AWCA Benefit Concert Starring Soprano Youngok Shin
Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 8PM
Bergen PAC
World renowned soprano, Ms. Youngok Shin will star in the upcoming AWCA Benefit Concert. This is Ms. Shin’s second concert with the AWCA. Her dedication for community giving & magnificent talent as a classical artist keeps her in high demand across the globe. Ms. Shin has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Royal Opera Covent Garden, Opéra National de Paris, Cologne Opera, Teatro Regio in Turin, Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania, the Liceo in Barcelona, Teatro Municipal in Santiago, Chile and in the Pittsburgh Recital Series. She has performed with the Canadian Opera Company, Baltimore Opera Company and with countless leading musicians and conductors of our time such as James Levine, James Conlon, Nello Santi, Edoardo Müller, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Ramón Vargas, Rolando Villazón, Leo Nucci, Samuel Ramey, among others. Ms. Shin has also performed at the Spoleto Festivals in Charleston, Monterrey Mexico Music Festival, Tenerife Festival, Bratislava Spring Festival, Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center, Cincinnati May Festival, and held concerts in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Seoul. Ms. Shin has various CDs with E&E Media Label, Yedang Classics, and Universal Music.
Originally a Seoul native, Ms. Youngok Shin continued her studies at the Julliard School of Music and graduated with a Bachelor’s & Master’s of Art in Music. She is the recipient of a number of prizes in vocal competitions; winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions of 1990, the Loren Zachary Competition, and First Prizes in the Olga Koussevitsky Competition. Ms. Shin is recognized not only for her immense talents but also for her philanthropic endeavors. Join Ms. Youngok Shin’s latest charitable effort and indulge in a sensational night of musical wonder.
Venue: Bergen PAC
30 N. Van Brunt St.
Englewood, NJ 07631
Tickets: $30,$50, $70, $100, $120
Contact: AWCA
9 Genesee Ave.
Teaneck, NJ 07666 (201)862-1665
(201)862-1662 (fax)
http://www.awcanj.org
* Please contact the AWCA directly to purchase tickets, no sales at box office