Fri - July 27, 2018, 7:00 pm

Karl Weigl's Five Songs for Soprano and String Quartet, with Soprano Jeannie Im, Caroga Lake, NY July 27

Karl Weigl's Five Songs for Soprano and String Quartet, with Soprano Jeannie Im, Caroga Lake, NY July 27

Five Songs for Soprano & String Quartet by Karl Weigl will be performed on Friday, July 27th at the Caroga Lake Music Festival in upstate New York. This concert takes place at the Caroga Chapel and features a mixture of classical and jazz music. These songs will be performed by Soprano Jeannie Im. It is a cycle of songs in German that has been widely performed around the world, including Carnegie Hall (Renee Fleming).

Caroga Lake Music Festivalis a five-week summer music festivalin the Adirondacks offeringa series of free performances and community outreach programs in the upstate New York regionand beyond. Attracting thousands of audiences locally and nationwide, Caroga Lake Music Festival is dedicated to increasing accessibility tochamber music, cultivating creative and interactive experiences and showcasing some of the worlds top professional artists from the U.S. and abroad.

Soprano Jeannie Im has performed extensively in operas and concerts in the U.S. and throughout Europe. She was recently noted by Opera News for her gorgeous line and touching intensityas Fiordiligi. Her operatic roles performed include Queen of the Night, Fiordiligi, Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier), Cleopatra, Zerlina, and Pamina. She has sung at the Teatro dellOpera di Roma, Altenburger Musikfestival, Elysium Festival Bernried, Bel Canto at Caramoor, California Music Festival, among other venues.

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