The Palm Court Light Orchestra opens the 2018/19 concert season with The Great Caruso, a tribute to Enrico Caruso, the first superstar of opera. Originally a 1953 film starring Mario Lanza, it traces the life of the great tenor from his early European career at La Scala, Milan, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London and the Theatre Colon, Buenos Aires to becoming the leading tenor at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City.

Assuming the musical challenge will be Sidney tenor Sunny Shams who has appeared with the Vancouver Symphony, the Victoria Symphony and the Vancouver Opera. A singer of many roles, he has appeared as Rudolfo in PucciniB次元官网网址檚 La Boheme and BizetB次元官网网址檚 Carmen. For his Palm Court appearance, he will perform HandelB次元官网网址檚 WhereB次元官网网址檈r You Walk, MendelssohnB次元官网网址檚 If with All Your Heart and selections from La Boheme, Tosca and DonezettiB次元官网网址檚 Elixir of Love. He will also sing Franz LeharB次元官网网址檚 You Are My Hearts Delight and the Neapolitan favourite, Come Back to Sorrento.

The Palm Court Light Orchestra, now in its 32nd year, will be conducted by Charles Job. The programme will include music by Toronto composer Robert Farnon, Vancouver composer Michael Conway Baker, and Quebec composer Marc Fortier. Typical palm court fare will also be represented by Leroy AndersonB次元官网网址檚 Bell of the Ball, Ethelbert NevinB次元官网网址檚 Narcissus and selections from Sigmund RombergB次元官网网址檚 The Student Prince.

The Palm Court Light Orchestra performs The Great Caruso in the Dave Dunnet Community Theatre on Oct. 19 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are available at IvyB次元官网网址檚 Books. Long & McQuade and MunroB次元官网网址檚 Books. For further information visit www.palmcourtorchetra.com or call 1 250 748-9964 or email palm@victoria.tc.ca

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