Masterclass: Concert Repertoire with Amy Burton

Thursday, May 18th — 7:00 PM
Unitarian Society of Ridgewood
113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood NJ 07450

With a voice the New York Times has called, “luminous” and “lustrous,” versatile soprano Amy Burton has sung with the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, at the White House, and with major opera companies and orchestras throughout the US, Europe, UK, Japan and Israel, as well as on recital and cabaret stages from New York to Barcelona. A frequent interpreter of 20th and 21st-Century music, she has premiered pieces by John Musto, Paul Moravec, Lee Hoiby, John Harbison, Richard Festinger, and Richard Danielpour, to name a few. Also specializing in French vocal music of the 1920s and 30s, Ms. Burton has performed both mélodies and chansons populaires throughout the US and Europe, and recorded a critically acclaimed CD with conductor Yves Abel, Souvenir de Printemps.

A sought-after teacher, Ms. Burton is Professor of Voice at the Mannes College of Music and the CUNY Graduate Center Doctoral program, and is on the faculty of Manhattan School of Music and SongFest: The Complete Recitalist at Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles. She maintains a private voice studio in New York City and is in demand for master classes and residencies throughout the United States..