Our Profiles in Arts Activism

Sing for Hope Donor Artist Kelley Rourke interviews other Sing for Hope Donor Artists discuss what inspires them to volunteer.

Putting Wings on Music: <br />Ruggero Vanni

One of the most beloved pieces in Sing for Hope’s 2010 Street Piano Installation was The Winged Piano by New York City-based Sing for Hope Donor Artist Ruggero Vanni. Ruggero’s creation…

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“It’s great to sing operatic roles like Aida or Donna Anna, but when I’ve done outreach work, those are the best, most honest audiences I’ve ever had,” says soprano Adrienne Danrich…

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This summer, soprano Alice Woodbridge and pianist Susanna Stranders will embark on an ambitious 20-day concert tour from the southern English town of Wells to Fort William in the Scottish west Highlands…

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Hair and makeup artist Anne Ford-Coates fell into her career by accident. “When I was a freshman in college, I went to pick up my little sister one day from the Sarasota Youth Opera…

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For the past several seasons, Sing for Hope has benefited from the tremendous wit and wisdom of dramaturg / writer / Opera America Magazine Founding Editor / yogi / gardener Kelley Rourke.

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The multi-talented Fred Patella is one of the many people working behind the scenes to make sure Sing for Hope events are pitch-perfect. In addition to his busy schedule tuning pianos for The Chamber Music Society…

Tituss rocks the boat

Tituss Burgess, whose impassioned “Sit down, you’re rockin’ the boat” raised the rafters at last year’s Tony Awards, is beloved on Broadway not just for his show-stealing performances in Jersey Boys…

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Connection. It’s a word that comes up over and over again in conversation with soprano Amy Buckley and mezzo-soprano Kirsten Allegri, who are passionate about finding new ways to connect—with other artists, with audiences, with communities.

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“Before Cultures in Harmony, no one would have ever accused me of being flexible,” laughs Sing for Hope donor artist William Harvey, who is the founder and executive director of Cultures in Harmony.

sarah

The First Prize Winner of the prestigious Concert Artists Guild Competition, Lyric Soprano Sarah Wolfson performs repertoire ranging from Monteverdi madrigals to hot-off-the-press premieres including Paola Prestini’s song cycle…