A Song Auction Night: A Fundraising Concert for In Her Sound

A fun and engaging song auction concert, during which the audience will bid on their favorite songs, and the highest bidders' choices will be performed live on stage. This event will raise money for the In Her Sound's first all-women's concert on March 8, 2024 - International Women's Day.

Starring sopranos Nika Leoni & Kathryn Favazza, mezzo soprano Benedetta Orsi, tenor Thomas Taylor, Bass Mark Freiman and pianist Gail Hintz

Free admission Please RSVP info@inhersound.org

St Louis - Bologna Sister Cities 4th Annual Italian Christmas Concert

Benedetta Orsi & Friends presents the 4th Annual Italian Christmas Concert. The concert will be held at the magnificent Basilica of St Louis, King (The Old Cathedral) in Downtown St Louis near The Gateway Arch.

Benefit Concert for Ukraine

A beautiful program presentation by a group of musicians raising funds to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing the war. Donations will go to the Evangelical Lutheran church in Hrubieszów - Poland, which has been assisting Ukrainian refugees.

ADDAMOVIE FILM FESTIVAL, "Day of the Dead"

The video featuring the Death Scene from Nika Leoni's new opera-in-progress "Flame and Shadow" was chosen to be screened at the AddAMovie Film Festival in New York City as part of the "Day of the Dead" program.

St. Louis on the Air: "St. Lou Fringe Festival Is Back — With Opera, Experimental Works And More"

The Making of "Flame and Shadow: The Passion and Pain of Sara Teasdale"

The Second Year: a virtual presentation of the opera as a work-in-progress featuring some of its music, performers' interviews, and the background stories from the creators. Presented at the St. Lou Fringe Festival in August 2021.

The Making of "Flame and Shadow: The Passion and Pain of Sara Teasdale" Introduction Video

A virtual presentation of the introduction video "The Making of Flame and Shadow: The Passion and Pain of Sara Teasdale" showing the opera as a work-in-progress and featuring some of its music, performers' interviews, and the background stories from the creators Nika Leoni and Kathryn Thompson.

RADIO PLAY PREMIERE
FOLKTALES AND FABLES on Feminine Fusion: Featuring music by female composers

with Diane Jones

The broadcast includes Part 1 of Nika Leoni's operatic soliloquy Euridice.

March 16, 2019
WCNY (New York): 1 PM
KNVC (Nevada): 11 PM

March 23, 2019
DelMarVa Public Radio (Maryland): 7 AM

POETRY AND SONG PROGRAM at Mississippi State University's Department of Music

Program features one of Nika Leoni's Six Love Songs by Sara Teasdale.

Performed by Payton Tanner (soprano) and Karen Murphy (piano).

Mississippi State University
Turner Wingo Auditorium
Old Main Academic Building

CHRISTMAS ON THE HILL CONCERT

Program features two of Nika Leoni's Italian Christmas Carols (for Soprano, SSAA choir, & piano)

Performed by Nika Leoni (soprano), Kathy Thompson Favazza (soprano), Sandra Geary (piano), with The Women’s HOPE Chorale of St. Louis conducted by Leanne Latuda.

St. Ambrose Church, St. Louis, MO

KC VITAs SUMMER SERIES 2017

Vocal music by living composers

Program features Nika Leoni's Six Love Songs by Sara Teasdale

Performers: Jennifer White (soprano), Elizabeth Birger (soprano) with Charles Dickinson (piano)

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