Persian Songs Old + New
Mar
21

Persian Songs Old + New

Vanessa will be singing a curated program of favorite Persian songs and contemporary works for this intimate performance. She will be joined by Sepehr Davallou, pianist and Fred Springer, classical guitarist.

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Christmas Eve Concert
Dec
24

Christmas Eve Concert

Vanessa will be returning as the featured guest artist for Bethesda United Church of Christ’s Christmas Eve concert. She will be singing as the soprano soloist in excerpts from Messiah.

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Yalda Night
Dec
20

Yalda Night

Vanessa will be a featured performer for the Iranian Association of Boston’s Yalda Night event. She will be joined by Sepehr Davallou, pianist.

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Spooky Season Songs
Oct
19

Spooky Season Songs

Vanessa will be conjuring up an evening of spooky songs to kick off the Halloween season! Expect witches, ghosts, and skeletons accompanied by haunting melodies with James Myers on the piano. Feel free to don your best costume—or not!—and stick around for a wicked reception afterward. Featuring Roselin Osser, Mezzo-Soprano and Joshua Collier, Tenor. Serenades by Aucoin, Duke, Elfman, Humperdinck, Menotti, Rorem, Saint-Saëns, Schubert, Vaughan-Williams, Wolf, and more. This evening is free and open to the public. More ghoulish details coming soon!

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North End Pride
Jun
5

North End Pride

  • Paul Revere Mall Boston, MA, 02113 United States (map)
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Vanessa will be performing with TQNC as a part of North End Pride. This will be a wonderful celebration of love and tolerance in honor of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Yalda Night
Dec
17

Yalda Night

  • Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts (map)
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Vanessa will be performing with Aftab Dance Group for the Iranian Association of Boston’s Yalda Night event.

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My Lifelong Love of Song
Oct
8

My Lifelong Love of Song

Vanessa will be performing a program of music spanning her lifelong love of singing, starting with her childhood in a Persian-American household, her first classical voice lessons, to her college highlights, time in graduate school, and beyond to the present day. She will be joined by longtime friend and colleague, Pamela McClain, on piano. Works by Bizet, Dadvar, Donizetti, Fauré, Mozart, Poulenc, Puccini, Rodgers, Rorem, Weill, and more.

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A Night of 1000 Cleopatras
Aug
12

A Night of 1000 Cleopatras

Vanessa will be performing as Cleopatra from Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto in Opéra Queens’ production of A Night of 1000 Cleopatras. This production will mark her international and Canadian debuts.

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A Night of 1000 Cleopatras
Aug
11

A Night of 1000 Cleopatras

Vanessa will be performing as Cleopatra from Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto in Opéra Queens’ production of A Night of 1000 Cleopatras. This production will mark her international and Canadian debuts.

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A Night of 1000 Cleopatras
Aug
9

A Night of 1000 Cleopatras

Vanessa will be performing as Cleopatra from Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto in Opéra Queens’ production of A Night of 1000 Cleopatras. This production will mark her international and Canadian debuts.

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Opera on the Prado
Jul
8

Opera on the Prado

Vanessa will be performing for Opera on the Prado with the North End Music & Performing Arts Center on the historic Paul Revere Mall. She will be singing arias, duets, and musical theater favorites.

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NYC Persian Parade
Apr
23

NYC Persian Parade

  • Madison Ave & E 39th St New York, NY, 10016 United States (map)
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Vanessa will be performing with Aftab Dance Group for the New York City Persian Parade, dedicated to the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement this year.

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Kinyamaswa Recordings
Mar
27

Kinyamaswa Recordings

Vanessa will be recording selections from a new chamber opera entitled Kinyamaswa by composer Jay Vosk and librettist Andreas Morgner. She will be portraying the role of Esther. This recording session is closed to the public.

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INTERSECTIONS Festival
Mar
3

INTERSECTIONS Festival

Vanessa will be joining Mixtape Recital Series for the INTERSECTIONS Festival. She will be performing in a collaborative art song & poetry concert titled “The Song Within and the World Without,” celebrating our collective musical heritage.

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