The Amadeus Chamber Ensemble is delighted to announce “Mozart! An Operatic Feast,” the third concert of its 2022-2023 season presented by the Cathedral Concert Series.
The program, devoted to operatic works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, will take place on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at 6 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 711 S. Northshore Drive, Knoxville.
Brian Salesky at the Knoxville Opera Goes to Church concert at New Covenant Baptist Church. (file photo)
Brian Salesky, former executive and artistic director of Knoxville Opera, will conduct the concert featuring beloved favorites and intriguing rarities from 15 Mozart operas. Maestro Salesky, who made his 1999 Knoxville debut conducting Mozart’s Don Giovanni at the Tennessee Theatre, produced a unique Mainly Mozart Festival here in 2006.
The quintet of soloists includes Venezuelan soprano Maria Brea (Knoxville debut), soprano Jacqueline Brecheen (previously heard with the Amadeus Chamber Ensemble), New York mezzosoprano Kara Cornell (Knoxville debut), tenor Kirk Dougherty (previously featured in Knoxville Opera productions of Mefistofele, Gianni Schicchi, and The Impresario) and Minnesota Opera baritone Aaron Keeney (Knoxville debut).
Admission is free. Reservations are suggested to ensure a seat and may be made here.