New York soprano sings Puccini

Opera Suor Angelica features local talent to perform in upcoming performances.

(PRWEB) October 2, 2004 -- When multi-talented soprano Pamela Simonson moved to the artistically culturally diverse Washington, DC area, from New York City, it was to expand her musical repertoire, perform classical music, and gain additional professional experience. Scheduled to perform at the Kennedy Center with the Washington National Opera during the 2004-2005 season, Simonson was also recently offered a principal role in the opera Suor Angelica for The American Center for Puccini Studies on Sunday, October 24th at 4:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Grace Church, 15661 Norbeck Blvd., Silver Spring, MD. Tickets for the Puccini opera are $10.00 and may be reserved by calling 301-528-4305 or email pucciniamerica@aol.com. Cash or check only. No credit cards.

There will be an encore performances in Washington, DC on Sunday, November 5th, 2004 at 7:30pm at Greenridge Baptist Church Our Lady of Grace Church, 21925 Frederick Road, Clarksburg, MD, and again on.November 7th at 3:00 p.m. at the Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament, 60001 Western Ave. NW. The American Center for Puccini Studies presents ongoing concerts, recitals, lectures and publications, and offers an educational program designed to make the art form of opera available to young audiences.

Simonson currently serves as Director of Music at a Prince Georges County elementary school, has served as the Assistant Director of Music at the Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division, and recently launched a performing arts program with her aunt, Ellen Wiggins, playwright of the stage play A House is Not a Home" starring Allen Payne, Regina and Michael Winans, and Chico DeBarge. The program, called Spotlight, is designed to enhance the natural talents of acting, writing, and theatre production, is held after school, and will culminate in the production of final presentation. Simonson also co-authored the popular best selling collection, Pearls of Wisdom From Three Generations, with her mother Theresa Allen and grandmother Celia Ford. The trio also pens a weekly advice column in the Washington Informer.
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