Arts & Entertainment
Lyric Tenor Hornblower in 'Bel Canto' Concert
will present a special evening of beautiful music when Ray Hornblower, lyric tenor and bel canto specialist, takes to the stage singing songs and arias of Scarlatti, Gluck, Handel, Schubert, Bellini and Mozart. He will be accompanied on piano by William Hobbs, fresh from a stint as assistant conductor at the San Francisco Opera.
Hornblower describes his style of singing as "bel canto," the "art of beautiful singing," a style that originated in Italy that requires great technical skill, breath control and acrobatic vocal fluency. The Greenwich native began his singing career as an Opera singer in New York, Washington and Baltimore and then moved his family to France where he performed throughout Europe's most famous concert halls.
The evening of song will begin with a special wine "tour" sponsored by , which will be offering a tasting of wines from the countries where Hormblower's songs originated, including Italy, France and Germany. The wine tasting begins at 5:30 p.m. and the performance at 7. Tickets for the concert and wine tasting are $35; the performance alone is $25.