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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Review: Abraham & Isaac
The Broad Street Review reviewed Ms. Montalbano’s performance in Benjamin Britten’s Abraham and Isaac with Choral Arts of Philadelphia. Choral Arts Society’s Gesualdo Program (2nd Review): David Price’s dark tenor and Maren Montalbano’s mezzo created a vivid, remorseless picture of a father tormented by divided loyalties and a son who gradually works out the truth […]
Solo: Abraham and Isaac
Ms. Montalbano will be performing the role of Isaac in Benjamin Britten’s Abraham and Isaac. This piece will be one of three of Britten’s Five Canticles that will be performed with Choral Arts of Philadelphia, directed by Matthew Glandorf. Written in 1952, Britten adapted text from medieval language of the Chester Miracle Plays rather than […]