her work as the alto soloist in Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle, one of two different interpretations of the work that will be performed in Philadelphia this February. Choral Arts gives masterful tour of Rossini piece – David Patrick Stearns for The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 11, 2013 Mezzo-soprano […]

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Ms. Montalbano will be performing a program of Medieval Florentine music at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC with Trio Eos. FLORENCE: Christmas Music of the Trecento with The Folger Consort Where Folger Shakespeare Library – Elizabethan Theatre 201 East Capitol Street Southeast Washington, DC 20003 Map It When December 14, 2012 8pm December […]

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Ms. Montalbano will be performing Mozart’s Requiem at Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr. A Lenten Memorial Concert and Fundraiser Carol Chickering, soprano Maren Montalbano, mezzo-soprano William Burden, tenor Brian Ming Chu, baritone with orchestra and the Redeemer choirs Michael Stairs, organist Michael Diorio, director Where Church of the Redeemer 230 Pennswood Road Bryn […]